Mass Media and the Genocide of the Armenians: One Hundred Years of Uncertain Representation (Palgrave Studies in the History of Genocide) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137564016 ISBN 13: 9781137564016

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

The role of the mass media in Genocide is multifaceted, with respect to the disclosure and flow of information. In fact, the mass media provides both explanations and interpretations of events to the public in potentially controversial ways. From this perspective, the Armenian Genocide, the first of its kind in the modern era, continues to raise many questions. What impact did the mass media have on related events as they occurred? Similarly, what direct and indirect impact did media coverage have on the international public space? What importance should be attributed to mass media iconography in the representation of mass violence? How was the media discourse expressed semantically? How does that lead to conflicts over the ways in which historical events are commemorated and remembered? On the eve of the commemoration of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, Mass Media and the Genocide of the Armenians investigates questions of responsibility, denial, victimisation and marginalisation through an analysis of the media representations of the event in different national contexts.

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Review:

“The editors of this most useful volume lay out their theoretical framework in an enlightening introduction. ... This volume marks significant advances in the study of the Genocide of the Armenian people ... . The volume, therefore, constitutes a remarkable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between media and historical memory.” (Gerard J. Libaridian, Social History, Vol. 49 (100), November, 2016) 

About the Author:

Adam Muller, University of Manitoba, Canada Sévane Garibian, University of Geneva, Switzerland Benedetta Guerzoni, Independent Scholar, Italy Tessa Hofmann, Independent Scholar, Germany Louisine Abrahamyan, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Armenia Dominika Maria Macios, Independent Scholar, Poland Sait Çetino?lu, Independent Scholar, Turkey Suzan Meryem Rosita AlJadeeah, European University Institute (Florence), Italy Claire Mouradian, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1137564016
• ISBN 13: 9781137564016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258
• Editor: Kappler Stefanie, Kasparian Sylvia, Godin Richard, Chabot Joceline