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Reporting Islam : media representations of British Muslims / Elizabeth Poole.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2002]Distributor: New York : Palgrave Macmillan Copyright date: ©2002Description: xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1860646867
  • 9781860646867
  • 1860646875
  • 9781860646874
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.449297 21
LOC classification:
  • PN5124.I78 P66 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface: After 11 September 2001 -- 1. Representing Islam: in theory and practice. Representing the Other: Orientalism. Development of the Islamic Other: historical context. Representation of Islam: Islam the media villain. Representation of ethnic minorities. Representing religion. The manufacture of news -- 2. Framing Islam: a quantitative analysis. Global to local. Domestic news -- 3. British Islam: a discursive construction. Quantitative context. Qualitative analysis. Relationships. Education. Rushdie, blasphemy and religious discrimination. Islamic fundamentalism in the UK. Crime and politics: the case of Mohammed Sarwar. Sources. Nationality/ethnicity. Coverage in the Sun -- 4. Interpreting Islam. Approach. Perceptions of Islam: prevalent discourse. Readings. Cultural proximity. Religion, ethnicity, language groupings. Attitude to religion/other religions. Familiarity with media coverage. Media bias. Media literacy. Interpretive strategies. Media usage and cultures of understanding. App. A. Topical clusters: themes and meanings of British Islam -- App. B. Glossary of terms used in discourse analysis -- App. C. Tabulated demographic details (audience) -- App. D. Significant topics in 1999.
Summary: "Since the end of the Cold War, much media attention has focused on Islam as a disruption in the global order. Reporting Islam is a timely look at the ways in which Muslims are represented in British news media. Elizabeth Poole examines newspapers and actual accounts from readers, to explore how Muslims are demonized by the press."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-292) and index.

Preface: After 11 September 2001 -- 1. Representing Islam: in theory and practice. Representing the Other: Orientalism. Development of the Islamic Other: historical context. Representation of Islam: Islam the media villain. Representation of ethnic minorities. Representing religion. The manufacture of news -- 2. Framing Islam: a quantitative analysis. Global to local. Domestic news -- 3. British Islam: a discursive construction. Quantitative context. Qualitative analysis. Relationships. Education. Rushdie, blasphemy and religious discrimination. Islamic fundamentalism in the UK. Crime and politics: the case of Mohammed Sarwar. Sources. Nationality/ethnicity. Coverage in the Sun -- 4. Interpreting Islam. Approach. Perceptions of Islam: prevalent discourse. Readings. Cultural proximity. Religion, ethnicity, language groupings. Attitude to religion/other religions. Familiarity with media coverage. Media bias. Media literacy. Interpretive strategies. Media usage and cultures of understanding. App. A. Topical clusters: themes and meanings of British Islam -- App. B. Glossary of terms used in discourse analysis -- App. C. Tabulated demographic details (audience) -- App. D. Significant topics in 1999.

"Since the end of the Cold War, much media attention has focused on Islam as a disruption in the global order. Reporting Islam is a timely look at the ways in which Muslims are represented in British news media. Elizabeth Poole examines newspapers and actual accounts from readers, to explore how Muslims are demonized by the press."--Publisher description.

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