CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Michalova, Alzbeta |
|---|---|
| Title | FRAMING AFFECT: The Role of Structures of Feeling in News Media Portrayals of pro-Palestinian Protests on American Campuses |
| Summary | In an effort to pave the way in conceptualizing the link between news media and reality, this thesis sets the first stone on this journey by uncovering the structures of feeling underpinning the polarization of the pro-Palestinian protests taking place on American campuses into conservative, liberal, and left-radical factions in news media. To uncover the structures of feeling, I have built a robust analytical framework that merges Frame Analysis with Affect Theory. Enabling for both the structural outlook of a frame as well as the ephemeral fluidity and dynamism of emotions. Data were collected using critical affective ethnography and affective frame analysis as well as comparative analysis were used for interpretation. The analysis uncovered distinct emotional frameworks: The New York Times' measured paternalism, Fox News' fear and anger-driven approach, and Al-Jazeera's focus on community and collective struggle. By gaining a deeper understanding of these emotional structures, we can begin to examine and comprehend how events are emotionally framed in news media and shape our perception of the world. The work carried out in this thesis marks the first step towards a more profound grasp of the relationship between news media and reality. |
| Supervisor | Zentai, Violetta |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/michalova_alzbeta.pdf |
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