Mass media and the genocide of the Armenians : one hundred years of uncertain representation /

The role of the mass media in genocide is multifaceted, with respect to the disclosure and flow of information. In fact, the mass media provides both explanations and interpretations of events to the public in potentially controversial ways. From this perspective, the Armenian genocide, the first of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Chabot, Joceline, Godin, Richard, 1957-, Kappler, Stefanie, Kasparian, Sylvia
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Series:	Palgrave studies in the history of genocide.
Subjects:	Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 > Press coverage. Armenian massacres, 1915-1923 > Public opinion. Armenian massacres, 1915-1923 > Anniversaries, etc. Genocide > Press coverage > History > 20th century. Mass media > Political aspects > History > 20th century. Press and politics > History > 20th century. Public opinion > History > 20th century. Collective memory > Political aspects > History > 20th century. Responsibility > Political aspects > History > 20th century. Denial (Psychology) > Political aspects > History > 20th century. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. HISTORY / Holocaust. HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Representations of the Armenian Genocide in the Mass Media / Joceline Chabot, Richard Godin, Stefanie Kappler, Sylvia Kasparian
1. Genocide and the Arts Creativity, Morality and the Representation of Traumatic Experience / Adam Muller
2. Ravished Armenia (1919) : Bearing Witness in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction : Some Thoughts on a Film-Ordeal / Se??vane Garibian
3. A Christian Harem : Ravished Armenia and the Representation of the Armenian Woman in the International Press / Benedetta Guerzoni
4. From Silence to Re-Remembrance : The Response of German Media to Massacres and Genocide Against the Ottoman Armenians / Tessa Hofmann
5. The Condition of the Armenian Refugees and Orphans According to the Report of the Periodical "Armyanskiy Vestnik" / Louisine Abrahamyan
6. The Polish Press and Armenian Genocide from 1895 to 1920 / Dominika Maria Macios
7. The 1915 Genocide in the Post-War Ottoman Press and in Parliamentary Records (1918-1919) / Sait Çetinoğlu, Suzan Meryem, Rosita AlJadeeah
8. Extreme Violence and Massacres During the Great War : A Comparative Study of the Armenian Genocide and German Atrocities in the Canadian Press (1914-1919) / Joceline Chabot, Richard Godin, Sylvia Kasparian
9. A Case of Jewish Coverage of the Armenian Genocide in the United States : Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, "Champion of any Wronged People" / Claire Mouradian
Epilogue / Joceline Chabot, Richard Godin, Stefanie Kappler, Sylvia Kasparian.