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Voices from the Favelas: Media Activism and Counter-Narratives from Below
New York; London: Rowman & Littlefield (2021), xiv, 184 pp.
"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, discussing
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Late Capitalism, Urbanisation, and Cultures of Economic “survivalism” in the BBC’s 'Welcome to Lagos'
Africa Spectrum, volume 52, issue 1 (2017), pp. 101-113
"This article examines the depiction of three impoverished Lagosian slums in the controversial British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary, Welcome to Lagos, which highlights the negative impacts of globalised capitalism on urban culture in Nigeria’s commercial centre and biggest city. In r
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Slums on Screen: World Cinema and the Planet of Slums
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2016), ix, 283 pp.
"Combining approaches from the social sciences and the humanities, the book provides an interdisciplinary perspective while outlining a transnational history of films that either document or fictionalise the favelas, shantytowns, Elendsviertel, gecekondu, barrios populares or chawls of our diverse '
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When the Marginalized Enter the National Spotlight: The Framing of Brazilian Favelas and Favelados
Global Media and Communication, volume 11, issue 1 (2015), pp. 61-80
"How are marginalized peoples and places framed in their dominant national media? Framing theory applied through a comparative narrative analysis of 313 news articles, 291 photos and 1051 telenovela scenes allowed Brazilian media representations of a marginalized people, favelados, and marginalized,
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Slum Discourse, Media Representations and Maisha Mtaani in Kibera, Kenya
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 1 (2014), pp. 92-108
"This article examines the discourse surrounding Kibera, a highly populated low-income community in Nairobi, Kenya. Based on 11 months of fieldwork and interviews with 56 Kibera residents, this article discusses the disconnect between the lives experienced by residents and the hyperbolic and essenti
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Visual Communication: Urban Representations in Latin America = Comunicación visual: Representaciones urbanas en América Latina
Porto Alegre: editoraplus (2008), 401 pp.
Mídia e violência urbana no Brasil
Brasília; Rio de Janeiro: UNESCO;Viva Rio (2007), 92 pp.
Kabul, Teheran 1979ff: Filmlandschaften, Städte unter Stress und Migration
Berlin: b_books (2006), 395 pp.
"1979: Im Iran wird der Schah gestürzt, die islamische Republik entsteht; parallel eskaliert mit dem sowjetischen Einmarsch der Bürgerkrieg in Afghanistan. Bilder über Afghanistan waren seither zumeist Bilder der Zerstörung. Diesen Außenansichten setzt ›Kabul/ Teheran 1979 ff‹ Perspektiven
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Fostering Sustainable Cities: The Role of Environmental Education and Communication. A GreenCOM Discussion Paper
USAID, GreenCOM (1997), 36 pp.
Narrating the Crisis: Hegemony and the South African Press
Johannesburg: Richard Lyon & Co. (1987), 258 pp.
