The Spiral of 'Anti-Other Rhetoric': Discourses of Identity And the International Media Echo (Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture)

How do media inform our representations of the Other and how does this influence intercultural / international relations? While officially dialogues between different national societies are conducted by diplomats in bilateral and multilateral settings, in practice journalists also participate every day in such dialogues through the phenomenon of the "international media echo" in which they report on each others' societies. Until now, media have been investigated for their potential role in the foreign policy of specific States. In a case study involving media in three national cultures and languages (French, American and Russian), this book presents an interdisciplinary framework that combines quantitative and qualitative analyses for the study of the international media echo in an intercultural / international relations perspective. In particular, the fundamental functioning of "spirals of anti-Other rhetoric", i.e. media wars, is examined in a Critical Discourse Analysis approach completed with Social Identity Theory and International Relations theories.Dr. Elisabeth Le is the author of 'The Spiral of 'Anti-Other Rhetoric': Discourses of Identity And the International Media Echo (Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture)', published 2006 under ISBN 9789027227126 and ISBN 9027227128.