Maia Recognition and the Media

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-31043-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 293 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Political Science Collection

This collection examines Axel Honneth's theory of recognition and the crucial role played by the media in struggles for recognition. It brings together debates on controversial aspects of Honneth's work and a set of intriguing empirical studies including with slum-dwelling adolescents, leprosy patients and women exposed to child labor exploitation

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maia, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition as a Research Program PART I: MASS MEDIA: A SITE OF STRUGGLE 3. Mass Media Representation, Identity-Building and Social Conflicts: Towards a Recognition-Theoretical Approach 4. The Morality of Recognition: Adolescent Slum-Dwellers Discuss a TV Series Representation of their Lives 5. Recognition and Ideology: Assessing Justice and Injustice in the Case of Child Domestic Labor PART II: STRUGGLE THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK SITES 6. Struggles for Recognition in a Digital Era 7. Recognition, Feelings of Injustice and Claim Justification: Deaf People's Storytelling on the Internet 8. Recognition as an Ongoing Struggle: Conflicts Involving Racism and Homophobia in the Networked Media Environment PART III: STRUGGLE, MEDIA AND THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL CHANGE 9. Media, Cultural Change and the Dynamics of Recognition 10. Recognition without Struggles: Leprosy in Brazilian Daily Newspapers 11. Recognition and Moral Progress: Discourses on Disability in the Media 12. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Ana Carolina Vimieiro, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
Danila Cal, University of Amazonia, Colombia and Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Regiane Garcêz, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Simone Maria Rocha, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thaiane A. S. Rezende, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil