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1. The Emergence of Italian Antiracist Social Media Accounts on Instagram : A Critical Discourse Analysis Through Counter-storytelling
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This Degree Project presents the antiracist practices in the Italian social media scenario, and specifically on Instagram to create new contributions on the literature of antiracism and social media, serving as a framework to identifying racist behaviours and discourse. The strategies and tools of antiracist practice are used for the analysis, in addition to critical race theory and critical discourse analysis for the methodology. READ MORE
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2. Examining Sinophobia and Racialization at the Nexus of News Satire and Public Engagement : The Case of Swedish Television SVT’s Svenska Nyheter News Satire of China in 2018
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This thesis aims to understand Sinophobia in the context of post-racial, anti-racist and color-blind Sweden, specifically concerning news representations of China and racial caricatures of Chinese and other East-Asians through “Gook humor”. Sinophobia is examined through race humor and public engagement with satirical race representations using the controversial case of news satire of China produced by Swedish public television SVT in 2018. READ MORE
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3. Sexy 16-Year-Old Baby-Eater: Gendered, Sexualized, and Racialized Discourses in Exalted, Second Edition
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : Previous research finds roleplaying games, as well as the wider spectrum of geek culture that they exist within, to be defined by discourses favoring a white, heterosexual, cis-male viewpoint, drawing up and reproducing stereotypes and tropes that are inherently misogynist, homophobic, and racist. Heretofore, research into discourses of gender, sexuality, and race in roleplaying games has focused overwhelmingly on market leader Dungeons & Dragons (1971- ongoing), largely neglecting to scrutinize other well-established titles that may adhere to or break from the same tendencies. READ MORE
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4. Branding Images : White Saviorism and Shock Appeals by BBC Three
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This research has focused on the representation of foreign cultures in four BBCdocumentaries. To be more precise, it looked into how public documentariesportray foreign cultures, specifically within a frame of development aid and whitesaviourism when watching documentaries by BBC Three, a channel which iscentred towards a young audience. READ MORE
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5. Made in China – assimilating ethnic minorities in the 21st century : An examination of Xi Jinping’s efforts to sinicise ethnic minorities in China through framing
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The study aims to analyse how China, under the Xi Jinping administration, assimilates its ethnic minorities by exploring white papers' underlying motives. The ambition is to understand China’s actions and how they can affect the future. READ MORE
