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Out of the past. A multi-methodological research project on the role and representation of the colonial past in contemporary news coverage: Africa on Belgium and vice versa.

This project wants to critically investigate if and how colonial constructions and discourses are present in contemporary representations of former colonies (Congo, Rwanda and Burundi) in Belgian news reporting and vice versa. Drawing on a comparative design of a content analysis, a production analysis and an audience research, we examine the role of a shared colonial past.

Date:1 Oct 2017 →  30 Sep 2021
Keywords:Media representations, international news coverage, interviews, collective memory, critical discourse analysis, post-colonialism, ethnography
Disciplines:Communication sciences, Other media and communications, Journalism and professional writing, Media studies