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In the years since the September 11th 2001 attacks, the al-Qaeda
phenomenon has become one of the most written about, yet crucially
misunderstood, threats of the 21st century. But despite the sheer
volume of literature produced during the 'war on terror' period,
few studies have sought to consider the way this entity has been
represented within the news media. The BBC, the War on Terror and
the Discursive Construction of Al-Qaeda addresses this significant
gap in knowledge by providing an original and much needed
assessment of the various strategies used to depict 'al-Qaeda', and
thus make it meaningful for British television audiences. Drawing
on the work of French philosopher Michel Foucault, and focusing on
Britain's most watched and trusted news programme, the BBC's
flagship 'News at Ten' bulletin, the book provides insight into
both the visual and verbal nature of these representations and the
way they have shifted over the course of a ten-year period, while
also shedding light upon the broader political and social
consequences of the BBC's portrayals. In doing so, the book not
only helps to develop a deeper understanding of the complexity of
the BBC's representations, and their various shifts and
transformations, but also details the process through which
'al-Qaeda' has been pieced together from a range of cultural parts.
And how, ultimately, the dominant mode of representation used to
portray this entity is one that closely resembles Britain's own,
diverse multicultural 'self'.
In the years since the September 11th 2001 attacks, the al-Qaeda
phenomenon has become one of the most written about, yet crucially
misunderstood, threats of the 21st century. But despite the sheer
volume of literature produced during the 'war on terror' period,
few studies have sought to consider the way this entity has been
represented within the news media. The BBC, the War on Terror and
the Discursive Construction of Al-Qaeda addresses this significant
gap in knowledge by providing an original and much needed
assessment of the various strategies used to depict 'al-Qaeda', and
thus make it meaningful for British television audiences. Drawing
on the work of French philosopher Michel Foucault, and focusing on
Britain's most watched and trusted news programme, the BBC's
flagship 'News at Ten' bulletin, the book provides insight into
both the visual and verbal nature of these representations and the
way they have shifted over the course of a ten-year period, while
also shedding light upon the broader political and social
consequences of the BBC's portrayals. In doing so, the book not
only helps to develop a deeper understanding of the complexity of
the BBC's representations, and their various shifts and
transformations, but also details the process through which
'al-Qaeda' has been pieced together from a range of cultural parts.
And how, ultimately, the dominant mode of representation used to
portray this entity is one that closely resembles Britain's own,
diverse multicultural 'self'.
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