Praxis of Social Inequality in Media

Jan Servaes is chair professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the City University of Hong Kong and UNESCO chair in communication for sustainable social change at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Toks Oyedemi received his PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Inequality affects us all. With insightful contributions from twenty-six prominent scholars, The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective presents country-specific studies that enunciate media depictions of poverty, technology-related inequalities, the media’s role in empowering women, and media representations of race, sexuality, and gender. This book should be essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the media’s significant, but somewhat controversial, role in our global society.

• Introduction: From Theory to Praxis: Social Inequality and Its Consequences, Toks Oyedemi and Jan ServaesList of AbbreviationsPart I: Poverty and the MediaChapter 1: All People Are Equal, but Some People Are More Equal than Others: How and Why Inequality Became Invisible in the British Press, Steven Harkins and Jairo Lugo-OcandoChapter 2: Dialogic Journalism: Bringing Marginalized Communities into the Implied Audience, Greg Nielsen, James Gibbons, Amanda Weightman, and Mike GasherChapter 3: Britain's Hidden Hungry? The Portrayal of Food Bank Users in the U.K. National Press, Rebecca Wells and Martin CaraherChapter 4: The Invisible Hand Begs For "Sadaka": Does the Media Legitimize Poverty via Islamic Alms in Turkey?, Kaan Tasbasi Part II: Technology and InequalitiesChapter 5: Social Inequalities in Digital Skills: The European Framework and the Italian Case, Roberta Bracciale and Isabella MingoChapter 6: Breaching the Divide: "Hole in the Wall" Computer Kiosks for Education and Development in Urban Bangladesh, Guyuri KepesPart III: Women, Empowerment, and the MediaChapter 7: Hill Women's Voices and Community Communication about Climate Change: The Case of Henvalvani Community Radio in India, Aparna Moitra and Archna KumarChapter 8: Citizen Media and Empowerment: An Analysis of Three Experiences of Media Re-Appropriation Carried Out by Women during the Popular Insurrection in Oaxaca, Mexico, Francisco Sierra Caballero, Alice Poma, and Tommaso GravantePart IV: Representations of Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the MediaChapter 9: Harassed, Marginalised, and Childless: Gender Inequality in the Australian News Media: A Feminist Analysis, Louise NorthChapter 10: Cross National Coverage of Rape and Rape Culture: A Community Structure Approach, John C. Pollock, Lucy Obozintsev, Hannah Salamone, Lauren Longo, and Stephanie AgrestiChapter 11: Multiculturalism as a Disempowering Paradigm: The Canadian Case, Fay PatelConclusion: Studying Complex Inequalities, Jan Servaes