Essays about: "media panic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words media panic.
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1. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE
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2. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE
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3. Information Disorder and MIL skills: Conceptions, teaching and learning experiences in Indonesia
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : In today’s increasingly digital society, the rampant creation and spread of misinformation and disinformation poses a critical problem in our lives. As a society, we are suffering heightened panic facing Information Disorder (ID). READ MORE
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4. Negotiating Unwanted Outsider Status- A study of Gang Subculture among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The emergence of the refugee gang subculture has changed its focus from being a regional to a worldwide problem, drawing on the findings of previous studies. Many past studies suggest that the massive influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has not only amplified existing socioeconomic challenges but has also fueled concerns within the host population in Bangladesh regarding organized gang violence. READ MORE
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5. Critical Discourse Analysis of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Videos. : A Study of Popular Videos in Arabic Media.
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : COVID-19 hit the world causing global health, social and political problems. Exceptional misinformation about the pandemic has been circulating through social media and contributed to the public panic and confusion about how to deal with the crisis. READ MORE