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- Title
INTERNET USE AND CANADIAN CULTURAL CHOICES.
- Authors
JEDWAB, JACK
- Abstract
The desire to protect national identities often assumes a threat from either within or outside the boundaries of the national culture, however it is defined, Indeed, sometimes the threat from within is considered to be from "outsiders". The author analyzes a series of public opinion surveys on access and availability to arts and culture in Canada to provide insight into the impact of advance in technology on cultural consumption. Presumably, by rendering cultural boundaries more elastic, the internet is a threat to national culture. He questions whether global access to cultural expression via the internet is indeed diminishing such consumption as some fear. He contends that to date, there is no strong evidence to support this assertion. He concludes that underlying concerns are the evolving notions of national cultures.
- Subjects
CANADA; INTERNET; CANADIANS; CULTURE; PUBLIC opinion; TECHNOLOGY &; the arts; ARTS; INTERNET users; INTELLECTUAL life
- Publication
Canadian Issues / Thèmes Canadiens, 2007, p41
- ISSN
0318-8442
- Publication type
Article