Augie Fleras
Biographic Data
| ID | 3672986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Augie Fleras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Augie |
| FAMILY NAME | Fleras |
| SIGNATURE | FLERAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Rethinking Ageism: Age and Ageing in an Ageist World
Older adults may be the world's fastest growing demographic. Yet they remain vulnerable to biases and barriers that would be intolerable if directed at others. Such an indictment puts the onus on deconstructing the idea of ageism in terms of what it means ("a riddle"), how it works ("a mystery"), why it persists ("an enigma"), and what can be done about it ("a puzzle"). Reference to ageism must go beyond the idea of a "bug" in the system. Rather,…
The Racial Mosaic: A Prehistory of Canadian Multiculturalism by Daniel R. Meister
Reviewed by: The Racial Mosaic: A Prehistory of Canadian Multiculturalism by Daniel R. Meister Augie Fleras Daniel R. Meister. The Racial Mosaic: A Prehistory of Canadian Multiculturalism. Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. 388 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $39.95 sc. I used to dread the prospect of reviewing a book based on the author's doctoral thesis. My trepidation was well-founded. Too often the publication reflected the p…
Canadian Multiculturalism @50: Retrospect, Perspectives, Prospects
The multiculturalization of Canada has catapulted it into the front ranks of countries in advancing a principled diversity governance. Fifty years after the inception of a multicultural governance model that seemingly works and is relatively popular, Canada remains one of the few countries in the world to believe in multiculturalism. Yet the irony is inescapable: Notwithstanding its lofty status as a Canadian icon and an aspirational ideal, an of…
Stanley R. Barrett, Paradise. Class, Commuters, and Ethnicity in Rural Ontario, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994, 315 pages
Stanley R. BARRETT, Paradise. Class, Commuters, and Ethnicity in Rural Ontario, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994, 315 pages. Un article de la revue Culture (Volume 15, numéro 1, 1995, p. 5-113) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Years Of Canadian Multiculturalism: Accounting for its Durability, Theorizing the Crisis, Anticipating the Future
Is there a future for Canadian multiculturalism as national policy, normative framework, and governance regime in a postmulticultural world of shifting demographics, new mobilities, and multiple identities? In response to a question that evokes both dismay and disagreement, this paper analyzes and assesses the salience and prospects of Canada's official multiculturalism through the prism of a postmulticultural lens. However durable and popular as…
Postmulticulturalism: Realities, Discourses, Practices
Citizenship in a Transnational Canada
Theorizing Micro-aggressions as Racism 3.0: Shifting the Discourse
Awareness is mounting of a new racialized discourse that promises to profoundly challenge how we think and talk about racism. Micro-aggressions consist of those words and interactions perceived as racist by racialized targets that rarely reflect vindictive intent yet inadvertently inflict insult or injury. A theorizing of micro-aggression as racism 3.0 secures a discursive framework that not only situates the definitional locus of racism within t…
Racisms in a Multicultural Canada: Paradoxes, Politics, and Resistance
Racisms in a Multicultural Canada: Paradoxes, Politics, and Resistance
In acknowledging the possibility that as the world changes so too does racism, this book argues that racism is not disappearing. To the contrary, racisms persist by transforming into different forms whose intent or effects remain the same: to deny and disallow and to exclude and exploit
Cutting, Driving, Digging, and Harvesting: Re-masculinizing the Working-Class Heroic
Television portrayals of working-class males in blue-collar jobs have in the past proven unflattering at best, demeaning at worst. But a new breed of unscripted TV shows articulates a fundamentally different narrative about the unsung heroism of working-class men. This article explores the narratives and images associated with the re-masculinization of blue-collared working-class males as real men in contrast to conventional working-class misrepr…
Honoring our heritage: Culturally appropriate approaches for teaching indigenous students
Honoring our heritage: culturally appropriate approaches for teaching indigenous students, edited by Jon Reyhner, Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert and Louise Lockard, Flagstaff, Arizona, Northern Arizona
Deadly Fever: Racism, Disease, and a Media Panic by Charles T. Adeyanju (review)
Reviewed by: Deadly Fever: Racism, Disease, and a Media Panic by Charles T. Adeyanju Augie Fleras Charles T. Adeyanju . Deadly Fever: Racism, Disease, and a Media Panic. Halifax-Winnipeg: Fernwood Publishing, 2010. 132 pp. $17.95 sc. There are several things the audience should know before reading this book. First, a commitment to critical race theory provides a key reminder: References to race may not be real in the empirical/objective sense of …
