Banafsheh Ranji
About
Banafsheh Ranji is a postdoctoral research fellow in sociology. She studies the socialization of refugees in Norway. The project focuses on how refugees are influenced by the messages they receive about refugees from institutions (for example, educational), the media, politicians, and the public(s), and how these messages impact their self-image, self-expectations, and life choices.
In addition to her interest in the field of everyday life experiences of minority communities (e.g., immigrants and refugees), she has extensively worked on the sociology of media, and sociology of journalism, with a particular focus on politically restrictive contexts. She is the author of the book Journalistic Practices in restrictive Contexts: A sociological Approach to the Case of Iran (Routledge, 2022).
She is also working on the project "Media representations of immigrants and their impact on integration", where she studies the coverage of immigrants by Norwegian media during the Covid pandemic, and how the coverage has influenced immigrants' everyday life experiences.
Academic interests
- Sociology of media
- Cultural studies, inclduing everyday forms of resistance, every life experience of minorities
- Journalism
- Social media and alternative media
- Qualitative research methods: ethnography, interviews, content analysis, discourse analysis, grounded theory
Awards
Hans Majestet Kongens Gullmedalje (the King's Gold Medal) for research in Humanities, University of Oslo, 2020.
Publications
2022
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2022)
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran.
Routledge. 2022. ISBN 9781032140131.
Scientific monography
2021
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2021)
Traces of orientalism in media studies.
Media, Culture and Society.
Academic article
2020
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2020)
Journalistic illusio in a restrictive context: Role conceptions and perceptions of role enactment among Iranian journalists.
Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism.
Academic article
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2020)
Shaping news waves and constructing events: Iranian journalists’ use of online platforms as sources of journalistic capital.
New Media & Society.
Academic article
2019
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2019)
The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices.
2019.
PhD thesis
Scientific articles
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2021)
Traces of orientalism in media studies.
Media, Culture and Society.
Academic article
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2020)
Journalistic illusio in a restrictive context: Role conceptions and perceptions of role enactment among Iranian journalists.
Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism.
Academic article
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2020)
Shaping news waves and constructing events: Iranian journalists’ use of online platforms as sources of journalistic capital.
New Media & Society.
Academic article
Books
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2022)
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran.
Routledge. 2022. ISBN 9781032140131.
Scientific monography
Report
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2019)
The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices.
2019.
PhD thesis