News as performance: To which extent the Russian-Chinese pipeline’s threat to the sacred Ukok plateau objectively presented in media?
(2015) SIMV27 20151Media and Communication Studies
Master of Science in Development Studies
Graduate School
- Abstract
- This research has been inspired by my interest in theater. I decided to explore the connection between the disciplines of media studies and anthropology of performance through the particular case study. The case is the Russian-Chinese pipeline construction through the sacred Ukok plateau in Altai. It threatens the environmental and cultural uniqueness of this area and small indigenous population of Telengits. This work investigates why it is possible to apply the performance studies approach to the news analysis. It specifies how the theatrical elements manifest in news presentation. For example, the visuals can become analogous to the stage settings. The approaches for this research are mainly the critical discourse analysis, Erving... (More)
- This research has been inspired by my interest in theater. I decided to explore the connection between the disciplines of media studies and anthropology of performance through the particular case study. The case is the Russian-Chinese pipeline construction through the sacred Ukok plateau in Altai. It threatens the environmental and cultural uniqueness of this area and small indigenous population of Telengits. This work investigates why it is possible to apply the performance studies approach to the news analysis. It specifies how the theatrical elements manifest in news presentation. For example, the visuals can become analogous to the stage settings. The approaches for this research are mainly the critical discourse analysis, Erving Goffman’s frameworks and performance studies, and the social construction of reality through performance studied by such anthropologists as Victor Turner. (Less)
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- author
- Kussalina, Aigerim LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMV27 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Ukok Plateau, Media, discourse analysis, performance studies, Russian-Chinese pipeline, Telengits
- language
- English
- id
- 7868750
- date added to LUP
- 2015-09-22 14:47:25
- date last changed
- 2015-09-29 16:09:55
@misc{7868750, abstract = {{This research has been inspired by my interest in theater. I decided to explore the connection between the disciplines of media studies and anthropology of performance through the particular case study. The case is the Russian-Chinese pipeline construction through the sacred Ukok plateau in Altai. It threatens the environmental and cultural uniqueness of this area and small indigenous population of Telengits. This work investigates why it is possible to apply the performance studies approach to the news analysis. It specifies how the theatrical elements manifest in news presentation. For example, the visuals can become analogous to the stage settings. The approaches for this research are mainly the critical discourse analysis, Erving Goffman’s frameworks and performance studies, and the social construction of reality through performance studied by such anthropologists as Victor Turner.}}, author = {{Kussalina, Aigerim}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{News as performance: To which extent the Russian-Chinese pipeline’s threat to the sacred Ukok plateau objectively presented in media?}}, year = {{2015}}, }