Discourses of Disorder: Riots, Strikes and Protests in the Media Contributor(s): Hart, Christopher (Editor), Kelsey, Darren (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474435440 ISBN-13: 9781474435444 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Political Science | Political Freedom |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Riots, strikes and protests are heavily mediatised events. Media representations thus play a crucial role in narrating instances of civil disorder for the public where they define the issues at stake, delimit frames of reference and debate, and ultimately legitimise or delegitimise the actors, actions and causes involved. From a critical semiotic perspective, drawing on insights from linguistics, multimodality and media studies, this book explores the ideological dimensions of media representation and its function in discursively constructing public understandings of, and attitudes toward, civil disorder. A range of case studies are presented which cut across time, communicative modality and genre, and geo-political context. |