Personal Choice or Political Provocation: Examining the Visual Framing and Stereotyping of the Burkini Debate

Brian J. Bowe; Joe Gosen; Shahira Fahmy

doi:10.1177/1077699019826093

Personal Choice or Political Provocation: Examining the Visual Framing and Stereotyping of the Burkini Debate

Brian J. Bowe, Joe Gosen, Shahira Fahmy

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Abstract

The burkini, a modest swimsuit marketed to Muslim women, was at the center of controversy in France when it was banned from the beaches in dozens of cities. This research examines how the three leading international newswires (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images, Associated Press, and Reuters) visually framed this debate and whether they visually stereotyped women wearing the burkini. Using a mixed-method approach, this study unpacks the role of news agency photography in visual representation. The analysis examines four visual frames: Mediated Solidarity, Administrative Response, Symbolic Fashion, and Active Liberation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1076-1098
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Volume	96
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699019826093
State	Published - Dec 1 2019

Keywords

France
Islam
semiotics
visual framing
wire services

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Communication

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