Managing super-diversity on television: the representation of ethnic minorities in Flemish non-fiction programmes

Abstract: This study examines and evaluates the representation of ethnocultural diversity in non-fiction TV programmes broadcasted by the Flemish (Belgian Dutch-speaking) public service broadcaster VRT in the 2016-2017 TV season. A qualitative content analysis of a sample comprising 36 clips and episodes of 14 non-fiction programmes was supplemented by four focus group interviews with a total of 12 participants belonging to different ethnocultural minorities. The findings suggest that despite several measures undertaken by the VRT, the representation of ethnocultural minorities is still unbalanced and biased in at least three ways: first, in presenting minorities as homogeneous groups rather than highlighting intragroup differences; second, in "typecasting" people with a migration background thematically, i.e., for items on topics and issues related to their ethnocultural identity; and, third, in portraying and approaching minorities from a dominant group perspective. The article ends with t

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Media and Communication ; 7 (2019) 1 ; 13-21

Klassifikation
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2019
Urheber
Dhoest, Alexander
Paulussen, Steve
Panis, Koen

DOI
10.17645/mac.v7i1.1614
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019052714553237180172
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Letzte Aktualisierung
14.08.2025, 11:00 MESZ

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Beteiligte

  • Dhoest, Alexander
  • Paulussen, Steve
  • Panis, Koen

Entstanden

  • 2019

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