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Muslims, Minorities, and the Media: Discourses on Islam in the West book cover

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Muslims, Minorities, and the Media Discourses on Islam in the West

By Laurens de Rooij Copyright 2023
192 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Inspired by overtly negative coverage by the Western mainstream press of Muslims in particular, and minorities in general, this book asks: Why are negative narratives and depictions of Muslims and other minorities so hard to change? News reports about Islam and Muslims commonly relate stories that discuss terrorism, violence or other unwelcome or irrational behaviour, or the lack of integration... Read more

Introduction

Part I: Media as a discursive system and how we see minorities

1. The workings of a Media outlet

2. Media and communication mechanisms

3. Media as a discursive institution of influence

4. Minority discourses and the Media

Part II: Symbolic representations of minorities and how we interact with those images

5. Symbolic Representations of Minorities

6. The consumption of media reports

7. Hermeneutics and the negotiation of meaning in media reports

Part III: Avenues for Change

8. Changing psychological processes

9. Considerations for Organisational Change in the Media sphere

10. Discursive Change

Conclusion.

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Laurens De Rooij is currently based at Toulouse School of Management. His research examines how people interact with media in relation to religion and culture and how that affects their interpretation and conceptualization of a variety of contemporary issues.

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