| Título: | The Paradox of National Identity: Region, Nation, and Canadian Idol |
| Autores: |
Ebanda de B’béri, Boulou; University of Ottawa Middlebrook, Ruth; University of Ottawa |
| Fecha: | 2009-03-30 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication: Cultural Analysis; Television Studies Articulation; Canadian identities; Canadian Idol; Regionalism, nationalism, globalism; Representation; Viewer response |
| Descripción: | Abstract: This paper focuses on the 2006 season of the reality television show Canadian Idol and the manufacturing of Canadian identity. Our analysis looks specifically at the way Canadian identity was articulated in the production of the show, the comments of the judges to contestants, the comments in news releases, and the viewers’ discussions on the message board accompanying the show. We argue that the show produces a version of Canadian identity that sustains a logic of regional difference, with a key point of distinction between urban and nonurban Canadians. However, we also indicate that this representation is ruptured by the viewers’ debates on their feelings of Canadian identity.Résumé : Cet article porte sur la saison 2006 de l’émission réalité Canadian Idol et la fabrication de l’identité canadienne. Notre analyse porte spécifiquement sur la manière dont l’identité canadienne s’articule dans la réalisation de l’émission, les commentaires des juges sur les participants, les commentaires dans les communiqués de presse, et les discussions sur les babillards électroniques menées par les amateurs de l’émission. Nous soutenons que Canadian Idol produit une version de l’identité canadienne qui perpétue une logique de différences régionales, y compris un élément clé portant sur la dichotomie urbaine/rurale. Nous ajoutons cependant que les spectateurs, dans leurs débats sur leurs propres sentiments d’identité canadienne, mettent en question une telle représentation. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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