Essays about: "Alt-Right"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word Alt-Right.
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1. Turning Audiences into Activists: A Qualitative Case Study of PragerU and Moral Foundations Theory
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : YouTube plays a significant role in the right wing media ecosystem, especially as an alternative source for news and information beyond traditional media outlets. PragerU is a far right YouTube channel with over 3 million subscribers and 1. READ MORE
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2. The Alt-Right and Agenda Setting Theory : A study of online news outlets and magazines
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The Alt-Right is a movement that became very mainstream and this article’s research is about how often the Alt-Right movement has been mentioned in online news articles and magazines. Previous articles have researched how the Alt-Right has spread its presence on online forums and social media pages, what is written on these online forums where the Alt-Right has a presence and what their main ideas and ideology is. READ MORE
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3. Pandemic Politics As A Holocaust 2.0? : The Perception Of The Holocaust In Telegram-Communications Of German Covid-Protesters
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : Embedding itself in the larger discussion on protests against measures taken by governments all over the world to mitigate the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, this work concerns itself with the role of the Holocaust in narratives found in prominent Telegram channels and chat groups of German covid-protests. Building on the existing body of research, it uses the theoretical framework of New Social Movement (NSM) theory to categorise the protests in Germany. READ MORE
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4. "No Left, No Right - Only the Game" : A Netnographic Study of the Online Community r/KotakuInAction
University essay fromAbstract : This thesis examines how 'othering' discourse can be used to construct and negotiate boundaries and shape collective identities within online spaces. Through a mixed-method approach of thematic analysis and a netnographic study, and by drawing on theoretical concepts of online othering and identity formation, this thesis explores how the Gamergate community r/KotakuInAction can be understood in relation to Gamergate, the Alt-Right and society at large. READ MORE
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5. Perceptions of Women in the Far-Right : A Comparative Ideology Analysis of Far-Right Perceptions of Women.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This bachelor’s thesis aspires to contribute to the field of research concerning women and far-right extremism. Scholars have during recent years called attention to the surge of far-right extremism and female participation in jihadi terrorism. However, when these fields of research meet, various knowledge gaps are distinguishable. READ MORE