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News Media Representations of Religion

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Publication date14/12/2023
Host publicationThe Routledge Handbook of Language and Religion
EditorsStephen Pihlaja, Helen Ringrow
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Pages180-193
Number of pages14
ISBN (electronic)9781003301271
ISBN (print)9781032293530
<mark>Original language</mark>English

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NameRoutledge Handbooks in Linguistics
PublisherRoutledge

Abstract

This chapter explores how studies of discourse can be used to achieve a better understanding of the ways in which religions and religious identities are represented in the news media. It introduces key concepts, such as representation and discourse, and highlights key considerations regarding the social practices underpinning news production, which should guide any critical analysis of news media discourse. The chapter also considers the role of news media discourse in mediating understandings and experiences of religion(s), including highlighting the discursive means through which particular religions and religious identities might be legitimated or delegitimated in the media. The concepts introduced in the first half of the chapter are then put to use in a case study, which reports on a corpus-based critical analysis of the discursive representation of Islam and Muslims in British newspapers.

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Handbook of Language and Religion on 14/12/2023, available online: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Language-and-Religion/Pihlaja-Ringrow/p/book/9781032293530