1st Edition
Multimodality, Ideology, and Manipulation BBC Travel Documentaries and the Illusion of Empire
By Jacopo Castaldi
Copyright 2025
270 Pages
55 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
270 Pages
55 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
270 Pages
55 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines how sociopolitical and intercultural ideologies surrounding globalisation and neoliberalism are constructed and negotiated in travel documentaries, focusing on the role of the BBC in reproducing neo-imperialistic and neoliberal values. It argues that these documentaries naturalise the values underpinning globalisation and justify the exploitation of resources from the United... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The UK media landscape between public service, neoliberalism, and national interest
3. Researching media effects: Cognitive multimodality and reception studies
4. The "Rohingya crisis" in Myanmar
.5. Mali between music, history, and politics
6. The ‘making’ of Australia
7. Media effects, ideology, and manipulation
8. Conclusion
Biography
Jacopo Castaldi is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Language and Linguistics at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
