Media Agoras: Islamophobia and Inter/Multimedial Dissensus. Introduction

Abstract

Agora, n.: A public open space where people can assemble,esp.a marketplace, originally in the ancient Greek world; the structures enclosing such a space. Oxford English Dictionary During the last years, different forms of Islamophobia have become common and continue to infiltrate law, politics, and culture. Although the term has moved, as Khaled A. Beydoun rightly points out, from the academic discussions into the realms of social media platforms and headline news of national newspapers (18...