This book offers a unique perspective as it presents a comparative analysis of favela representation in mainstream media and social networks, addressing the criminalization of the favelas in the media as a critical factor in the process of legitimizing structural violence, and offering a critical reflection on the work of favela media activists.
This book offers a unique perspective as it presents a comparative analysis of favela representation in mainstream media and social networks, addressing the criminalization of the favelas in the media as a critical factor in the process of legitimizing structural violence, and offering a critical reflection on the work of favela media activists.
Fernanda Amaral is a researcher at LEMRI (UFRJ/BRAZIL) and Media Discourse Centre (DMU, UK) and holds a doctorate in Media Discourse from De Montfort University. Her work focuses on the representation of the favelas in the media and the use of social networks as counterpublics.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Favela and Asfalto: A City that Insists on Remaining Broken 1. Urban Growth, Gentrification and Social Hygiene in Rio de Janeiro 1850-1970 2. "A Good Thief is a Dead Thief": Police and Violence in a Century of Favela 3. Discourse and Practice: A Multimodal Approach to Study Favelas 4. Life in the Favela: Identity, Stigma, Struggle and Survival 5. Legitimating Violence: The Paths of Police Brutality Intersect with the Stereotypical Representation of Favelas 6. How Many Voices Echo in the City? 7. Tales of Violence: The Hegemony of Violence in the News about the Favelas 8. Voices from the Favelas: Media Activism in the Pockets of Poverty of the City 9. Mobile Revolution: Raw Footage in the Epicentre of the Fight 10. The Official Voices, The voices of the Favela: Struggles for Plurality 11. Activism for Whom? Is Favela Media Activism Effective in Reaching the General Population Outside the Favelas? Epilogue
Introduction: Favela and Asfalto: A City that Insists on Remaining Broken 1. Urban Growth, Gentrification and Social Hygiene in Rio de Janeiro 1850-1970 2. "A Good Thief is a Dead Thief": Police and Violence in a Century of Favela 3. Discourse and Practice: A Multimodal Approach to Study Favelas 4. Life in the Favela: Identity, Stigma, Struggle and Survival 5. Legitimating Violence: The Paths of Police Brutality Intersect with the Stereotypical Representation of Favelas 6. How Many Voices Echo in the City? 7. Tales of Violence: The Hegemony of Violence in the News about the Favelas 8. Voices from the Favelas: Media Activism in the Pockets of Poverty of the City 9. Mobile Revolution: Raw Footage in the Epicentre of the Fight 10. The Official Voices, The voices of the Favela: Struggles for Plurality 11. Activism for Whom? Is Favela Media Activism Effective in Reaching the General Population Outside the Favelas? Epilogue
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