Essays about: "topoi"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word topoi.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Rhetorical questions as enthymetatic arguments - An interactional approach

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Denis Ioussef; [2020-10-01]
   Keywords : rhetorical questions; enthymemes; interaction;

   Abstract : Purpose: Presenting an exploratory study of rhetorical questions from an interactional perspective. Theory: Rhetorical questions are analyzed in the framework of dialogical reasoning using the notions of enthymemes and topoi. Method: A corpus study was carried out using an existing corpus of dialogues discussing a moral dilemma. READ MORE

4. 3. Bolsonaro and Social Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Brazilian President’s Populist Communication on Twitter

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Yago Matheus da Silva; [2020]
   Keywords : Populism; Social Media; Twitter; Bolsonaro; Discourse-Historical Approach DHA ;

   Abstract : The present study explores Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s online communication on the microblogging platform Twitter. The study aims to present the populist characteristics embedded in the president’s tweets, as well as the strategies he uses in his communication on the social media platform. READ MORE

5. 4. Constructions of a Networked Library : A Document Analysis of the Proposal for a National Strategy of Libraries and its Reception across the Swedish Library Sector

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Cia Gustrén; [2020]
   Keywords : discursive strategies; document analysis; networked library; topoi;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns itself with the notion of a networked or cooperating library and the discursive means by which it is constructed in documents related to the formation of a national strategy of libraries in Sweden. I study the draft as presented by the national library, Kungliga Biblioteket (KB), in early 2018, the comments and advice submitted by different parts of the library sector during the fall of 2018 as well as the final proposition handed over to the Minister of Culture in March 2019. READ MORE

6. 5. CDA analysis of Jerusalem Conflict in BBC and AJE

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Yasmin Aldadah; [2018]
   Keywords : Israeli-Palestinian conflict; media bias; BBCWN; AJE; US; Trump; Jerusalem; CDA; DHA; media representation; conflict reporting; ideologies; text analysis;

   Abstract : This research aims at finding how BBC and AJE media represented the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The study examines the news website, which reported the recent escalation of Jerusalem conflict in December 2017, where US President Trump have recognized Jerusalem as Israeli capital, and declared to move the US embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. READ MORE