1. Cultural studies, a sociological poetics: institutions of the Canadian imaginary.
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Nielsen, Greg M. and Jackson, John D.
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CULTURE , *DIALOGISM (Literary analysis) , *CULTURAL studies , *CULTURAL industries , *IDENTITY (Psychology) , *CULTURAL identity , *RESEARCH methodology - Abstract
A critique of the official definition of Canadian culture is presented. Given the distinction between lived and official culture, the question posed is, 'how do we theorize the relations between these two levels for an entire society?' Based principally on Bahktin's concept of 'dialogism' with references to Dumont and Rioux, a sociological poetics is advanced as a theoretical device for unravelling 'the Canada'. It is argued that cultural studies defined as a sociological poetics must negate any definition of the one Canadian culture or representations of the one Canadian society. Lines of inquiry are suggested with respect to the CBC and Canadian studies as cultural industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1991
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