Competing narratives in framing disability in the UK media: a comparative analysis of journalistic representations of facial disfigurement versus practices of self-representations online

Garrisi, Diana and Johanssen, Jacob 2018. Competing narratives in framing disability in the UK media: a comparative analysis of journalistic representations of facial disfigurement versus practices of self-representations online. JOMEC Journal (12) , pp. 128-144. 10.18573/jomec.172

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Abstract

By using discourse analysis, this paper compares and contrasts the journalistic coverage of the story of a beauty blogger with facial disfigurement with her blog. On the one hand, we will show the extent to which a self-representational account may align with the journalistic coverage, reinforcing rather than contesting mainstream representations of disability. On the other, we will demonstrate how a person with a disfigurement can use blogging to reclaim her own identity and challenge the medical objectification of her body perpetuated by mainstream media. This research found that rather than being mutually exclusive, journalism and blogging can play a complementary role in shaping the society’s understanding of the complexities and contradictions surrounding disfigurement.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Disfigurement, Self-representation, Local journalism, Beauty blog, Narrative
Publisher:	Cardiff University
ISSN:	2049-2340
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 February 2018
Date of Acceptance:	1 February 2018
Last Modified:	31 May 2023 17:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/108994

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