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Jack Black
Jack
Black
It isn't easy being a fading post-imperial power : British and Commonwealth national newspaper constructions of Britain during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee and London Olympic Games
Loughborough University
2015
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Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
2015-11-20 15:18:17
Thesis
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/It_isn_t_easy_being_a_fading_post-imperial_power_British_and_Commonwealth_national_newspaper_constructions_of_Britain_during_the_2012_Diamond_Jubilee_and_London_Olympic_Games/9607973
This thesis explores the construction, framing and representation of Britain and
British identity in British and Commonwealth national newspaper coverage of the
2012 Diamond Jubilee and London Olympic Games. Specifically, national
newspapers from Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales were examined using a qualitative thematic content analysis.
From this sample it is argued that when viewed as part of a long-term process, the
relationship between Britain’s national and imperial histories can be used to explore
contemporary media discourses on Britain and British identity. [Continues.]