What is so special about Canadian Communication Studies? Many would argue that C

What is so special about Canadian Communication Studies? Many would argue that Canada has its own distinct intellectual history that informs the study of communication, media, and film. Usually, Harold Adams Innis and Dallas Walker Smythe are identified as the key thinkers who have shaped a uniquely critical Canadian approach marked by political economy. In addition to this theoretical orientation, Canada has its own trajectory of institutional development of Communication Studies within universities, journals, and associations.
Rhetorical précis
Submit two one-paragraph rhetorical précis for your choice of two of this week’s required readings. A rhetorical précis is a paragraph that captures the essence of a work in four-seven sentences:
1) name, title + verb (e.g., argues) + main claim of work (what part A);
2) major pieces of evidence used to support that claim (what part B);
3) purpose of work + intention + explanation of how the author develops and supports the major claim (thesis statement) (why); and
4) description of audience + relationship author develops with that audience (how).
For more detail on the rhetorical précis please review the example doc.
Please note: each rhetorical précis should be around 200 words. The total is 400 words.