The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada
While Canada is known for its official commitment to diversity, a close look at our media reveals that though they frequently promote superficial representations of difference, they actually play a pivotal role in producing and reproducing the values, structures, and priorities of a predominantly "straight," white, male society. The Media Gaze exposes how newscasters, advertisers, filmmakers, and television programmers attempt to co-opt audiences…
The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada
From Mosaic To Multiversality: Repriming Multicultural Governance in a Postnational Canada
The modernist politics of multicultural governance no longer resonate with authority in a postmulticultural era. Mosaic models of state multiculturalism are being contested by the changing nature of global transmigration and the proliferation of immigrant-driven differences. This paper argues that the transnational politics of multiversality in a globalizing and diversifying Canada are exerting pressure to rethink the limits of a "mosaic" multicu…
Indigeneity-Grounded Analysis (IGA) as Policy(-Making) Lens: New Zealand Models, Canadian Realities
Engaging politically with the principles of indigeneity is neither an option nor a cop out. The emergence of Indigenous peoples as prime-time players on the world’s political stage attests to the timeliness and relevance of indigeneity in advancing a new postcolonial contract for living together differently. Insofar as the principles of indigeneity are inextricably linked with challenge, resistance, and transformation, this paper argues that refe…
Finding Dawn Directed by Christine Welsh
Theorizing Multicultural Media as Social Capital: Crossing Borders, Constructing Buffers, Creating Bonds, Building Bridges
Founded in 1974, the Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) aims to publish Canadian research and scholarship in the field of communication studies. The purview of the journal is the entire field of communication studies as practiced in Canada or with relevance to Canada
Developing Theory From Complexity: Reflections on a Collaborative Mixed Method Participatory Action Research Study
Research studies are increasingly complex: They draw on multiple methods to gather data, generate both qualitative and quantitative data, and frequently represent the perspectives of more than one stakeholder. The teams that generate them are increasingly multidisciplinary. A commitment to engaging community members in the research process often adds a further layer of complexity. How to approach a synthesizing analysis of these multiple and vari…
Recalling aotearoa: Indigenous politics and ethnic relations in New Zealand
"Cultural and national identity have changed dramatically in New Zealand during the latter part of the twentieth century, with the emergence of policies on biculturalism, the development of new immigrant communities, and the increased focus on the Treaty of Waitangi and the settlement of Treaty claims. Recalling Aotearoa: Indigenous Politics and Ethnic Relations in New Zealand examines why these changes have occurred and the nature of the politic…
Unequal Relations: An Introduction to Race, Ethnic, and Aboriginal Dynamics in Canada
The Nations within: Aboriginal-State Relations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
Interests of State: The Politics of Language, Multiculturalism, and Feminism in Canada
"The "Nations Within: Aboriginal-State Relations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
This is a study of the history and current state of aboriginal politics in Canada drawing comparisons with New Zealand and the United States. By exploring similar terrains of the evolving relationship of the peoples with the state, common patterns are revealed. The work includes analysis of the impact of social structures and societal constraints as they define the parameters and restrict the options of the participants in the scripting of this p…
The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada
While Canada is known for its official commitment to diversity, a close look at our media reveals that though they frequently promote superficial representations of difference, they actually play a pivotal role in producing and reproducing the values, structures, and priorities of a predominantly "straight," white, male society. The Media Gaze exposes how newscasters, advertisers, filmmakers, and television programmers attempt to co-opt audiences…
Theorizing Micro-aggressions as Racism 3.0: Shifting the Discourse
Awareness is mounting of a new racialized discourse that promises to profoundly challenge how we think and talk about racism. Micro-aggressions consist of those words and interactions perceived as racist by racialized targets that rarely reflect vindictive intent yet inadvertently inflict insult or injury. A theorizing of micro-aggression as racism 3.0 secures a discursive framework that not only situates the definitional locus of racism within t…
From Social Control towards Political Self-Determination? Maori Seats and the Politics of Separate Maori Representation in New Zealand
