Banafsheh Ranji
Om
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. She specifically focuses on the experience of refugees with the introduction programme, and the way immigrants are portrayed in the textual material used for educational purposes in the programme.
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, including 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.
Kompetanseord
Publikasjoner
2023
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Selvik, Kjetil;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2023)
Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states.
International Affairs
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2022)
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts
A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran.
Routledge
Routledge
Vitenskapelig monografi
2021
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2021)
Traces of orientalism in media studies.
Media, Culture and Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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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
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2019
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2019)
The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices.
07 Gruppen
07 Gruppen
Doktorgradsavhandling
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Selvik, Kjetil;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2023)
Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states.
International Affairs
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2021)
Traces of orientalism in media studies.
Media, Culture and Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2020)
Journalistic illusio in a restrictive context: Role conceptions and perceptions of role enactment among Iranian journalists.
Journalism - Theory, Practice & Criticism
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2020)
Shaping news waves and constructing events: Iranian journalists’ use of online platforms as sources of journalistic capital.
New Media & Society
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Bøker
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2022)
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts
A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran.
Routledge
Routledge
Vitenskapelig monografi
Rapport
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2019)
The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices.
07 Gruppen
07 Gruppen
Doktorgradsavhandling