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Book SynopsisThe Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective provides a global analysis of the intersection of social inequalities, media, and communication. This volume contains chapters by an international array of scholars and provides case studies from various countries with critical empirical analysis of social inequalities and how they shape media narratives and experiences. The topics examined here include poverty in the media in Britain and Turkey, technology and inequality in Italy and Bangladesh, gender, inequality, and empowerment in India, Mexico, and Australia, and cross national analysis of rape culture, among others.
Trade ReviewInequality affects us all. With insightful contributions from twenty-six prominent scholars, The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective presents country-specific studies that enunciate media depictions of poverty, technology-related inequalities, the media’s role in empowering women, and media representations of race, sexuality, and gender. This book should be essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the media’s significant, but somewhat controversial, role in our global society. -- Debashis Aikat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This very timely collection argues that social inequality is the ordinary—but often invisible—product of the practice of global capitalism. The contributors critically analyze the news media and how it legitimizes and normalizes the praxis of inequality around the globe. They also identify possibilities for developing more equitable practices in news storytelling and in the distribution of media technologies to those most marginalized by capitalism. -- Christopher R. Martin, University of Northern Iowa
Empirically rich and drawing from a range of experiences of poverty from around the world, this collection fully delivers on its purpose: to open up theoretical frameworks and methodologies around the intersection of social inequality and media. Scholarly critiques of classical theories of economics and political science and rigorous examinations of neoliberalism and neocolonialism are strengthened through case studies that demonstrate the importance of contextually grounded analyses, and that of facilitating spaces for voice and active participation. The result is a dynamic collection of examples of the agency of underrepresented populations—not just in socioeconomic mappings, but in academic research as well. -- Divya McMillin, University of Washington Tacoma
Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Theory to Praxis: Social Inequality and Its Consequences, Toks Oyedemi and Jan Servaes List of Abbreviations Part I: Poverty and the Media Chapter 1: All People Are Equal, but Some People Are More Equal than Others: How and Why Inequality Became Invisible in the British Press, Steven Harkins and Jairo Lugo-Ocando Chapter 2: Dialogic Journalism: Bringing Marginalized Communities into the Implied Audience, Greg Nielsen, James Gibbons, Amanda Weightman, and Mike Gasher Chapter 3: Britain's Hidden Hungry? The Portrayal of Food Bank Users in the U.K. National Press, Rebecca Wells and Martin Caraher Chapter 4: The Invisible Hand Begs For "Sadaka": Does the Media Legitimize Poverty via Islamic Alms in Turkey?, Kaan Taşbaşı Part II: Technology and Inequalities Chapter 5: Social Inequalities in Digital Skills: The European Framework and the Italian Case, Roberta Bracciale and Isabella Mingo Chapter 6: Breaching the Divide: "Hole in the Wall" Computer Kiosks for Education and Development in Urban Bangladesh, Guyuri Kepes Part III: Women, Empowerment, and the Media Chapter 7: Hill Women's Voices and Community Communication about Climate Change: The Case of Henvalvani Community Radio in India, Aparna Moitra and Archna Kumar Chapter 8: Citizen Media and Empowerment: An Analysis of Three Experiences of Media Re-Appropriation Carried Out by Women during the Popular Insurrection in Oaxaca, Mexico, Francisco Sierra Caballero, Alice Poma, and Tommaso Gravante Part IV: Representations of Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the Media Chapter 9: Harassed, Marginalised, and Childless: Gender Inequality in the Australian News Media: A Feminist Analysis, Louise North Chapter 10: Cross National Coverage of Rape and Rape Culture: A Community Structure Approach, John C. Pollock, Lucy Obozintsev, Hannah Salamone, Lauren Longo, and Stephanie Agresti Chapter 11: Multiculturalism as a Disempowering Paradigm: The Canadian Case, Fay Patel Conclusion: Studying Complex Inequalities, Jan Servaes
