Code
01J13817
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Communication sciences
- Journalism and professional writing
- Media studies
- Other media and communications
Keywords
Media representations
post-colonialism
international news coverage
collective memory
critical discourse analysis
ethnography
interviews
Project description
This project wants to critically investigate if and how colonial constructions and discourses are present in contemporary representations of former colonies (Congo, Rwanda and Burundi) in Belgian news reporting and vice versa. Drawing on a comparative design of a content analysis, a production analysis and an audience research, we examine the role of a shared colonial past.