Capítulo de Libro
Orientalism and the mass media—a study of the representation of Muslims in Southern European TV fiction. The case of Spanish prime-time TV series
Autor/es | Algaba, Cristina
Tomé-Alonso, Beatriz Cimini, Giulia |
Coordinador/Director | Pérez Escolar, Marta
Noguera Vivo, José Manuel |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Comunicación Audiovisual, Publicidad y Literatura |
Fecha de publicación | 2021 |
Fecha de depósito | 2023-04-11 |
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ISBN/ISSN | 9781003109891 |
Resumen | This chapter analyses the representation of the Muslim world in prime-time TV series broadcast in Spain, a country with a long-established Muslim population and a strategic migratory destination. Specifically, the narratives ... This chapter analyses the representation of the Muslim world in prime-time TV series broadcast in Spain, a country with a long-established Muslim population and a strategic migratory destination. Specifically, the narratives chosen are constructed to offer a deliberate image of Muslim characters. For this purpose, the sample comprises two TV series which have had a special impact on Spanish audiences: El tiempo entre costuras and El príncipe. The results conclude that the orientalist representation of Muslim ‘others’ contributes to the differentiation between their space and the Spanish/Western one. In this sense, these cultural artefacts help to reinforce national identities and highlight the common traits that countries like Spain, as a ‘peripheral’ Southern European region, share with other EU Member States. |
Cita | Algaba, C., Tomé-Alonso, B. y Cimini, G. (2021). Orientalism and the mass media—a study of the representation of Muslims in Southern European TV fiction. The case of Spanish prime-time TV series. En M. Pérez Escolar, J.M. Noguera Vivo (Eds.), Hate Speech and Polarization in Participatory Society (pp. 221-236). London: Routledge. |
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