Mind Abuse: Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy

Introduction

1 Teachers Today – Who Are They?
- New Technologies Are Never Neutral
- Popular Culture – What is it?
- Trump as the New Postmodernist
- Media Violence – What is it?

2 Media in Contemporary Capitalism
- The Manufacture of Consent
- Economic Trends
- Violent Underpinnings

3 The La Marsh Commission Research on Media Violence
- Methods and Scope of the Inquiry
- Findings on Effects
- Research Analysis
- Content
- Formularization
- Preliminary Findings
- The Interwoven Pattern
- Industry and Policy
- Conclusions
- Legislation
- Education and Public Awareness
- The Role of Parents

4 Mixed Responses
- The La Marsh Centre
- Research on Pornography
- New Initiatives Elsewhere
- More Evidence of Harmful Effects
- Surveys and Polls
- Psychiatric Approaches
- Sociological Approaches
- The Concept of Ideological Child Abuse
- Cultural Studies
- Media Literacy Courses in Schools

5 Pornography on the Rise
- Fraser Commission Ignores Research Findings
- Industry Orchestrated Opposition to New Legislation
- The Debate Over Definitions
- New Legislation on Child Pornography
- Proliferation of the Problem
-Exploiting the Threat of Censorship for Profit
- Corporate Greed with Municipal Collusion

6 The Art of Diffusing Public Protest
- A New Code on Violence
- The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
- Industry Freedom without Regulation- Can it Work?
- Classification of Films, Videos and TV Programming
- Generous Subsidies for Industry
- Municipal Responses

7 Marginal Gains
- Industry Overhaul In Canada
- Calls for a CRTC Mandate Update
- Legislation for the Protection of Children
- Advertising Directed to Children
- Landmark Court Precedents
- Legal Trends on Media Violence in the U.S.
- Converging Exploitation

8 New Insights into Old Habits
- Lessons Learned
- Community Dialogue with Industry - How Meaningful is it?
- Full Cost Accounting
- Our Fraying Social Fabric
- Forging Ahead

9 What Next?
- Launching the Cultural Revolution
- Who Should Define Content?
- Better Education
- Some Alternatives
- Applied Research and Development
- Better Contributions from Non-Governmental Organizations
- Criteria for Classification Boards
- Governance for Public Education and Protection