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Reporting Islam : media representations of British Muslims / Elizabeth Poole.

By: Publication details: London, UK ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris ; New York, NY : In the United States of America and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, c2002.Description: xi, 298 p. : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781860646867 (hbk.) :
  • 1860646867 (hbk.) :
  • 1860646875 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN5124.I78 P66 2002 P96 .I84
Contents:
Preface: After 11 September 2001 -- 1. Representing Islam: in theory and practice -- Representing the Other: Orientalism -- Development of the Islamic Other: historical context -- Representation of Islam: Islam the media villain -- Representation of ethnic minorities -- Representing religion -- The manufacture of news -- 2. Framing Islam: a quantitative analysis -- Global to local -- Domestic news -- 3. British Islam: a discursive construction -- Quantitative context -- Qualitative analysis -- Relationships -- Education -- Rushdie, blasphemy and religious discrimination -- Islamic fundamentalism in the UK -- Crime and politics: the case of Mohammed Sarwar -- Sources -- Nationality/ethnicity -- Coverage in the Sun -- 4. Interpreting Islam -- Approach -- Perceptions of Islam: prevalent discourse -- Readings -- Cultural proximity -- Religion, ethnicity, language groupings -- Attitude to religion/other religions -- Familiarity with media coverage -- Media bias -- Media literacy -- Interpretive strategies -- Media usage and cultures of understanding. App. A. Topical clusters: themes and meanings of British Islam -- App. B. Glossary of terms used in discourse analysis -- App. C. Tabulated demographic details (audience) -- App. D. Significant topics in 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-292) and index.

Preface: After 11 September 2001 -- 1. Representing Islam: in theory and practice -- Representing the Other: Orientalism -- Development of the Islamic Other: historical context -- Representation of Islam: Islam the media villain -- Representation of ethnic minorities -- Representing religion -- The manufacture of news -- 2. Framing Islam: a quantitative analysis -- Global to local -- Domestic news -- 3. British Islam: a discursive construction -- Quantitative context -- Qualitative analysis -- Relationships -- Education -- Rushdie, blasphemy and religious discrimination -- Islamic fundamentalism in the UK -- Crime and politics: the case of Mohammed Sarwar -- Sources -- Nationality/ethnicity -- Coverage in the Sun -- 4. Interpreting Islam -- Approach -- Perceptions of Islam: prevalent discourse -- Readings -- Cultural proximity -- Religion, ethnicity, language groupings -- Attitude to religion/other religions -- Familiarity with media coverage -- Media bias -- Media literacy -- Interpretive strategies -- Media usage and cultures of understanding. App. A. Topical clusters: themes and meanings of British Islam -- App. B. Glossary of terms used in discourse analysis -- App. C. Tabulated demographic details (audience) -- App. D. Significant topics in 1999.

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