Morani, Marina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-843X
2017.
'New Italians' and digital media: an examination of intercultural media platforms.
PhD Thesis,
Cardiff University.
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Abstract
This thesis presents a critical investigation of ‘intercultural digital media’ in Italy from 2000 to 2016. In this, it focuses on the diverse digital media platforms (largely web-portals and collective blogs) that have offered alternatives to mainstream media discourses of immigration and cultural diversity in Italy, and which have involved people of immigrant background as media producers. Through a focused, in-depth study of website content mainly published in 2014, including mission statements, thematic structures and discursive strategies, as well as the contextual and organisational structures, processes and roles of content producers and editors, the thesis offers a critical insight into the discourse of intercultural digital media in practice. Combining Critical Discourse and Multimodal Analysis approaches with Cultural Studies and digital citizenship theories of identity, representation and belonging, the research aims to explore the possibilities for constructing alternative, ‘intercultural’ discourse through these platforms. In investigating how intercultural discourse can be variously articulated within different modes such as journalism, self-representation and citizenship advocacy, the analysis engages closely with the strategic, organising idea of the ‘new Italians’, and raises broader questions about the cultural politics of under-represented groups seeking inclusion and recognition as ‘citizens’ in increasingly diverse societies.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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Date Type: | Completion |
Status: | Unpublished |
Schools: | Journalism, Media and Culture |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 5 September 2017 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2022 09:17 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104335 |
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