Navigating a Predominantly White Industry: Identity in Canadian Media

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dc.contributor.advisorWalsh-Matthews, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorSeraphin, Perrye-Delphine
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-18T18:15:05Z
dc.date.available2024-03-18T18:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-16
dc.date.updated2024-03-16T10:46:20Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunication & Culture, Joint Program with Toronto Metropolitan University
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the state of representation for Black and racialized talent (public personalities, hosts, anchors, and contributors) in both French and English Canadian media, specifically in broadcasting and digital media. It is also focused on understanding the experience of Black and racialized people who work in the Canadian media industry and how identity affects the opportunities of these individuals. Therefore, this thesis is guided by two research questions: What is the professional experience of Black and racialized people who work in Canadian media? Moreover, how do they negotiate their racialized identity in the Canadian media industry? Through a literature analysis, I explore how key scholars have critically examined whiteness, colorism and multiculturalism through a critical race theory lens. Through the use of surveys and interviews as methodological frameworks, this research provides insights based on the experiences of Black and racialized people. After analyzing through a critical discourse lens, four main themes are revealed: notions of otherness, barriers of entry, colorism and the experience in the workplace.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41951
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCommunication
dc.subjectCanadian studies
dc.subjectBlack studies
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian media
dc.subject.keywordsRacial diversity in Canadian media
dc.subject.keywordsWhiteness
dc.subject.keywordsColorism
dc.subject.keywordsSkin tone
dc.subject.keywordsMulticulturalism
dc.subject.keywordsCritical race theory
dc.subject.keywordsWorkplace experience
dc.subject.keywordsCode-switching
dc.subject.keywordsRacial identity
dc.subject.keywordsRacialization
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian media industry
dc.titleNavigating a Predominantly White Industry: Identity in Canadian Media
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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