Essays about: "Public Discourse Analysis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 469 essays containing the words Public Discourse Analysis.

  1. 21. Violence at the border: Exploring portrayals of violence in news articles reporting the border conflicts between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Susanna Mäkelä; [2023]
    Keywords : Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; border conflict; slow violence; news media;

    Abstract : Using Nixon’s (2011) conceptualisation of slow violence, this study explores how violence is portrayed in English-language news articles reporting the Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflicts in April 2021 and September 2022. This study aims to discover the ways in which violence is communicated to English-speaking audiences, and, in a larger context, it contributes to the understanding of violence produced in border conflicts. READ MORE

  3. 22. Horrific images in East and West : A qualitative and comparative analysis of the visual representation of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees in three Swedish news outlets

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Linda Agurell Swedmark; [2023]
    Keywords : Photojournalism; qualitative visual analysis; otherness; visibility; visualities; immigration discourse; Syria; Ukraine; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis compares the visual representation of Syrian refugees during the 2015 refugee crisis and Ukrainian refugees during the Russian invasion 2022 in news outlets Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dabladet and Aftonbladet. The aim of the study is thus to investigate how ethnic groups are framed in a photojournalistic setting. READ MORE

  4. 23. Antigender in 280 characters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sofia Cognini; [2023]
    Keywords : Antigender; Nethnography; Twitter; Meloni; Salvini; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past years, antigenderism has become a growing coalition that has moved from being a monopoly of the Vatican to being picked up by Catholic associations and politicians, quickly reaching the general public. The word “gender” has become an empty signifier to attack queer and feminist agendas, sexual and reproductive rights but also gender studies scholars and courses. READ MORE

  5. 24. Media Representations of Feminist Protests in Brazil : Analysing Journalistic Discourses and the Challenges of Social Movements

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bruna Duarte; [2023]
    Keywords : Media representation; feminist movement; critical discourse analysis; Latin American feminism; Brazilian media;

    Abstract : Public policies are often driven by a combination of factors, such as the elected government's political profile and the public opinion and pressure.  Media plays a vital role in documenting and educating public opinion on relevant issues, and that is not different for the feminist and LGBTQIA+ demands. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE