Different Faces of the Unknown: The Media and the Semiotics of Fear

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Different Faces of the Unknown: The Media and the Semiotics of Fear

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The present chapter focuses on the semiotics of fear in the context of migration and current refugee crisis. The question it addresses is that of the role of semiotic resources, as they are used by the media, in generating fear of the unknown and thus potentially shaping public attitudes towards migrants. Selected media representations from two central European countries, namely the Czech Republic and Poland, known for their anti-refugee sentiment, will be discussed here in terms of their potential for crisis and threat construction. In particular, we will focus on the role of “myth”, along with its visual instantiations, and “recontextualization” in constructing the image of the dangerous Other and, as a result, constructing the situation of “axiological urgency”.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Different Faces of the Unknown: The Media and the Semiotics of Fear

Popis výsledku anglicky

The present chapter focuses on the semiotics of fear in the context of migration and current refugee crisis. The question it addresses is that of the role of semiotic resources, as they are used by the media, in generating fear of the unknown and thus potentially shaping public attitudes towards migrants. Selected media representations from two central European countries, namely the Czech Republic and Poland, known for their anti-refugee sentiment, will be discussed here in terms of their potential for crisis and threat construction. In particular, we will focus on the role of “myth”, along with its visual instantiations, and “recontextualization” in constructing the image of the dangerous Other and, as a result, constructing the situation of “axiological urgency”.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Current Perspectives in Semiotics. Texts, Genres, and Representations

ISBN

978-3-631-74431-4

Počet stran výsledku

31

Strana od-do

261-291

Počet stran knihy

300

Název nakladatele

Peter Lang

Místo vydání

Warsyawa

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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