Essays about: "Contemporary News"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words Contemporary News.

  1. 1. Aato: A flickering light on the external construction of Sámi.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Patrick Wachtelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Social construction; CDA; Sami; Repatriation;

    Abstract : The first part of this study examines how Sámi as a social construction was shaped by the outside world from 98 CE to the mid-19th century. Ancient texts, medieval letters and literature that indicate change in discourse are used as primary sources in a historico-critical analysis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Making the Old New Again : A Corpus Analysis of Semantic Change in Contemporary American English Slang

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Matthew Gallaher; [2023]
    Keywords : semantics; semantic change; corpus studies; corpus linguistics; slang; collocates; context analysis;

    Abstract : This study used a combination of historical and contemporary corpora to investigate semantic change within the contemporary American English slang words swag, flex, and swole. This study involved two parts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rainbow Flags and Rubber Bullets : A Framing Analysis of LGBTI+ and Pride in Contemporary Turkey

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Sjöstrand; [2023]
    Keywords : LGBTI ; Turkey; framing analysis; pride; media portrayal; Hurriyet Daily News; Daily Sabah;

    Abstract : The LGBTI+ community in Turkey are regularly subjected to discrimination, threats andviolence. This study aims to analyze how two Turkish newspapers cover LGBTI+ in Turkey,with a time frame of the last ten years and a sub-focus on the ban of Istanbul pride in 2015. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender-neutrality in Written Discourse : A newspaper-based diachronic comparisonstudy of gender-neutral vocabulary

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Yuchen Zeng; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-neutral vocabulary; Diachronic; Gender Asymmetry; Sexist language; Gender- inclusive Language.;

    Abstract : This paper investigated the use of sexist language in English vocabulary by examininggender asymmetry and sexism in contemporary written discourse. The traditional sexistlanguage often reinforces gender stereotypes and inequalities. In English, the masculineterms are considered the unmarked form (the norm) while the feminine terms are marked. READ MORE

  6. 5. Music journalism as a hybrid field between politics and culture : Kerrang! and NME's challenging and reinforcement of gender inequality, imbalance, and women's marginalization in 2019-2023

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Vladimir Gospodinov; [2023]
    Keywords : cultural journalism; discourse analysis; gender inequality; music journalism; intersectionality;

    Abstract : This paper discusses the incorporation of socio-political themes in music and music journalism, focusing on the issues of gender inequality, imbalance, and women's marginalization. It investigates how two UK-based media with a transnational audience focus, Kerrang! and New Musical Express (NME), challenge or reinforce gender inequality-related themes in their publications in 2019-2023. READ MORE