Essays about: "topos"

Found 4 essays containing the word topos.

1. 1. When Hungary and Poland Spoke the Language of Securitization Perfectly

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hala Mhafal; [2023]
   Keywords : Hungary; Poland; securitization theory; refugees’ crisis; EU policies; Euroskepticism; politicians’ discourses; critical discourse analysis; topos tool; anti-refugees’ policies; EU refugees relocation scheme.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The dissertation explores the refugees and EU securitization processes pursued by Hungary and Poland during the period of refugees’ crisis. The securitization theory is used along with CDA and topos tool to analyse the politicians’ speeches and statements, the joint reports of the two countries, besides Orbán’s national consultations. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. The Representation of Immigrants A Critical Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech in the Presidential Campaign of 2016

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Banan Bara; [2020]
   Keywords : Critical Discourse analysis; Political Discourse; Ideological Discourse;

   Abstract : CDA is a multi-disciplinary approach to discourse which study the relationship between discourse, power and ideology. This makes the application of it on political discourse very suitable since it can be applied to analyse the specific structures of language and ideologies used by politicians to influence the recipient’s mind and hence their actions. READ MORE

5. 4. An attempt in theorizing the urban design competition through the means of rhetoric

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Lisa Ganestam; [2014]
   Keywords : Urban design; architectural competition; rhetoric; Aristotle; action-oriented humanistic theory; three modes of persuasion; topos; interpretation; presentation skills; Europan 11;

   Abstract : This thesis explores urban design competitions, the rhetoric of it and the underlying processes that control the direction, development and result of the same. The intention is to investigate those motivations and motifs that lies behind the architectural competition process, how the competition process may take place, what actors are involved and if there more to the outcome of a competition than merely the design aspects. READ MORE