The principle of guaranteed parliamentary representation for the Maori remains a contentious feature of New Zealand's political structure. This concession originated in 1867 to solve the “Maori problem” by means consistent with the competing interests of government and Maori. But despite intrinsic drawbacks within the present system, neither Maoris nor the major political parties have initiated fundamental reforms in the design of Maori seats for…
Multiculturalism in Canada: The Challenge of Diversity
Towards ‘Tu Tangata’: Historical Developments and Current Trends in Maori Policy and Administration
(1985). Towards ‘Tu Tangata’: Historical Developments and Current Trends in Maori Policy and Administration. Political Science: Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 18-39
From Mosaic To Multiversality: Repriming Multicultural Governance in a Postnational Canada
The modernist politics of multicultural governance no longer resonate with authority in a postmulticultural era. Mosaic models of state multiculturalism are being contested by the changing nature of global transmigration and the proliferation of immigrant-driven differences. This paper argues that the transnational politics of multiversality in a globalizing and diversifying Canada are exerting pressure to rethink the limits of a "mosaic" multicu…
Race Relations as Collective Definition: Renogiating Aboriginal-government Relations in Canada
Recent trends in Canadian aboriginal-government relations are examined by way of an interactionist perspective on race and ethnic relations. Employing Blumer's notion of group interaction as socially constructed and collectively defined, aboriginal-government relations are proposed to have undergone a reassessment in response to various developments. This is particular true of the situation in Canada where Native Indians have become actively invo…
Postmulticulturalism: Realities, Discourses, Practices
The Politics of Maori Lobbying: The Case of the New Zealand Maori Council
Towards ‘Tu Tangata’: Historical Developments and Current Trends in Maori Policy and Administration
(1985). Towards ‘Tu Tangata’: Historical Developments and Current Trends in Maori Policy and Administration. Political Science: Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 18-39
From Social Control towards Political Self-Determination? Maori Seats and the Politics of Separate Maori Representation in New Zealand
The principle of guaranteed parliamentary representation for the Maori remains a contentious feature of New Zealand's political structure. This concession originated in 1867 to solve the “Maori problem” by means consistent with the competing interests of government and Maori. But despite intrinsic drawbacks within the present system, neither Maoris nor the major political parties have initiated fundamental reforms in the design of Maori seats for…
The Politics of Maori Lobbying: The Case of the New Zealand Maori Council
Toward a Multicultural Reconstruction of Canadian Society
(1989). TOWARD A MULTICULTURAL RECONSTRUCTION OF CANADIAN SOCIETY. American Review of Canadian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 307-320
"Inverting the Bureaucratic Pyramid": Reconciling Aboriginality and Bureaucracy in New Zealand
Based on recent developments within the Maori Affairs Department in New Zealand, efforts to reconcile the contrasting principles of bureaucracy and Maori aboriginality are examined. Evidence suggests the establishment of Tu Tangata as framework for Maori policy administration initiated a series of organizational shifts with respect to philosophy (
Race Relations as Collective Definition: Renogiating Aboriginal-government Relations in Canada
Recent trends in Canadian aboriginal-government relations are examined by way of an interactionist perspective on race and ethnic relations. Employing Blumer's notion of group interaction as socially constructed and collectively defined, aboriginal-government relations are proposed to have undergone a reassessment in response to various developments. This is particular true of the situation in Canada where Native Indians have become actively invo…
Multiculturalism in Canada: The Challenge of Diversity
The Nations within: Aboriginal-State Relations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
Interests of State: The Politics of Language, Multiculturalism, and Feminism in Canada
"The "Nations Within: Aboriginal-State Relations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
This is a study of the history and current state of aboriginal politics in Canada drawing comparisons with New Zealand and the United States. By exploring similar terrains of the evolving relationship of the peoples with the state, common patterns are revealed. The work includes analysis of the impact of social structures and societal constraints as they define the parameters and restrict the options of the participants in the scripting of this p…
"The "Nations Within: Aboriginal-State Relations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
Recalling aotearoa: Indigenous politics and ethnic relations in New Zealand
