Essays about: "linguistic othering"

Found 5 essays containing the words linguistic othering.

  1. 1. An Illusion of Care? : A Critical Study of the Rhetoric Used by Volunteer Tourism Organizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Forsmoo; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the rhetoric of the volunteer tourism organization Volontärresor in regards to how it contributes to a normalizing discourse around global inequality. Given that rhetoric affects people’s perceptions of matters, and by extension their behaviors, the choice of words becomes political. READ MORE

  3. 2. Protecting ‘our’ values: A study of the construction of a Muslim ‘other’ and the European ‘self’ in the European Parliament

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Linnea Maria Svens; [2017]
    Keywords : European Parliament; othering; identity constructionism; European identity; Muslim; political ideology; thematic analysis; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : While the EU stipulates their motto to be ‘Unity in diversity’ claiming itself to be enriched by cultural and linguistic diversity, the discourse on Muslims is, however, more often than not, one of Muslims and Europe rather than European Muslims. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate if and how this discourse is constructed and maintained by the Members of the European Parliament while simultaneously investigating how ideological affiliation matters in identity construction. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hodný, zlý a ošklivý (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) : The representation of three minority groups in printed media discourse from the Czech Republic

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Slaviska språk

    Author : Irene Elmerot; [2017]
    Keywords : corpus analysis; linguistic othering; media discourse; collocations in Czech; stereotypes; frequency analysis; korpusundersökning; språklig andrafiering; mediadiskurs; tjeckiska kollokationer; stereotyper; frekvensundersökning;

    Abstract : Syftet med detta arbete är att göra en kvantitativ, korpusbaserad undersökning av den språkliga andrafieringen av tre minoritetsgrupper: romer, vietnameser och ukrainare, i den tjeckiska mediadiskursen under 15 år, samt att få ett omfattande, representativt resultat genom att jämföra neutrala, positiva och negativa adjektiv som står intill sökorden. Till teoretisk grund ligger hur språket hjälper till att bygga och förstärka maktstrukturer samt hur korpussökningar efter kollokationer och närliggande ord kan tydliggöra en språklig andrafiering. READ MORE

  5. 4. Desirability, Values and Ideology in CNN Travel -- Discourse Analysis on Travel Stories

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Emmi Laine; [2013]
    Keywords : CNN Travel; travel journalism; online journalism; qualitative discourse analysis; Norman Fairclough´s model of evaluation; representation; values; ideology; power; Antonio Grasmci; hegemony; Michel Foucault; the regime of truth; consumerism; John Urry; the tourist gaze; Edward Said; othering.;

    Abstract : Title: Values, Desirability and Ideology in CNN Travel -- a Discourse Analysis on Travel Stories Author: Emmi Laine Course: Journalistikvetenskap, Kandidatkurs, H13 J Kand (Bachelor of Journalism, Fall 2013), JMK, Stockholm University, Sweden Aim: The aim is to examine which values and ideologies CNN Travel fulfills in their stories. Method: Qualitative discourse analysis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cultural Identity as a Discursive Product : Multiple Voices Towards Discursive Construction of Lazi Identity

    University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Nazlı Avdan; [2011]
    Keywords : Cultural memory; identity building; heteroglosia; responsive reactions; discourse analysis; othering;

    Abstract : Ethno-linguistic diversities and the rights to enjoy and maintain indigenous languages and identities has been a central issue in the socio-political agenda of Turkey since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey. The Lazi have taken their part in the discussions concerning minority rights through the discourses of a group of Lazi activists since the early 1990s. READ MORE