Browsing by Subject "critical discourse analysis"
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CANADA’S BILL C-36, THE PROTECTION OF COMMUNITIES AND EXPLOITED PERSONS ACT: EXAMINING HOW SEX WORK IS PROBLEMATIZED IN CANADIAN POLICY AND MEDIA, AND HOW IT AFFECTS SEX WORKERS
(2021-08-31)This study addresses contemporary legislation regulating the Canadian sex industry, focusing on Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act. Bill C-36, described as a ‘neo-abolitionist’ approach to ... -
A critical analysis of the construction of the new essential worker through the discursive practices of the Canadian news media during COVID-19: Implications for occupational rights
(2022-04-14)The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government responses resulted in a shift in the identity of the essential worker that now included low wage essential workers. Using a critical discourse analysis methodology written ... -
SOCIAL DRINKING IN THE THIRD PLACE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PERSPECTIVES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS IN HALIFAX’S NORTH END
(2018-08-24)North End Halifax, a mixed-use neighbourhood, is home to an increasing number of drinking establishments. Drinking establishments may function as highly sociable ‘third places’ (Oldenburg, 1999) and leisure contexts that ...