"Cultural and national identity have changed dramatically in New Zealand during the latter part of the twentieth century, with the emergence of policies on biculturalism, the development of new immigrant communities, and the increased focus on the Treaty of Waitangi and the settlement of Treaty claims. Recalling Aotearoa: Indigenous Politics and Ethnic Relations in New Zealand examines why these changes have occurred and the nature of the politic…
Unequal Relations: An Introduction to Race, Ethnic, and Aboriginal Dynamics in Canada
Developing Theory From Complexity: Reflections on a Collaborative Mixed Method Participatory Action Research Study
Research studies are increasingly complex: They draw on multiple methods to gather data, generate both qualitative and quantitative data, and frequently represent the perspectives of more than one stakeholder. The teams that generate them are increasingly multidisciplinary. A commitment to engaging community members in the research process often adds a further layer of complexity. How to approach a synthesizing analysis of these multiple and vari…
Theorizing Multicultural Media as Social Capital: Crossing Borders, Constructing Buffers, Creating Bonds, Building Bridges
Founded in 1974, the Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) aims to publish Canadian research and scholarship in the field of communication studies. The purview of the journal is the entire field of communication studies as practiced in Canada or with relevance to Canada
Indigeneity-Grounded Analysis (IGA) as Policy(-Making) Lens: New Zealand Models, Canadian Realities
Engaging politically with the principles of indigeneity is neither an option nor a cop out. The emergence of Indigenous peoples as prime-time players on the world’s political stage attests to the timeliness and relevance of indigeneity in advancing a new postcolonial contract for living together differently. Insofar as the principles of indigeneity are inextricably linked with challenge, resistance, and transformation, this paper argues that refe…
Finding Dawn Directed by Christine Welsh
Deadly Fever: Racism, Disease, and a Media Panic by Charles T. Adeyanju (review)
Reviewed by: Deadly Fever: Racism, Disease, and a Media Panic by Charles T. Adeyanju Augie Fleras Charles T. Adeyanju . Deadly Fever: Racism, Disease, and a Media Panic. Halifax-Winnipeg: Fernwood Publishing, 2010. 132 pp. $17.95 sc. There are several things the audience should know before reading this book. First, a commitment to critical race theory provides a key reminder: References to race may not be real in the empirical/objective sense of …
The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada
While Canada is known for its official commitment to diversity, a close look at our media reveals that though they frequently promote superficial representations of difference, they actually play a pivotal role in producing and reproducing the values, structures, and priorities of a predominantly "straight," white, male society. The Media Gaze exposes how newscasters, advertisers, filmmakers, and television programmers attempt to co-opt audiences…
The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada
From Mosaic To Multiversality: Repriming Multicultural Governance in a Postnational Canada
The modernist politics of multicultural governance no longer resonate with authority in a postmulticultural era. Mosaic models of state multiculturalism are being contested by the changing nature of global transmigration and the proliferation of immigrant-driven differences. This paper argues that the transnational politics of multiversality in a globalizing and diversifying Canada are exerting pressure to rethink the limits of a "mosaic" multicu…
Cutting, Driving, Digging, and Harvesting: Re-masculinizing the Working-Class Heroic
Television portrayals of working-class males in blue-collar jobs have in the past proven unflattering at best, demeaning at worst. But a new breed of unscripted TV shows articulates a fundamentally different narrative about the unsung heroism of working-class men. This article explores the narratives and images associated with the re-masculinization of blue-collared working-class males as real men in contrast to conventional working-class misrepr…
Honoring our heritage: Culturally appropriate approaches for teaching indigenous students
Honoring our heritage: culturally appropriate approaches for teaching indigenous students, edited by Jon Reyhner, Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert and Louise Lockard, Flagstaff, Arizona, Northern Arizona
Racisms in a Multicultural Canada: Paradoxes, Politics, and Resistance
Racisms in a Multicultural Canada: Paradoxes, Politics, and Resistance
In acknowledging the possibility that as the world changes so too does racism, this book argues that racism is not disappearing. To the contrary, racisms persist by transforming into different forms whose intent or effects remain the same: to deny and disallow and to exclude and exploit
Sociology (24 works) · Political science (23 works) · Law (16 works) · Canadian Identity and History (15 works) · Gender Studies (12 works) · Politics (11 works) · Multiculturalism (10 works) · History (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Law (8 works)