Multimodality, Ideology, and Manipulation - Bbc Travel Documentaries and the Illusion of Empire

This book examines how sociopolitical and intercultural ideologies surrounding globalization and neoliberalism are constructed and negotiated in travel documentaries, focusing on the BBC's role in reproducing neo-imperialistic and neoliberal values.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. The UK media landscape between public service, neoliberalism, and national interest
3. Researching media effects: Cognitive multimodality and reception studies
4. The "Rohingya crisis" in Myanmar
.5. Mali between music, history, and politics
6. The 'making' of Australia
7. Media effects, ideology, and manipulation
8. Conclusion

About the author

Jacopo Castaldi is a senior lecturer in the Centre for Language and Linguistics at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

Summary

This book examines how sociopolitical and intercultural ideologies surrounding globalization and neoliberalism are constructed and negotiated in travel documentaries, focusing on the BBC's role in reproducing neo-imperialistic and neoliberal values.

Product details

• Authors: Jacopo Castaldi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032744933
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274493-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Studies in Multimodality
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Documentary, Sociolinguistics, Humanities, Language: history & general works, Social and cultural history, Semiotics / semiology, Language: history and general works