Case Study: Nova Scotia Burning Exploring Racial Discourse in Nova Scotia Media
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Date
2013
Authors
Titus-Roberts, Jolene
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Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract
This case study examined The Chronicle Herald’s “Nova Scotia Burning” feature series,
produced in 2011 in response to a cross-burning incident that occurred in Hants County, Nova
Scotia in 2010. The study used postcolonial theory to examine the discursive practices in the text
to understand how issues of race, representation, and racism pertaining to Black Nova Scotians
were treated. The analysis illuminated a very complex process whereby the media itself
attempted to destabilize some of the dominant discourses surrounding race and racism in Nova
Scotia, and yet, in the end, reproduced them through their use of language, imagery and meaning
making. This study contributes to our understanding of how issues of race and racism are treated
in Nova Scotia media.
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The Chronicle Herald (Newspaper) , Racial discourse , Media analysis