European Identity and the Representation of Islam in the Mainstream Press: Argumentation and Media Discourse - Couverture souple

Boukala, Salomi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 303006638X ISBN 13 : 9783030066383

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This book combines media studies and linguistics with theories of national and supranational identity to offer an interdisciplinary approach to the study of European identity/ies and news discourses. Taking representations of 'Islamist terrorism' and Turkey's accession to the European Union as case studies, it analyses the discursive construction of supranational European identity through the discursive distinction of 'Us' and 'Them'. Moreover, it compares the media's representations of the 'Other' in different socio-political moments in Europe- from times of European integration (2004-5) to the European dystopia (2015-16) through the discourse analysis of specific Greek, British and French newspapers. This timely work synthesizes classic argumentative approaches and Gramscian thought in the study of media discourses by focusing on the Aristotelian concept of topos and introducing the concept of 'hegemonic knowledge'. This pioneering work will appeal to scholars across the fields of linguistics, social anthropology, European politics, and media studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Salomi Boukala is Adjunct Lecturer at Panteion University, Greece.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 303006638X
• ISBN 13: 9783030066383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
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