Orientalism and the mass media—a study of the representation of Muslims in Southern European TV fictionThe case of Spanish prime-time TV series

  1. Algaba, Cristina
  2. Tomé Alonso, Beatriz
  3. Cimini, Giulia
Libro:
Hate Speech and Polarization in Participatory Society
  1. José Manuel Noguera-Vivo (coord.)
  2. Marta Pérez Escolar (coord.)

Editorial: Routledge Reino Unido

ISBN: 9781003109891

Año de publicación: 2021

Páginas: 221-236

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

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Resumen

This chapter analyses the representation of the Muslim world in prime-time TV series broadcast in Spain, a country with a long-established Muslim population and a strategic migratory destination. Specifically, the narratives chosen are constructed to offer a deliberate image of Muslim characters. For this purpose, the sample comprises two TV series which have had a special impact on Spanish audiences: El tiempo entre costuras and El príncipe. The results conclude that the orientalist representation of Muslim ‘others’ contributes to the differentiation between their space and the Spanish/Western one. In this sense, these cultural artefacts help to reinforce national identities and highlight the common traits that countries like Spain, as a ‘peripheral’ Southern European region, share with other EU Member States.

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