Ulrika Holgersson
Docent
A non-hegemonic media event : The funeral of the former Swedish prime minister Karl Staaff in 1915
En icke-hegemonisk mediehändelse : Den svenske före detta statsministern Karl Staaffs begravning 1915
Författare
Redaktör
- Sune Bechmann Pedersen
- Marie Cronqvist
- Ulrika Holgersson
Summary, in Swedish
In this essay the media depictions of the funeral of the former Swedish prime minister Karl Staaff in 1915 are investigated. It shows that, in a pre-democratic state such as early twentieth-century Sweden, media events did not necessarily voice a hegemonic ideology or harmonious sense of community spirit. Rather, mediated public space, even at the commemoration of a former prime minister, could be imbued with political conflict. Drawing on Nick Couldry’s work on media events, I investigate conflicting media narratives, each playing a decisive part in the struggle for or against democracy in Sweden. I ask how the event and its attendees were represented. In what way was Staaff’s funeral politicized?
Avdelning/ar
- Mediehistoria
Publiceringsår
2023-10-25
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
27-49
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Kriterium
Volym
50
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Kriterium / Nordic Academic Press
Ämne
- History
- Media and Communication Studies
Nyckelord
- mediehändelser
- demokrati
- Karl Staaff
- offentliga begravningar
Aktiv
Published
Projekt
- I ljuset av de döda. Konstruktioner av nationella identiteter vid offentliga begravningar i form av mediehändelser i Sverige, 1901-2003
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 2002-2131
- ISBN: 978-91-89361-67-6
- ISBN: 978-91-89361-72-0