Media representations of the ‘other’ Europeans : Common themes
and points of divergence

C 2017

Media representations of the ‘other’ Europeans : Common themes and points of divergence

MOLEK-KOZAKOWSKA, Katarzyna and Jan CHOVANEC

Basic information

Original name

Media representations of the ‘other’ Europeans : Common themes and points of divergence

Name in Czech

Mediální zobrazování "jiných" Evropanů : Podobnosti a odlišnosti

Authors

MOLEK-KOZAKOWSKA, Katarzyna and Jan CHOVANEC

Edition

1. vyd. Amsterdam, Representing the Other in European Media Discourses, p. 1-22, 22 pp. Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 74, 2017

Publisher

John Benjamins

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

60203 Linguistics

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-90-272-0665-7

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.74.01mol

Keywords (in Czech)

diskuzní fórum; jinakost; diskurz a imigrace; kritická analýza diskurzu; média; mediální obraz

Keywords in English

discussion forum; othering; immigration discourse; prejudicial discourse; critical discourse analysis; media representation

Abstract

V originále

This introductory chapter explains the rationale and the objectives of the collection focusing on the choices taken to frame the project in a coherent manner despite the apparent diversity of approaches, materials and scopes. First we highlight the role of the national media in European public spheres in sustaining, but also reconstructing, collective identities. Then we proceed to explaining the key concepts permeating all contributions, namely “the other” and othering, distinguishing between two of their key discursive functions – differentiation and discrimination. Next, we provide reasons for looking to semi-public media environments for a more calibrated analysis of othering, arguing that – following the rise of participatory media technologies – the public sphere has been extended to encompass new actors and non-elite voices. We also justify this choice with the reference to the ideological plurality of the contemporary public spheres in Europe and the fact that (critical) discourse analysts have been trying to grasp this complexity by resorting to a range of methodological approaches. We specify the research questions that guide our research, or any research aimed at documenting the diverse discursive forms of othering in media-related contexts. After an overview of the individual contributions, the chapter suggests that a multidisciplinary approach is needed to explore diverse forms of othering. We argue that the exigency and merit of this line of research has become particularly acute in connection with the recent social and political developments throughout Europe.

Links

GA16-05484S, research and development project

Name: Diskurzní konstrukce jinakosti v mediálním a postmediálním prostoru

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

MOLEK-KOZAKOWSKA, Katarzyna and Jan CHOVANEC. Media representations of the ‘other’ Europeans : Common themes and points of divergence. In Jan Chovanec and Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska. Representing the Other in European Media Discourses. 1st ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2017, p. 1-22. Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 74. ISBN 978-90-272-0665-7. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.74.01mol.

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MOLEK-KOZAKOWSKA, Katarzyna and Jan CHOVANEC. Media representations of the ‘other’ Europeans : Common themes and points of divergence. In Jan Chovanec and Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska. \textit{Representing the Other in European Media Discourses}. 1st ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2017, p.~1-22. Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 74. ISBN~978-90-272-0665-7. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.74.01mol.

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