Voices from the favelas : media activism and counter-narratives from below

Voices from the favelas : media activism and counter-narratives from below / Fernanda Amaral.

"The mainstream media in Brazil portrays favelas (unregulated low-income neighbourhoods) in a negative light. This has been the case since their emergence over a century ago. Voices from the Favelas navigates through the contemporary representation of the favelas in the established media, discu...

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Main Author: Amaral, Fernanda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Series:Protest, media and culture.
Subjects:
Poor > Press coverage > Brazil.
Poor > Brazil > Public opinion.
Slums > Press coverage > Brazil.
Slums > Brazil > Public opinion.
Violence > Economic aspects > Brazil.
Local mass media > Brazil.
Poverty in mass media.
Violence in mass media.
Public opinion > Brazil.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Favela and Asfalto: A City that Insists on Remaining Broken
  • Urban Growth, Gentrification and Social Hygiene in Rio de Janeiro 1850-1970
  • "A Good Thief is a Dead Thief": Police and Violence in a Century of Favela
  • Discourse and Practice: A Multimodal Approach to Study Favelas
  • Life in the Favela: Identity, Stigma, Struggle and Survival
  • Legitimating Violence: The Paths of Police Brutality Intersect with the Stereotypical Representation of Favelas
  • How Many Voices Echo in the City?
  • Tales of Violence: The Hegemony of Violence in the News about the Favelas
  • Voices from the Favelas: Media Activism in the Pockets of Poverty of the City
  • Mobile Revolution: Raw Footage in the Epicentre of the Fight
  • The Official Voices, The voices of the Favela: Struggles for Plurality
  • Activism for Whom? Is Favela Media Activism Effective in Reaching the General Population Outside the Favelas?

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