The social representation of immigrants
The Pantanella issue in the pages of La Repubblica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7843685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessika terWal (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-66 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.1996.9976521 |
| OpenAlex | W2087495972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 14 |
The present case study examines the discourse of the leading Italian newspaper La Repubblica on the Pantanella, an irregular settlement of immigrants in a central area of Rome. The article portrays how the discourse helped to build consensus in favour of and justified the eviction of the immigrants from this building and their dispersal by the local authorities on 31 January 1991. The analysis uses the categories of the prejudiced attitude schema (Van Dijk 1987) to examine the social representation of the out‐group in descriptive news discourse, as well as in statements taken from popular and official discourses. In addition, the use of arguments and rhetorical moves contained in the public and political reactions to the issue indicate the need to provide (objective) reasons and to realise strategies of positive self‐presentation in order to present the solution of the eviction as acceptable. It is argued that these various elements of discourse contributed to the definition and management of the ethnic situation. Finally, it is shown how they produce more overt/blatant or more covert/subtle expressions of ethnic prejudice and thus conform in varying degrees to a socially shared norm which prohibits the expression of blatantly prejudiced or racist opinions
Covert · Ethnic group · Eviction · Immigration · Linguistics · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |