Project

Out of the past. A multi-methodological research project on the role and representation of the colonial past in contemporary news coverage: Africa on Belgium and vice versa.

Code
01J13817
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • 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.