Laurens de Rooij

Islam in British media discourses

Understanding perceptions of Muslims in the news

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes how non Muslims use the news to inform themselves about Islam and Muslims. It does so by exploring how media institutions function in society and how its practices affect the production of images and symbols about Muslims and Islam, as well as their influence on audiences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9781526135223
• ISBN-10: 1526135221
• Artikelnr.: 57477754

Autorenporträt

Laurens de Rooij is a Lecturer of Islamic Studies at the University of Chester

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Modes of production: British media as a discursive system 2
Symbolic representations of Islam and Muslims 3 A dialectic of media theory
and audience praxis 4 Examining the influence of current media portrayals
of Islam and Muslims Conclusion Bibliography Index