The Greek Crisis in Europe: Race, Class and Politics Contributor(s): Mylonas, Yiannis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1642591939 ISBN-13: 9781642591934 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Media Studies - Political Science | World - European |
Series: Studies in Critical Social Science |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 259 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece |
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Publisher Description: The "Greek Crisis" in Europe: Race, Class and Politics, critically analyses the publicity of the Greek debt crisis, by studying Greek, Danish and German mainstream media during the crisis' early years (2009-2015). Mass media everywhere reproduced a sensualistic "Greek crisis" spectacle, while iterating neoliberal and occidentalist ideological myths. Overall, the Greek people were deemed guilty of a systemic crisis, supposedly enjoying lavish lifestyles at the EU's expense. Using concrete examples, this study foregrounds neo-orientalist, neo-racist and classist stereotypes deployed in the construction and media coverage of the Greek crisis. These media practices are connected to the "soft politics" of the crisis, which produce public consensus over neoliberal reforms such as austerity and privatizations, and secure debt repayment from democratic interventions. |