<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It is no secret that, over the past three decades, Romanian migrants have contributed to an ambivalent image of Romania and that cultural stereotypes have heavily influenced the negative portrayal of Romanians in European media, particularly so in the case of British newspapers (cf. Mădroane 2014). Among the people who have fought against such stereotypes is the Prince of Wales, who has endeavoured to promote a thoroughly positive image of Transylvania (and, by extension, of Romania) with its natural beauties, resources and traditions. What this paper aims to do is to explore this aspect as well as its effects in Romanian newspapers over a period of approximately eight years (2011-2018).</p></abstract>

It is no secret that, over the past three decades, Romanian migrants have contributed to an ambivalent image of Romania and that cultural stereotypes have heavily influenced the negative portrayal of Romanians in European media, particularly so in the case of British newspapers (cf. Mădroane 2014). Among the people who have fought against such stereotypes is the Prince of Wales, who has endeavoured to promote a thoroughly positive image of Transylvania (and, by extension, of Romania) with its natural beauties, resources and traditions. What this paper aims to do is to explore this aspect as well as its effects in Romanian newspapers over a period of approximately eight years (2011-2018).

Romania Seen through Foreign Eyes: Prince Charles and the Transylvanian/Romanian Connection

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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It is no secret that, over the past three decades, Romanian migrants have contributed to an ambivalent image of Romania and that cultural stereotypes have...

Romania Seen through Foreign Eyes: Prince Charles and the Transylvanian/Romanian Connection

Data publikacji: 18 sty 2019

Zakres stron: 23 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0004

Słowa kluczowe
imagology, Prince Charles, Romanian newspapers, Transylvania

© 2019 Andreea Şerban, published by Sciendo

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

Romania Seen through Foreign Eyes: Prince Charles and the Transylvanian/Romanian Connection

Data publikacji: 18 sty 2019

Zakres stron: 23 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2018-0004

Słowa kluczoweimagology, Prince Charles, Romanian newspapers, Transylvania

© 2019 Andreea Şerban, published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
imagology, Prince Charles, Romanian newspapers, Transylvania