Ethnic Minorities and Media in the Holy Land - Hardcover

Dan Caspi And Nelly Elias

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 085303897X ISBN 13: 9780853038979

Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Numerous studies have noted the dual role the media plays in the lives of minorities: assimilation into the majority society and isolation there from, adopting new identities and preserving original ones. In this context, Israeli society provides a rare test case, as nearly half of its population comprises various minorities. The anthology comprises selected studies about minorities and the media in Israel, and includes original material.

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Review:

Editors Dan Caspi and Nelly Elias, alongside their assembled contributors, shine a necessary spotlight on ethnic minorities and media in Israel today. ... [T]he book invites us to move beyond easy melting pot metaphors and comforting ideas of multiculturalism . It does so to better discern Israel s minorities and their struggles for media representation and change. An insightful collection of studies. --Professor Simon Cottle, Cardiff University

Russian prostitutes, Manilla migrant workers, Arab Israelis and Misrachi Jews are among Israel's minorities examined in this thorough research compilation by Dan Caspi and Nelly Elias. The editors offer a compelling paradigm of four historical research traditions that have guided Israeli scholars' examination of minorities since the country's founding. Central to the tome is the relationship between the several minorities in Israel and the mass media their own media efforts as well as those of the Israeli media. A dozen studies, both qualitative and quantitative, evaluate media portrayals, productions, use and reception of and by the minorities. Social scientists interested in minorities or media or both will welcome this contribution. --Professor Bradley Greenberg, Michigan State University

Caspi and Nelly Elias have accomplished something that should prompt reading of this collection of research in courses far beyond those directly interested in the topics suggested by the title alone. They have brought order to a body of social science research undertaking the study of media and minorities and, in the process, offer larger insights into the topic of life inside Israel. --Catherine Cassara, International Journal of Communication

About the Author:

Dan Caspi is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Communications Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Founding Chair of the Israel Communication Association (ISCA). He is also a Member of the Committee on Public Broadcasting and Board Member of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. Nelly Elias is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She is the author of Coming Home (2008) and has published extensively in leading academic journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 085303897X
• ISBN 13: 9780853038979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Dan Caspi, Nelly Elias