|
After Infinite Justice: Australia, the Media and Global TerrorDr Jeff Lewis, Dr Belinda Lewis. It is frequently asked: Has the current government’s adherence to American foreign policy over terrorism and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, exposed Australia to a greater level of terrorist threat? Since terrorism is fundamentally a communicational act, this question can only be answered fully by a more direct investigation of the role of the media in terrorism, political violence and the cultural conditions of threat.
The media is driven by significant semiotic, ideological and financial deficits. The representation of terrorism and political violence is characterized by these underlying deficits and by the ‘language wars’ that define history and culture. Presenters Dr Jeff Lewis
(Australia)
Associate Dean Portfolio of Design and Social Context RMIT University Jeff Lewis researches and teaches in cultural and media studies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He is author of Cultural Studies Sage, 2002). He is currently researching the role of the media in global modes of political violence.
Dr Belinda Lewis
(Australia)
Lecturer School of applied Communication RMIT University Belinda Lewis teaches in health and social - cultural diversity. She has worked as Senior research Fellow for a major research project for the Department of Human Services, Government of Victoria.
Keywords
(Virtual Presentation,
English)
|