Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup |
| Editors | Tendai Chari, N Mhiripiri |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Chapter | 13 |
| Pages | 262-284 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-137-39223-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-349-48323-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Aug 2014 |
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Keywords
- television news
- news frame
- passive construction
- foreign news
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
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Of sunsets, savages, and soccer : Framing Africa during the last days of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. / Jones, Bernadine.
African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives: The Legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. ed. / Tendai Chari; N Mhiripiri. London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. p. 262-284.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
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N2 - As Chimamanda Adichie (2009) described, stereotyping a nation flattens the experiences of a diverse people. Their histories and practices become indistinguishable, and the homogeneous ideal of ‘Africa’ is born: war-torn, disease-ridden, a continent of failed states, a place of mysterious peoples and majestic animals. Western, particularly American and British, news frames Africa negatively, with a go-to list of ‘symbolism that convinces the Western media audience that indeed what is being viewed, read or written is “African”’ (Kromah, 2002). News media appear to contribute significantly to this skewed perception of African realities and symbolism (Kromah, 2002; Berger, 2010: 182; Ginsberg, 2010: 199). De Beer (2010: 598) calls this ‘go-to’ list an Afro-pessimism code book, which entails common stereotypes of conflict, famine, entrenched poverty, failed democracy, and so forth. Spurr (1994) defines this Afro-pessimistic discourse as the ‘rhetoric of empire’ — extending control over a post-colonial country through the language and imagery used to represent it.
AB - As Chimamanda Adichie (2009) described, stereotyping a nation flattens the experiences of a diverse people. Their histories and practices become indistinguishable, and the homogeneous ideal of ‘Africa’ is born: war-torn, disease-ridden, a continent of failed states, a place of mysterious peoples and majestic animals. Western, particularly American and British, news frames Africa negatively, with a go-to list of ‘symbolism that convinces the Western media audience that indeed what is being viewed, read or written is “African”’ (Kromah, 2002). News media appear to contribute significantly to this skewed perception of African realities and symbolism (Kromah, 2002; Berger, 2010: 182; Ginsberg, 2010: 199). De Beer (2010: 598) calls this ‘go-to’ list an Afro-pessimism code book, which entails common stereotypes of conflict, famine, entrenched poverty, failed democracy, and so forth. Spurr (1994) defines this Afro-pessimistic discourse as the ‘rhetoric of empire’ — extending control over a post-colonial country through the language and imagery used to represent it.
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KW - news frame
KW - passive construction
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M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-349-48323-5
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BT - African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives
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