| Description |
1 online resource (x, 248 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : how Canadian are you? Mapping nationalism, media, and self -- East meets west, and everything else : living la vida loca in Bollywood -- Theories of the wandering soul : interpretations of diaspora -- Karma chameleon : citizenship, identity, and the new hybrids -- But where are you really from? South Asians and Muslims in Canada -- Little mosques and Bollywood epics : media and identity construction -- "My heart's Indian for all that" : themes of nationalism and migration in Bollywood -- Up close and personal : methodology for obtaining audience opinion -- "But, I dream in Canadian" : constructing and maintaining plural identities -- Bollywood : films as meeting ground -- Beyond futility : the future of young Canadians of South Asian origin -- Conclusion : you really are global citizens : resistance and reconciliation. |
| Summary |
Dreaming in Canadian explores the connections between the media and identity formation among young Canadians of South Asian origin. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
South Asians -- Canada -- Ethnic identity.
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South Asians. |
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Canada. |
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Ethnicity. |
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South Asians -- Canada -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Young adults -- Canada -- Ethnic identity.
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Young adults. |
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Muslim youth -- Canada -- Social conditions.
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Motion picture industry -- Social aspects -- India -- Mumbai.
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Motion picture industry -- Social aspects. |
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India -- Mumbai. |
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Motion picture industry. |
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South Asian Canadian youth -- Ethnic identity. |
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South Asian Canadian youth -- Social conditions. |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Adolescence. |
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Muslim youth. |
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Teenagers. |
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South Asians -- Ethnic identity. |
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South Asians -- Social conditions. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hirji, Faiza. Dreaming in canadian. Vancouver : Univ Of Brit Columbia Pr, 2011 0774817992 (OCoLC)744332344 |
| ISBN |
0774817992 (electronic book) |
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9780774817998 (electronic book) |
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9780774818001 (electronic book) |
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077481800X (electronic book) |
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128333559X |
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9781283335591 |
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