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Media and Ethnic Minorities
Valerie Alia
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Description for Media and Ethnic Minorities
Paperback. A study of media and minorities - both the representations of minorities by dominant society 'outsiders', and indigenous self-representation and media creation, in film, television, radio, print and new media. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
This book addresses cross-cultural representations of ethnic minority peoples by dominant society 'outsiders' and indigenous self-representation in the context of the 'New Media Nation'. In doing so, it explores the role of language, culture, identity and media in liberation struggles and the emergence of new political entities, and opens up issues of colonial oppression to public debate. It is intended to help inform policy in a variety of settings. Grounded in current perspectives on diaspora and homeland and drawing on Alia's work on minorities, media and identity as well as Bull's work on Maori socio-cultural issues and criminalisation of minorities, ... Read more
This book addresses cross-cultural representations of ethnic minority peoples by dominant society 'outsiders' and indigenous self-representation in the context of the 'New Media Nation'. In doing so, it explores the role of language, culture, identity and media in liberation struggles and the emergence of new political entities, and opens up issues of colonial oppression to public debate. It is intended to help inform policy in a variety of settings. Grounded in current perspectives on diaspora and homeland and drawing on Alia's work on minorities, media and identity as well as Bull's work on Maori socio-cultural issues and criminalisation of minorities, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Media Topics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748620692
SKU
V9780748620692
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About Valerie Alia
Valerie Alia is Visiting Professor, Centre for Research into Diversity in the Professions, Leeds Metropolitan University. She is the series editor for EUP's Media Topics series and author of The New Media Nation (Berghahn, 2009). Simone Bull is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Health, Natural & Social Sciences, University of Sunderland.
Reviews for Media and Ethnic Minorities
Media and Ethnic Minorities sets up a radical anthropological account of power and representation Media International Australia Much is packed into this slim text... The authors combine original and thought-provoking case-studies with key issues drawn from discourses on ethnicity and media theory and practice.
Heather Norris Nicholson, Manchester Metropolitan University British Journal of Canadian Studies The most significant contribution ... Read more
Heather Norris Nicholson, Manchester Metropolitan University British Journal of Canadian Studies The most significant contribution ... Read more