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' everyday life practices 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.
Awards
Hans Majestet Kongens Gullmedalje (the King's Gold Medal) for research in Humanities, University of Oslo, 2020.
Competencies
Publications
2024
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Archetti, Cristina;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2024)
Innvandrersmitte--Immigrant infection: A performance on news, immigration, belonging.
Performing Arts
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Ranji, Banafsheh;
Archetti, Cristina.
(2024)
The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Media, Culture and Society
Academic article
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Archetti, Cristina;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2024)
“I Feel It in My Body, in My Soul, in My Mind”: Journalism, Racist News and Immigrants’ Experience of Belonging.
Journalism Studies
Academic article
2023
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2023)
Social media as resources for journalistic struggle in politically restrictive settings.
Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Selvik, Kjetil;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2023)
Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states.
International Affairs
Academic article
2022
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2022)
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts
A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran.
Routledge
Routledge
Academic monograph
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)
Shaping news waves and constructing events: Iranian journalists’ use of online platforms as sources of journalistic capital.
New Media & Society
Academic article
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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
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
Doctoral dissertation
Journal publications
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Ranji, Banafsheh;
Archetti, Cristina.
(2024)
The details that matter: Racism in Norwegian media during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Media, Culture and Society
Academic article
-
Archetti, Cristina;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2024)
“I Feel It in My Body, in My Soul, in My Mind”: Journalism, Racist News and Immigrants’ Experience of Belonging.
Journalism Studies
Academic article
-
Selvik, Kjetil;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2023)
Messaging Soleimani's killing: the communication vulnerabilities of authoritarian states.
International Affairs
Academic article
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2021)
Traces of orientalism in media studies.
Media, Culture and Society
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
-
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
Artistic productions
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Archetti, Cristina;
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2024)
Innvandrersmitte--Immigrant infection: A performance on news, immigration, belonging.
Performing Arts
Books
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Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2022)
Journalistic Practices in Restrictive Contexts
A Sociological Approach to the Case of Iran.
Routledge
Routledge
Academic monograph
Part of book/report
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2023)
Social media as resources for journalistic struggle in politically restrictive settings.
Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Ranji, Banafsheh.
(2019)
The Art of Journalism in an Uncertain Context: A Study of Iranian Journalistic Practices.
07 Gruppen
07 Gruppen
Doctoral dissertation