Insecurity and the media in its labyrinth: a look from Latin America

Authors

  • Violeta Dikenstein Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Universidad Nacional de San Martín/ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/16696581e032

Keywords:

insecurity, media, perceptions, fear of crime.

Abstract

The following work is a review about the recently published compilation by Brenda Focás and Omar Rincón, entitled (In)seguridad, medios y miedos: una mirada desde las experiencias y las prácticas cotidianas en América Latina. The description and analysis of the articles that compose the book is carried out according to two analytical axes: the works that focus on the media constructions about crime, and those that consider the reception and the role of criminal news in the configuration of perceptions of insecurity. The review concludes with a reflection on the contributions and future clues of inquiry that enables the work.

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Author Biography

Violeta Dikenstein, Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Universidad Nacional de San Martín/ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Licenciada en Sociolgía. Becaria doctoral CONICET-UNSAM. Doctoranda en Sociología en el Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales. Sus temas de indagación versan en torno a la inseguridad como problema público y su dimensión cotidiana.

References

Focás, B. y Rincón, O. (editores). (2016). (In)seguridad, medios y miedos: una mirada desde las experiencias y las prácticas cotidianas en América Latina. Bogotá: Ediciones ICESI y FES comunicación.

Farrall, S.; Jackson, J. y Gray, E. (2007). Theorising the Fear of Crime: The Cultural and Social Significance of Insecurities about Crime. Experience & Expression in the Fear of Crime Working Paper, 5.

Hale, Ch. (1996). Fear of crime: a review of the literature. International Revieu of Victimology, 4(2).

Published

2018-01-19

How to Cite

Dikenstein, V. (2018). Insecurity and the media in its labyrinth: a look from Latin America. Question/Cuestión, 1(57), e032. https://doi.org/10.24215/16696581e032