Great Escapes from the Past: Memory and Identity in European Transnational Television News
By: Andreas Widholm
Abstract
Over the last couple of decades, Europe has undergone fundamental political transformations that have challenged old stereotypes about the ‘essence’ of the European identity. This article analyses televisual narratives of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, turning the analytical spotlight on two of Europe’s largest news broadcasters: BBC World News and Euronews. The article focuses on how Europe is remembered in the news, but also how references to the past are used to explain what Europe is today and what it might look like in the future.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/2213-0969.2013.jethc037 | Journal eISSN: 2213-0969
Language: English
Page range: 107 - 118
Published on: Jun 30, 2013
Published by: Sound & Vision
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2013 Andreas Widholm, published by Sound & Vision
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