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The Emergence and Persistence of Racialised Stereotypes on Dutch Television: Tracing the History of Representation of Muslim Immigrants along the Archival Grain Cover

The Emergence and Persistence of Racialised Stereotypes on Dutch Television: Tracing the History of Representation of Muslim Immigrants along the Archival Grain

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|Dec 2021

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Figure 1

Still from the titles of Hier en Daar een Marokkaan (Here and There a Moroccan) (RKK, 29-12-1970) and from an infomercial to promote understanding for foreigners (Postbus 51, RVD, 01-01-1975).

Figure 2

A selection from stills from Journaal (NOS, 01-01-1968) (a), Zienswijze (NOS, 23-11-1969) (b), Van Gewest tot Gewest (NOS, 06-11-1974) (c, d) and Journaal (NOS, 17-10-1974).

Figure 3

A selection of stills from Attentie (NCRV, 11-02-1966) (a, b, c, d), Journaal (NOS, 01-01-1968) (e), and Televizier (AVRO, 25-03-1965) (f).

Figure 4

Descriptions of stock shots from Kenmerk (IKOR, 16-01-1967) (“A praying Muslim” and “Ext. Mobarak mosque in The Hague”) and ‘T Zand (RKK, 14-06-1979) (“prayers at home,” “communal prayer” and “praying Muslims”).

Figure 5

Stills from the titles of the programmes Een Beetje Anders Hier en Daar (KRO, 25-10-1982) and Medelanders Nederlanders (KRO, 05-09-1981).

Figure 6

A selection of stills from Televizier (AVRO, 07-03-1986) (a), Tijdsein (EO, 23-11-1988) (b), Kenmerk (IKON, 13-02-1989) (c, d, e), Achter het Nieuws, (KRO, 19-03-1989) (f), and Brandpunt (KRO, 04-07-1983) (g, h)

Figure 7

Stills from Brandpunt (KRO, 04-07-1983)

Figure 8

A selection of safari tropes from Tijdsein (EO, 23-11-1988), that revolved around the dangers of Islamic fundamentalism.

Figure 9

Examples of description of stock shots in a. Televizier (AVRO, 07-03-1986) (besides “div. shots of praying Muslims” and “ext. and int. mosque,” the description mentions “div. shots of Muslims on the market) and b. De Islam (STV, 11-11-1987) (“market in the Netherlands with a lot of ethnic minorities”).

Figure 10

Examples of safari tropes from: Twee Vandaag (25-05-1998) (a-c), Impact (VARA, 19-03-1991) (e), and Achter het Nieuws (VARA, 28-01-1992).

Figure 11

Stills from Tijdsein (23-10-1996) about the failed integration of Muslims (a, e), Hier en Nu (13-03-1995) (b, c, f) and Achter het Nieuws (28-01-1992) about the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

Figure 12

Examples of description of stock shots in a. Netwerk (AVRO, 13-02-1997) (besides “praying and reading man in mosque”, the description mentions “div. street shots with allochtonen and women with headscarves”), b. Nieuwe Buren (AVRO, 10-03-1994) (besides “diverse shots of a mosque with praying people,” the description mentions: “shopping Muslim women”), c. Journaal (NOS, 12-02-1992) (“street shots with ethnic minorities and women with headscarves”), d. Tijdcodes (16-01-1992) (“street shots with Muslims”) and e. Jeugdjournaal (NOS, 13-03-1992) (“with nice shots of praying Muslims in a mosque and girls with headscarves in class”).

Figure 13

Stills from De Grote Integratieshow (The Great Integration Show) (BNN, 2002) and from Netwerk (KRO, 23-09-1002) about failed integration.

Figure 14

Stills from Reporter (KRO, 04-02-2007) about Islamic fundamentalism (a, b, c), EenVandaag (TROS, 08-02-2008) about failed integration (d, e) and Netwerk (EO, 06-05-2002) about Islamic extremism (f).

Figure 15

Stills from TweeVandaag (EO, 03-02-2002) about women wearing “burqa”

Figure 16

Examples of description of stock shots in a. Netwerk (09-12-2002) (the description of this item about Muslim terrorism mentions “ext. mosque in Almere and “praying Muslims in a mosque in Almere”), b. Netwerk (29-06-2009) (“veiled Muslim women shopping on the market”), c. Twee Vandaag (29-09-2008) (“praying Muslims” and “woman with niqab (only eyes uncovered) in the street”) and d. De Donderdag Documentaire (IKON, 01-12-2005) (“young Dutch Muslim woman with niqab at the table with blond parents”).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.268 | Journal eISSN: 2213-0969
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 142
Published on: Dec 1, 2021
Published by: Sound & Vision
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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