The Ironic Spectator
- 248 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
WINNER of the 2015 ICA Outstanding Book Award This path-breaking book explores how solidarity towards vulnerable others is performed in our media environment.



WINNER of the 2015 ICA Outstanding Book Award This path-breaking book explores how solidarity towards vulnerable others is performed in our media environment.
Introduction: The Digital Border: The Techno-Symbolic Assemblages of Power -- The Outer Border: Assemblages of Humanitarian Securitization -- The Inner Border: Assemblages of Entrepreneurial Securitization -- The Inner Border as Networked Commons -- Narrative and Voice in News Stories -- Visibility and Responsibility in News Imagery -- Subaltern Voice and Digital Resistance -- Conclusion: The Crisis Imaginary: The Digital Border and Its Crises.
In this timely and incisive book, Lilie Chouliaraki shows why claims of victimization are so effective at reinforcing instead of alleviating inequality.