<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Media representations of Islam mostly appear in the Finnish media in connection with events in other parts of the world. In this context, Islam is often treated as something distant and ascribed the role of the Other. These representations function as definers for collective categorizations, having an impact on which categories for self-identifications are relevant in specific cases. The aim of the present article is to discuss othering discourses on Islam in Swedish-language dailies in Finland on the basis of the debate following the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. These discourses build upon a broader tradition of othering and have a great deal in common with medieval representations, thus the othering of Islam in a historical perspective is also briefly discussed.</p></abstract>

Media representations of Islam mostly appear in the Finnish media in connection with events in other parts of the world. In this context, Islam is often treated as something distant and ascribed the role of the Other. These representations function as definers for collective categorizations, having an impact on which categories for self-identifications are relevant in specific cases. The aim of the present article is to discuss othering discourses on Islam in Swedish-language dailies in Finland on the basis of the debate following the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. These discourses build upon a broader tradition of othering and have a great deal in common with medieval representations, thus the othering of Islam in a historical perspective is also briefly discussed.

The Othering of Islam in a European Context

Nordicom Review

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Polarizing Discourses in Swedish-Language Dailies in Finland

Media representations of Islam mostly appear in the Finnish media in connection with events in other parts of the world. In this context, Islam is often...

The Othering of Islam in a European Context

Publié en ligne: 14 févr. 2017

Pages: 295 - 308

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0192

Mots clés
media representations, Islam, discourses, stereotypes, Europe, opinion journalism

© by Karin Creutz-Kämppi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Othering of Islam in a European Context

Publié en ligne: 14 févr. 2017

Pages: 295 - 308

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0192

Mots clésmedia representations, Islam, discourses, stereotypes, Europe, opinion journalism

© by Karin Creutz-Kämppi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
media representations, Islam, discourses, stereotypes, Europe, opinion journalism