Essays about: "discourse theory Laclau and Mouffe"

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1. 1. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

   Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

3. 2. BASED, REDPILLED, AND FPBP. Examining identification through discursive/affective practices on 4chan/pol/

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Henrik Bergius; [2022-02-08]
   Keywords : Affect; Discourse; 4chan; Fascism; Radicalization; Disciplining; Online political space;

   Abstract : In a political landscape increasingly more influenced by far-right populism, the potential for political projects aiming to expand democracy is challenged. With the internet becoming an important arena for political discussion, this begs the question of how online spaces function as politically radicalizing. READ MORE

4. 3. No longer red, but a rainbow-coloured plague: the influence of ontological insecurities on the anti-gender discourse in Poland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Kinga Baranowska; [2022]
   Keywords : anti-genderism chosen trauma discourse gender ideology gendered nationalism ontological security; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In recent years anti-genderism has increased in popularity, as the populist parties, illiberal governments and conservative groups have begun to implement the discourse into their politics. The discourse can function as a symbolic glue, political tool as well as part of the religious narrative. READ MORE

5. 4. "Literally giving the main character vibes" – Examining Emotional Capital and Parasocial Relationships on YouTube

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Marta Kruhlinskaya; [2022]
   Keywords : emotional capital; parasocial relationships; mediated relationships; social media; YouTube; discourse theory; DTA; digital media; online communication; virtual sociality; emotionality;

   Abstract : In an ever-evolving social media landscape, online communication has become more prone to the revelation of our affective states. In this study, I investigate how iterations of emotional capital, an extension of Pierre Bourdieu’s four forms of capital, shape social interaction in mediated relationships on YouTube, a platform that fosters a participatory culture. READ MORE

6. 5. Myth and Othering in EU Enlargement Discourse : The Case of Kosovo’s European Integration

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Ejner Pedersen Trenter; [2022]
   Keywords : Political myth; liminality; discourse analysis; Kosovo; EU enlargement; Europeanness;

   Abstract : This paper argues that the EU’s enlargement discourse can be understood as a form of political myth wherein a subject must align itself with an fantasmatic ideal type ofEuropean state. It works through positing a past from which the subject must advance, and a mythical horizon towards which the subject strives. READ MORE