Full Description
This book offers the first systematic account in English of the Spanish mass press coverage of 'jihadist terrorist' attacks in contemporary Spain.
Drawing upon a critical analysis of the 'Spanish Transition to Democracy' (1975-82) and 'War on Terror' narratives, it examines the ideology underlying the metaphors used in the Spanish mainstream press coverage of the terrorist attacks in Madrid (2004) and Barcelona (2017). The book shows how these metaphors were systematically deployed for propagandistic purposes that sought to 'manufacture the consent' of the Spanish population while obstructing public deliberation apropos the attacks, strengthening Spanish 'democracy' by defining it in opposition to 'jihadist terrorism.'
This book will be of interest to students of Critical Terrorism Studies, Spanish Politics, Media Studies, and Security Studies.
Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Contents
1 Introduction: Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Chapters Part I Contextualisation 2 Spanish 'Terrorism' since the 'Transition to Democracy' Part II Critical Metaphor Analysis 3 The 2004 Madrid Attacks: The Bombings, the Perpetrators, and the 'Victims' 4 The 2004 Madrid Attacks: Reactions, Demonstrations, 'Elections,' and the 'Constitution' 5 The 2017 Barcelona Attacks: The Hit and Run, the Perpetrators, and the 'Victims' 6 The 2017 Barcelona Attacks: Reactions, Mourning, Spanish 'Democracy,' and Catalan Independence 7 Conclusion: Main Findings and Future Avenues for Research
