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Canada’s Great Resolution in Pursuit of Cultural Sovereignty

Author RenMingZuo
Tutor LiXiaoQing
School Sichuan International Studies University
Course English Language and Literature
Keywords Sports Illustrated magazine disputes Cultural sovereignty Cultural hegemony Cultural policy
CLC G171.1
Type Master's thesis
Year 2010
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Cultural sovereignty is the highest decision-making power of the country maintain their own cultural characteristics from foreign cultures impact . In today 's economic and information globalization , Canada is facing the impact of the strong business culture in the United States . Is a lot of flooding in the mass media , the contents of the United States , Canada 's national cultural uniqueness by the strong impact of the unprecedented , Canada 's cultural sovereignty had been violated . Canadian magazine industry for decades has been facing a crisis of survival , journals half of the market by the U.S. magazine firmly in the hands . Concerns about the future of the Canadian magazine industry prompted the Canadian government many times over the years to take action to protect the Canadian magazine industry , given in the Canadian magazine advertising companies tax incentives to attract advertising investment , to penetrate into Canada, the U.S. magazine lesson to heavy taxes , especially in 1995 , the Government of Canada penetration into Canada, the United States, \This article through in-depth analysis of \On the surface, this is the need to protect their culture in Canada ; look at a deeper level , the conflict between the American cultural hegemony of Canada's cultural sovereignty . The Government of Canada does respect the WTO ruling , but did not give up the protection of the country 's cultural industry forced summing cultural sovereignty and display its to defend cultural sovereignty and implement their cultural policies firmness . Canada while maintaining cultural openness , determined to take measures to maintain cultural sovereignty , reduction of the national culture facing shock . Canada is a country faced and still exploring this issue earlier , the study of culture shock in Canada and the United States contend undoubtedly be learned in other countries .

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