Description
Book SynopsisBy unravelling the discourse and rhetoric of news coverage in Canada at the dawn of the 9/11 era, this book not only uncovers racist representations of Muslim communities but also reveals the discursive processes that rendered this racism invisible.
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Mission Visible?
Rationale
Why 9/11 and Canada?
Why Racism?
Why Muslims?
Why The Gazette?
Overview
1 Mission Recognition
The Event
The Medium
The Moment
The Message
The Method
The Procedure
2 Mission Ambition
Impact of the Media
Journalists’ Agendas
3 Mission Decision
The Rhetoric of Racism
The Discourse of Racism
The Discourse of Anti-Racism
4 Mission Oppression
The Discourses of Grief
The Discourses of Justification for War
The Discourses of Readying for War
The Discourses of Orientalism
5 Mission Perception
Shock and Disbelief
Denial
Blamelessness
Anger
Personal Safety
Revenge
Racial Profiling
Fear and Moral Panic
Acceptance
Impact on Quebecers
6 Mission Opposition
Descriptive Analysis of Muslims’ Voices
Discursive Themes of Muslims’ Voices
The Discourse of the “Good” Muslim
7 Mission Position
Writings on Leaders’ Voices
Writings on White Victims’ Voices
Writings on Muslims’ Voices
8 Mission Envision
Representations of Leaders’ Voices
Representations of White Victims’ Voices
Representations of Muslims’ Voices
9 Mission Completion
The Journalistic Process in Context
Newsgathering Practices
The Effects of the Messages
The Anti-Terrorism Act
Racial Profiling
10 Mission Condition
The Gazette: Success or Failure?
White Readership
Muslim Readership
Journalistic Leadership
Conclusion: Mission Invisible!
Why Invisible?
Correcting Vision
Hindsight 20/20
Notes; References; Index
