Abstract
The assassination of some of the iconic figures of French satirical journalism in the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo was a global media event. The trauma of the Charlie Hebdo affair inspired individual and collective solidarities around the world. This chapter introduces the aim of the volume, namely, a comparative analysis of diverse journalistic conceptualizations of the clash of cultures and mentalities over the central human right of freedom of expression, and the right/rite of respect for religion, which is situated on the outer periphery of the human right of freedom of religion. The chapter also presents the theoretical perspectives within which the comparative analysis of the Charlie Hebdo affair is carried out: journalistic fields and paradigms, editorial independence, cultural and linguistic proximities, and establishmentalities (conceptualizations of the role of religion and the sacred in the life of the state and the public sphere). The chapter also presents the structure of the volume and summaries of its chapters.
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Eko, L. (2019). Introduction: The Charlie Hebdo Affair as a Global “Meta-Media Event”. In: The Charlie Hebdo Affair and Comparative Journalistic Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18079-9_1
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