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Represented Reporters
Barbara Korte
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Description for Represented Reporters
Paperback. War correspondents are prominent actors in the media world. They took hold in the cultural imaginary soon after their profession had been created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book complements studies of war correspondents in media and communication studies, history and ethnology. Series: Culture and Media Theory. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DNJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
War correspondents are prominent actors in the media world. They took hold in the cultural imaginary soon after their profession had been created in the mid-19th century. With a particular focus on Britain, this study investigates the representation of war correspondents from Victorian times to the present, in memoirs, novels and films. Such representations react to prevailing notions that exist about war reporters and participate in their further construction. With its cultural approach, this book complements studies of war correspondents in media and communication studies, history and ethnology.
War correspondents are prominent actors in the media world. They took hold in the cultural imaginary soon after their profession had been created in the mid-19th century. With a particular focus on Britain, this study investigates the representation of war correspondents from Victorian times to the present, in memoirs, novels and films. Such representations react to prevailing notions that exist about war reporters and participate in their further construction. With its cultural approach, this book complements studies of war correspondents in media and communication studies, history and ethnology.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Series
Culture and Media Theory
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837610628
SKU
V9783837610628
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Ref
99-1
About Barbara Korte
Barbara Korte is professor of English Literature at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Reviews for Represented Reporters
»Im Gegensatz zu den Anfängen der patriotischen Kriegsberichterstattung ist es nunmehr der Typ des pazifistisch gesonnenen investigativen Reporters, der auch die Kritik an der eigenen Regierung nicht scheut und internationales Ansehen genießt. Doch auch dies ist, wie Barbara Korte in ihrer eindrucksvollen und aufschlussreichen Studie [...] darlegt, nur eines der vielfältigen Rollenmuster, derer sich die Kriegsreporter bedienen, um eine möglichst ... Read more