Narratives of Difference: How newspapers reproduce new racism

ISBN-13: 9783659924552 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 84 str.

Victoria Reed

Opis

This book presents an examination of the changing contexts of discourses of immigration. Using a critical discourse analysis, it evaluates the perceptions and representations of migrants within both national and local newspapers. The author argues that discourses within the texts act upon, create and uphold 'narratives of difference' and that the language used plays a part in producing and reproducing social inequalities that are linked to the lives of migrants in the UK. In addition, online reader comment boxes are also examined, such commentary boxes are made available at the end of most online newspaper stories, they provide the readers an opportunity to present their own opinion of a particular news story or report. The author maintains that the reader comment boxes often reflect the sentiment of the main story, and as such they reinforce new racism; and, that they also play a part in perpetuating and reproducing 'narratives of difference'.

O autorze

Victoria has worked as a social science lecturer and researcher in further and higher education for over fifteen years. Discourse and representation have always interested her and form the basis of her research portfolio and the work in this book.She is currently based in Norway where she teaches Anthropology and Psychology in a British School.