We Interrupt This Program tells the story of how Indigenous people are
using media tactics in the realms of art, film, television, and
journalism to rewrite Canada’s national narratives from Indigenous
perspectives. Miranda Brady and John Kelly showcase the diversity of
these interventions by offering personal accounts and reflections on
key moments – witnessing survivor testimonies at the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission, attending the opening night of the
ImagineNative Film + Media Festival, and discussing representations of
Indigenous people with artists such as Kent Monkman and Dana Claxton
and with CBC journalist Duncan McCue. These scene-setting moments
bring to life their argument that media tactics, as articulations of
Indigenous sovereignty, have the power not only to effect change from
within Canadian institutions and through established mediums but also
to spark new forms of political and cultural expression in Indigenous
communities and among Indigenous youth. Theoretically sophisticated
and eminently readable, We Interrupt This Program reveals how
seemingly unrelated acts by Indigenous activists across Canada are
decolonizing our cultural institutions from within, one intervention
at a time.
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Indigenous Media Tactics in Canadian Culture
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ISBN
9780774835114
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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