Picturing Immigration

Photojournalistic Representation of Immigrants in Greek and Spanish Press

By (author) Athanasia Batziou

Publication date:

01 January 2011

Publisher

Intellect Books

Dimensions:

229x178mm
7x9"

ISBN-13: 9781841505190

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

In recent years Greece and Spain have seen an influx of immigrants from nearby developing nations. And as their foreign populations grew, both countries' national medias documented the change and, in the process, shaped perceptions of the immigrant groups by their new countries and the world.

Picturing Immigration offers a comparative study of the photojournalistic framing of immigrants in these two southern European nations. Going beyond traditional media analysis, it focuses on images rather than text to explore a host of hot topics, including media representation of minorities, immigration, and stereotypes.

Introduction

PART I

Chapter 1: Theoretical Considerations: Media Images and Framing

1.1 The Visual (Re)turn
1.2 Image, Reality, Photojournalism
1.3 Media Stereotypes of the “Other”
1.4 Framing Theory
1.5 Visual Framing

Chapter 2: Greece and Spain: Background Information

2.1 Overview of Migration History in Greece and Spain
2.2 Immigrants in Greece and Spain during the Period of Study (2005)
2.3 Immigration Policy in Greece and Spain
2.4 Historical and Social Background of Greece and Spain:
History
Economy
Society
Demographics
Public Opinion and Immigrants
Media and Migrants in Greece and Spain

PART II

Chapter 3: The Visual Representation of Immigrants

3.1 Frame A: The Immigrant as “Other”
3.2 Frame B: The Immigrant as “Threat”
3.3 Themes

Chapter 4: Analysis

4.1 Frames and Schemata
4.2 Societies in Crisis: Immigration and Frames
4.3 Frames and the Media

Chapter 5: Conclusion