(Mis)representing Islam the racism and rhetoric of British broadsheet newspapers
Explores and illustrates how elite broadsheet newspapers are implicated in the production and reproduction of anti-Muslim racism. This book analyses the centrality of van Dijk's ideological square and the significance and utility of stereotypical topoi in representing Islam and Muslims
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands Philadelphia, PA
John Benjamins B.V
2004
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| Series: | Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture
volume 9 |
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Table of Contents:
- 3. Introduction; 4. 1. Islam, Orientalism and (racist) social exclusion; 5. 2. The discursive representation of Islam and Muslims; 6. 3. The ideological square I: 'Muslim negativity'; 7. 4. The ideological square II: 'The West' as civiliser; 8. 5. British Muslims: Difference, discord and threat in domestic reporting; 9. 6. The Iraq Debacle: The reporting of Iraq during the UNSCOM stand-off; 10. 7. Conviction, truth, blame and a shifting agenda: The reporting of Algeria; 11. 8. Conclusion;