Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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dc.contributor.advisorGlenn, Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorEvans, Marthaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJones, Bernadineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T18:52:08Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T18:52:08Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractRepresentation is fluid;symbolism changes between eras and between news channels. From the negativity of Afro-pessimism and threatening connotations of tribes and rampant warfare, to the notion of untouched wilderness, abundant natural resources, and financial miracles in recent years, Africa has many representations within the media. Sadly, many Africans argue, Western media practitioners tend to present "fatalistic and selectively crude" (Kromah, 2002) representations of Africa, portraying a large and diverse continent as homogeneous (Hammett, 2010), if they represent African realities at all (Golan, 2008). With the FIFA 2010 World Cup held for the first time on the African continent, the Western media spotlight was fixed firmly on South Africa for over a month of continuous, rolling reporting on Western and non-Western news channels. Did this journalism re-engender old stereotypes, symbolism, and language? This study scrutinises five rolling news channels to analyse that very issue, and adds depth and empirical evidence to an under-researched area.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJones, B. (2012). <i>Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11488en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJones, Bernadine. <i>"Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11488en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJones, B. 2012. Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jones, Bernadine AB - Representation is fluid;symbolism changes between eras and between news channels. From the negativity of Afro-pessimism and threatening connotations of tribes and rampant warfare, to the notion of untouched wilderness, abundant natural resources, and financial miracles in recent years, Africa has many representations within the media. Sadly, many Africans argue, Western media practitioners tend to present "fatalistic and selectively crude" (Kromah, 2002) representations of Africa, portraying a large and diverse continent as homogeneous (Hammett, 2010), if they represent African realities at all (Golan, 2008). With the FIFA 2010 World Cup held for the first time on the African continent, the Western media spotlight was fixed firmly on South Africa for over a month of continuous, rolling reporting on Western and non-Western news channels. Did this journalism re-engender old stereotypes, symbolism, and language? This study scrutinises five rolling news channels to analyse that very issue, and adds depth and empirical evidence to an under-researched area. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup TI - Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11488 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11488
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJones B. Of sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11488en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedia Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleOf sunsets, savages, and soccer framing Africa during the final days of the 2010 FIFA World Cupen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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