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- Addresses new dimensions of the geography of media for the Indian subcontinent
- Provides an easily understandable way of image construction and interpretation in day-to-day political development during elections
- Approaches the link of media and state from a highly interdisciplinary aspect including geography, sociology, political, cultural and media sciences
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book investigates image politics during elections and how the political discourse is reflected during the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in 2012 by the media and the state. It reveals new dimensions of media geography in India and makes image construction and interpretation easy to comprehend. This interdisciplinary approach is located at the interface of geography with social, political, cultural, and media sciences.
The book draws a geographical interpretation of politics to reveal the role of both media and the state to shape the political discourse with special focus on the privileged position of the “heartland” Uttar Pradesh in Indian politics. It studies the “mediascape” by highlighting application of media in both public and private spheres and discussing the importance of both old and new media, e.g., print, radio, TV, social media. Several crucial aspects are discussed and answered. How do media and politicians construct politics around the issue of minorities? How do media communalize issues during the election campaign? How can local issues gain national importance and shape national politics?
This book appeals to scientists but also to graduates and postgraduates that want to understand the way image politics are performed.Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Geography, Kalindi College, New Delhi, India
Shekh Moinuddin
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mediascape and The State
Book Subtitle: A Geographical Interpretation of Image Politics in Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors: Shekh Moinuddin
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51932-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51931-9Published: 13 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84781-8Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51932-6Published: 04 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 222
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geography, general, Human Geography, Media Studies, Political Science, Media Sociology