Imagining ourselves beyond the nation? Exploring cosmopolitanism in relation to media representations of distant suffering

Kyriakidou, Maria (2009) Imagining ourselves beyond the nation? Exploring cosmopolitanism in relation to media representations of distant suffering. Studies in Ethnicity & Nationalism, 9 (3). pp. 481-496. ISSN 1754-9469

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Abstract

Major humanitarian crises and disasters broadcasted around the world are often accompanied by an upsurge of global reactions and outpouring of aid pledges. As such, they become symbolic of a ‘global community’ and ‘cosmopolitan solidarity’. The present paper examines this kind of cosmopolitanism and the role of the media in its construction, providing an empirical dimension to a hitherto largely theoretical discussion. Drawing upon focus group discussions with audience members in Greece, the paper will explore how media disasters are being experienced by audiences and the ways this experience is implicated in their perceptions of the world and their place in it. Focusing on the constant interplay between cosmopolitan and national discourses in participants' responses, it will be argued that cosmopolitanism and nationalism cannot be sharply juxtaposed, but cosmopolitanism is often framed through the national.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2015 10:46
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2024 17:23
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/52266
DOI:	10.1111/j.1754-9469.2009.01062.x

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