Essays about: "Discourse-Historical Approach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Discourse-Historical Approach.

1. 1. The Dutch state’s apology for its role in the slavery past : Dominant discourses and power relations in the seven apology speeches

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Lotte Rinzema; [2023]
   Keywords : Slavery; Political Apology; Historical Injustices; Dutch State; Postcolonialism; Postcolonial Theory; Discourse Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Historical-Discourse Approach;

   Abstract : This study takes a deeper look into the apologies the Dutch state made in 2021 for the role of The Netherlands in the history of slavery. This was done by the presentation of seven speeches by seven members of the Dutch government in the national archives in the European and the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom. READ MORE

3. 2. Policies of Yesterday Cultivating the Fields of Tomorrow : Changes and Continuities in the Ethiopian State’s Conceptualisations of LargeScale Farms, Smallholder Farmers, and the Role of the State within National Development Plans from 1950s to 2010s

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Jim Hagström; [2022]
   Keywords : Long-Term Agricultural Development; Food Regimes; Discourse Analysis; Multiple Temporalities; Ethiopia;

   Abstract : This thesis historicizes the conceptualisations of large-scale farms, smallholder farmers, and the role of the state in the Ethiopian national development plans from 1957 to 2015. It engages with the food regime framework in discussing the role of the state in contemporary agrarian change and places itself within the debate of the corporate food regime. READ MORE

4. 3. 'Linguistic Panic' : Critical Discourse Analysis of the Icelandic Language Policy in Light of the Growing Immigrant Population in Iceland

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Sigurlaug Soffía Friðþjófsdóttir; [2022]
   Keywords : Linguistic homogeneity; multiculturalism; immigrants; national identity; Discourse Historical Approach DHA ; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; Iceland; language purism; language policy; nationalism; migrants;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyse the discourse surrounding the preservation of the Icelandic language in light of the growing immigrant population in Iceland. This is done by analysing and comparing two public language policies through the lens of Critical Discourse Analysis, more specifically Discourse Historical Approach. READ MORE

5. 4. The Manosphere Travels East : Constructing Misogynist Social Identities On a Bulgarian Online Platform

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Jullietta Stoencheva; [2022]
   Keywords : Manosphere; Misogyny; Anti-feminism; Discursive Tropes; Critical Discourse Analysis; Social Identity Theory; Affordances; Bulgaria;

   Abstract : Following a series of terrorist attacks, online communities for men built around misogyny and resistance to feminist values – commonly known as the manosphere – have recently become subject of scholarly attention. In research, the manosphere is usually explored as a phenomenon in the Western world, often described as a backlash movement in countries where gender equality is most progressive. READ MORE

6. 5. Discursive Construction of Chinese Women: Exploring the Multi-perception Discourses of the Reality Show Sisters Who Make Waves 

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Liu Liming; [2021]
   Keywords : Chinese women; reality show; celebrity culture; digital labour; hybrid media system; Discourse-Historical Approach DHA ;

   Abstract : This study explores the discursive construction of Chinese women in the Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves, with a special focus on the discursive shifts and their relevance to the wider discourse of and about Chinese women. The analysis is carried out on two levels: the discursive construction of Chinese women in the said reality show and its recontextualisation across other discourses including in the public sphere and semi-private opinions of Chinese women. READ MORE