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Documentary and stereotypes: Reducing stigma through factual media [Chapter 9: Cross-categorisation].

Brylla, C., 2023. Documentary and stereotypes: Reducing stigma through factual media [Chapter 9: Cross-categorisation]. In: Documentary and stereotypes: Reducing stigma through factual media. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 123-141.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26372-9

Abstract

This book studies how documentaries, and factual media in general, can contribute to the reduction of social stigma and prejudice. It adopts models from social psychology, media studies and cultural studies and is intended for scholars and media makers who aim to increase social inclusion and diversity by deconstructing harmful boundaries between social groups. Such boundaries may be based on the stereotyping of ethnicity, culture, age, dis/ability, gender and sexual orientation, for example. The first part of the book outlines the functionality of stereotypes as essential processes for social cognition both in real life and during documentary viewing. The second part establishes a classification system for stigmatising media stereotypes and formulates a methodology based on critical discourse analysis to analyse them in narrative and audio-visual representations. The third and final part of the book conceptualises a set of methodologies to reduce stigmatising stereotypes. These methodologies are based on 1) representations that prompt perspectival alignment with screen characters, and 2) the perceived salience of multiple, intersecting social identities.

Item Type:Book Section
ISBN:978-3-031-26371-2, 978-3-031-26374-3, 978-3-031-26372-9
Number of Pages:193
Uncontrolled Keywords:bias; documentary; empathy; ethnography; media studies; otherness; prejudice; social psychology; stereotypes; stigma
Group:Faculty of Media & Communication
ID Code:40410
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:14 Oct 2024 11:21
Last Modified:14 Oct 2024 11:21

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