13. Minorities in the Media – situation after 1989

Conclusion: majority and minorities in the Czech Republic, May 17

-          role of media in forming public opinion, beliefs, mental concepts and fears.

-          the image of minorities in the press and in films

-          deconstruction of a myth of media objectivity and neutrality

readings:

·         Jirák, M. ´The Media, Stereotypes, Minorities, Foreigners and the Rest of Us.´ in Hard to
make out foreigners. How foreigners are (not) written about in the Czech Press. Praha: MKC o.s. pp.
47-48

·         Moore-Mezlíková, M. ´Constructing the Image of Asian Immigrants in the Czech Media´ in
Hard to make out foreigners. How foreigners are (not) written about in the Czech Press. Praha: MKC
o.s. pp. 49-53

·         Klvačová, P., Bitrich, T. ´How Foreigners are (not) written about´ In Hard to make out
foreigners. How foreigners are (not) written about in the Czech Press. Praha: MKC o.s. pp. 54-72

·         Verdery, K. 1996. What was Socialism and what comes next? Princeton. Princeton Uni Press.
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