Dutch Racism as the Ghost in the Machine: a Discourse Analysis of the Reproduction of Racism in Dutch Contemporary Media
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2015-08-26
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‘Dutch Racism as “the Ghost in the Machine”’ examines the reproduction of racism in Dutch contemporary media by analysing the main case study, the racist responses to the Selfie posted by the Dutch soccer team in November 2014, through a critical discourse analysis of three different types of media and integrating the discipline of race relations theory to answer the main research question in a focused yet broad perspective. This thesis builds upon the scholarship of critics such as Philomena Essed, Isabel Hoving, Halleh Ghorashi, Dienke Hondius, and Teun van Dijk. As contemporary visual media present us with increasing numbers and kinds of images, we must continually reassess our criteria of evaluation, particularly for issues as precarious as racial identity and discrimination. Owing to the fact that the situation in the Netherlands is becoming increasingly hostile towards migrants and other cultures living in the country, both socially and politically, it is neces! sary to c ritically look at how the media are influencing our thoughts to fear ‘the other’.
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