The Semiotics of Racism - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 3851653688 ISBN 13: 9783851653687

Publisher: Passagen Verlag, 2000

Synopsis

The articles in this book deal with European discourses about migration, "foreigner policy", asylum policy, integration, multiculturalism, human rights and cultural as well as national identity. Against the background of the economic, political and social changes of the last decade in Europe, the papers discuss different forms of social discrimination. They examine from a semiotically multi-modal and multi-perspectival, critical-discourse-analytical, historical and sociological perpective how racist, antisemitic and "xenophobic" prejudices manifest themselves linguistically and visually in political pamphlets, speeches, debates, press articles, caricatures, photos and films. Further, they examine problems of imperialist language policy as well as the possibility of a successful political counter-action against the different forms of social discrimination.

Edition details

• Publisher: Passagen Verlag
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3851653688
• ISBN 13: 9783851653687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392