The aim of this research study is to analyse the nature of undergraduate media studies in England, necessarily from the inside, and document the social practices that constitute the subject in the light of its historic and contemporary challenges and the influence of changing public higher education discourses over the period of the fieldwork, 2012-2013. Conceptually, media studies is regarded as socially constructed and enacted through discursive practices that reveal the nature of the power relationships that are the basis of the ways ‘things get done’. This approach is based on Foucault’s (1984, 2002a, 2002b, 2002c) conception of power and discourse and dovetails with a substantial part of the sociology of higher education. The fieldwork consisted of a series of semi-structured face-to-face interviews with a range of participants drawn from media studies lecturers, other university professionals, media studies graduates and a secondary school headteacher with experience of advising university applicants. This provided examples of discursive practices from both ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ media. The thematic analyses of the data show a complex set of interacting oppositional discourses that are skilfully managed by these professional practitioners to maintain a balance of Foucauldian power. This ensures that public policy changes are assimilated and ‘delivered’ whilst sometimes also mitigating their impact and maintaining a prevailing rationale for media studies. The study concludes by contrasting the findings with the emerging discourses of Critical University Studies (CUS). With a declared position (Williams, 2012a) in opposition to higher education public policy reforms, CUS is considered as a set of academic discursive practices that are distinct from the more nuanced balance of oppositional discourses evidenced through the participant responses here.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2006. / "Submitted to Department of English and Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-263)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T13:54:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GARDENE LEAO DE CASTRO MENDES.pdf: 7037295 bytes, checksum: d606d14851da21000138487a4cf2bb1a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-13 / This paper aims at examining how young people are meant by the print media of Goiás, with particular emphasis on the quality of coverage of Daqui jornal during february, march and april 2010. I chose this subject because, according Waiselfisz (2011), in recent years (2004/2008) there is a frightening increase in the number of youth homicides in Brazil. The research was done with Daqui because this is an important vehicle in Goiás, with the largest circulation of newspapers in the state. To analyze the utterances of Daqui, I work with Analysis Discourse French, since it allows the evaluation of historic buildings and ideological present in an discourse, considering not only the materiality of language but also its external (historical conditions, social and ideological). From the analysis done, I realized that the young poor urban peripheries are represented stigmatized by the rooting an imaginary in which the practice of extermination seems to be accepted and approved. The newspaper coverage gives great space for matters relating to crime and prejudice before the young offender or the drug user. Themes such as culture, sports, education, among others, are rarely addressed. The crystallization of this memory allows for such interpretations are taken as "truths", not allowing the reader other kinds of meaning, so that violence is regarded as something common and necessary to control youth. There is a growing population in the "belief" in this imagery, which turns out to be complacent about the situation of extermination of poor youth. The utterances produced by Daqui crystallizes an memory and an continuous acceptance of killings of poor youth, encouraging the criminality, the prejudice and the invisibility of them. Research Line: "Education, Society and Culture". / Este trabalho busca verificar como os jovens são significados pela mídia impressa goiana, analisando, especificamente, a cobertura do jornal Daqui durante os meses de fevereiro, março e abril de 2010. Escolhi este tema porque, segundo Waiselfisz (2011), nos últimos anos (2004/2008), no Brasil, há um aumento assustador do número de homicídios de jovens. A pesquisa foi feita tendo como corpus de análise o jornal Daqui por este ser um importante veículo formador de opinião em Goiás, possuindo, atualmente, a maior tiragem de jornais impressos do Estado. Para analisar os enunciados do Daqui, utilizo como referencial teórico a Análise de Discurso Francesa, já que ela possibilita observar as construções históricas e ideológicas presentes em um discurso, considerando não apenas a materialidade linguística, como também sua exterioridade (condições históricas, sociais e ideológicas). A partir das análises feitas, pude perceber que o jovem pobre das periferias urbanas é representado nos enunciados do Daqui de forma estigmatizada, sedimentando um imaginário no qual a prática de seu extermínio parece ser aceita e autorizada. A cobertura do jornal dá grande espaço para assuntos relacionados à criminalidade e ao preconceito diante do jovem infrator ou usuário de drogas, sendo que temáticas como a cultura, o esporte, a educação, entre outras, raramente são abordadas. A cristalização desta memória permite que tais interpretações sejam tomadas como verdades universais , não possibilitando ao leitor outros tipos de significação, fazendo com que a violência seja considerada como algo comum e necessário para controlar jovens. Há na população uma crescente crença neste imaginário, que acaba sendo complacente com a situação de extermínio de jovens pobres. Os enunciados produzidos pelo Daqui colaboram por cristalizar a aceitação de homicídios de jovens pobres, estimulando a criminalização, o preconceito e a invisibilidade dos mesmos. Linha de Pesquisa: Educação, Sociedade e Cultura .

