MDSB25H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Precession, Structuration Theory, Louis Althusser
Document Summary
Spatialization and the state (left over from last class) Looks considers shifting relations of space and time. How political economic activity help foster new spatial relations. Regulation v. deregulation: reregulation-shifting from state regulation to market regulation. 4 precesses characterizing current state activity that emanate from both spatializaton and commodification; how state activity transforms spatial relations. Commercialization: when the state replaces forms of regulation based on public interest, public service, and related standards, such as universality, with market standards that establish market regulation. (p. 176) Ex. broadcasting dual structure private market broadcasting (ctv, global, etc) vs state broadcasting (cbc). Historically cbc did not have commercials (on radio as well). Cbc was created as a public service broadcast to allow canadians to communicate with each other (canadian news. ) Concern was that if government didn"t get involved in broadcast regulation, american corporations would run.
