Research Catalog

Title

Media, myth and terrorism : a discourse-mythological analysis of the 'blitz spirit' in British newspaper responses to the July 7th Bombings / Darren Kelsey, Newcastle University, UK.

Author

Kelsey, Darren, 1983-

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Description

x, 216 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Media, Myth and Terrorism provides a rigorous case study of Blitz mythology in British newspaper responses to the July 7th bombings. Considering how the press, politicians and members of the public were caught up in popular accounts of Britain's past, Kelsey explores the ideological battleground that took place in the weeks following the bombings as the myth of the blitz was invoked. By providing conceptual discussions of myth, discourse, and ideology, Kelsey proposes a discourse-mythological framework designed for analysing discursive constructions of mythology. In doing so, this research considers multiple recontextualisations of the blitz myth when popular memories of 1940 recurred in 2005. Kelsey encourages readers to understand the politics of remembering by showing how popular yet inaccurate stories from the past have a significant impact on our perceptions of the present. Heroism, trauma, economics, royalty, rituals, human rights, foreign policy, immigration and multiculturalism are just some of the topics covered across a vast landscape of stories embracing a myth from the past in order to understand the present. "--

Subject

• London Terrorist Bombings, London, England, 2005 > Press coverage > Great Britain
• Journalism > History > Great Britain > 21st century
• Terrorism > Great Britain > History > 21st century
• Journalism > Great Britain > Language
• Discourse analysis > Political aspects > Great Britain
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
• Discourse analysis > Political aspects
• Journalism > Language
• Journalism > Objectivity
• Journalism > Political aspects
• Terrorism

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Politics Of Remembering And The Myth Of The Blitz -- 2. Journalism, Storytelling And Ideology: A Discourse-Mythological Approach -- 3. Media And The War On Terror -- 4. Statistical Analysis Of British Newspapers After The July 7th Bombings -- 5. London Can Take It: Wartime Defiance And 'Frontline' Heroism -- 6. The FTSE Fights On: Discourses Of The City, Stock Market And Economy -- 7. Rituals Of National Narration: The Symbolic Role Of Commemoration Events And The Royal Family -- 8. Discourse Of International Unity, The 'Special Relationship' And Western Foreign Policy -- 9. Soft Touch Justice: Blaming Human Rights And Multiculturalism -- 10. Conclusion: Mythologies Of The Past, Present And Future.

ISBN

• 9781137410689
• 113741068X

LCCN

^^2014049954

OCLC

894935437

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library