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a medicalized condition that exists on a continuum of postpartum mood disorders. PPD is reported to be experienced by 10-15% of mothers and 10% of fathers during pregnancy or after the birth of a baby. PPD, as experienced by either parent, is considered a serious condition because of its potential short- and long-term negative impacts on the developing child. In this thesis I explore how motherhood and fatherhood are constructed in the context of articles on maternal and paternal PPD in Canadian and American newspapers. Specifically, I focus on how references to the opposite partner were used to position each parent, and how each parent was positioned with respect to the new baby. In the articles on maternal PPD, husbands were either inconsequential to the story, positioned as being absent, or constructed as supporting the mother through instrumental and action-oriented behaviours. In addition, mothers were constructed as lonely and isolated because of self-imposed limitations (e.g., feeling ashamed for not being happy). In the articles on paternal PPD, the mother-father relationship was based on differences and competition. Fathers were constructed as isolated, lonely and misunderstood, most often through mother-blaming, such as by positioning the mother as responsible for the father’s well-being (e.g., causing his PPD), and by labelling PPD “a woman’s domain.” Fathers’ loneliness was presented as being due to imposed limitations of others (e.g., others did not properly prepare fathers for fatherhood). Mothering was constructed as being instinctually skilled, tolerant, and self-sacrificing, with the inherent capability to manage multiple roles and changes. The mother-baby relationship was constructed as naturally joyful, all-important and –consuming. Fathers were not expected to be as skilled or instinctively prepared and tolerant, to engage in chores/childcare, or to be explicitly overjoyed with the baby. Mothers were blamed for their distress in the role, while others were blamed for fathers’ distresses. Gendered stereotypes in the parenting role were perpetuated in these newspaper articles. Parenthood was not constructed as a collaboration, but rather motherhood and fatherhood stood in isolation from each other, with motherhood positioned as the primary role. These constructions continue to maintain fathers in the background of parenthood as an “other,” and to position mothers as responsible for the well-being of her partner, child(ren) and herself.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2008. / Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 82 p. Includes bibliographical references.

This study asks how the media perpetuates the cycle of racism, colonialism and stereotyping of Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay, and how Indigenous news sources participate in giving voice to Indigenous peoples. The research methodology is a discourse analysis examining both mainstream and Indigenous newspaper articles on the subject of the First Nations youth deaths in Thunder Bay. The methodology is also influenced by critical and decolonizing theories. Findings show that Indigenous newspaper articles are overall more inclusive of Indigenous voice, therefore providing an Indigenous perspective on the issue of First Nations youth dying in Thunder Bay and leaving out racist portrayals. On the other hand, non-Indigenous newspaper articles include less Indigenous voice and use the opinion of individuals in powerful positions. They also tend to portray Indigenous people in a negative light when compared to Indigenous newspapers. Outcomes from this research include implications for social workers such as: developing an understanding of how the media perpetuates racism, colonialism and stereotyping against Indigenous youth, advocating for and empowering Indigenous youth so they can come together and fight for change in First Nations education, and improving education within schools of social work regarding advocacy in the media. / Thesis / Master of Social Work (MSW)

Auf die Tagung insgesamt zurückblickend, kann festgestellt werden, dass der begriffliche und methodische Austausch zwischen den Ansätzen und Disziplinen nicht nur nötig, sondern bereits rege im Gange ist. Der klassischen hermeneuti- schen Analyse, wie sie für die Linguistik weithin üblich ist, werden dabei vielfach sowohl quantitative Methoden als auch ethnografische Methoden zur Seite gestellt, um den Herausforderungen des verstehenden Nachvollzugs angemessen zu begegnen. Gerade was das Spannungsfeld zwischen Gesprächs- und Textlinguistik betrifft, zeichnete sich in Mannheim einmal mehr die nahtlose Übergängigkeit zwischen den vermeintlich kategorial verschiedenen Phänomenen ab. Das große Spektrum an Kommunikationsformen einerseits und der graduelle Interaktionsbegriff andererseits zeigten deutlich, wie Gespräche und Texte nicht kategorial verschiedene Gegenstände sind, sondern vielmehr dass Sprache in ihren ver- schiedenen Ausprägungen von denselben grundlegenden Prinzipien bestimmt ist. Zwei dieser Prinzipien sind mit Sicherheit die Unhintergehbarkeit der material fundierten Medialität sprachlicher Formen und die Unaustilgbarkeit ihrer interaktionalen Qualitäten.