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"Recognition theory is now an influential approach to the study of identity, social conflict, multiculturalism, distribution, democracy and justice. By aligning the literature on Axel Honneth's theory with that of political communication, this study examines a neglected, but significant topic, namely the interfaces between struggles for recognition and the media. Rousiley Maia, in collaboration with a number of experts, uses empirical research to construct a sophisticated debate on the main controversiesin Honneth's work - the morality of recognition, ideological forms of recognition, 'feelings of injustice', problems of claim justification, the notions of non-recognition, misrecognition, and moral evolution. This collection presents a set of intriguingcase studies addressing mass communication representations, practices within networked digital media and social change in the media arena. These cases focus on the struggles for recognition of slum-dwelling adolescents, leprosy patients, women exposed tochild labor exploitation, deaf individuals, LGBTQs, black women and people with disabilities"--
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition as a Research Program PART I: MASS MEDIA: A SITE OF STRUGGLE 3. Mass Media Representation, Identity-Building and Social Conflicts: Towards a Recognition-Theoretical Approach 4. The Morality of Recognition: Adolescent Slum-Dwellers Discuss a TV Series Representation of their Lives 5. Recognition and Ideology: Assessing Justice and Injustice in the Case of Child Domestic Labor PART II: STRUGGLE THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK SITES 6. Struggles for Recognition in a Digital Era 7. Recognition, Feelings of Injustice and Claim Justification: Deaf People's Storytelling on the Internet 8. Recognition as an Ongoing Struggle: Conflicts Involving Racism and Homophobia in the Networked Media Environment PART III: STRUGGLE, MEDIA AND THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURAL CHANGE 9. Media, Cultural Change and the Dynamics of Recognition 10. Recognition without Struggles: Leprosy in Brazilian Daily Newspapers 11. Recognition and Moral Progress: Discourses on Disability in the Media 12. Conclusion
About the author
Ana Carolina Vimieiro, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
Danila Cal, University of Amazonia, Colombia and Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Regiane Garcêz, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Simone Maria Rocha, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thaiane A. S. Rezende, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Report
'Recognition and the Media presents the first in-depth investigation into the complex interactions between modern communication systems and the relations of recognition at the heart of contemporary societies. With its wealth of empirical evidence and the many theoretical refinements it proposes, the book significantly advances one of today's most
lively research paradigms.'
Jean-Philippe Deranty, Macquarie University, Australia
'While it is broadly recognized that social movement action goes beyond the defence of specific interests, the moral dimension of their political claims is rarely analyzed. Linking in theory and empirical research as well as struggles for recognition by disadvantaged groups with communication, this book offers very interesting insights into a most relevant topic for
social movement and communication studies.'
Donatella della Porta, Professor of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy
'While the notion of recognition has become central to contemporary critical theory, empirical applications have been limited. Happily we now have Rousiley Maia's compelling volume, which lucidly shows how in both mass media and social media the struggles over recognition (and misrecognition) link directly to issues of justice, accountability and democracy. A ground-breaking effort!'
Peter Dahlgren, Lund University, Sweden
'Rousiley Maia has written a superb book with great moral implications of how the media treat underprivileged groups. Her key theoretical concept is recognition and her case studies are from Brazil, with relevance for the media everywhere.'
Jürg Steiner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S., and University of Bern, Switzerland
