The Exposed Gender : The representation of trans gender in Czech media 2017-2020, a corpus-based discourse analysis

Abstract: This thesis aims to explore the representation of transgender individuals in online Czech discourses. The study utilizes corpus linguistics to analyze news media and Facebook in order to understand the attitudes towards transgender individuals in these discourses. Previous research on gender in the Czech language and other languages is considered in order to contextualize the findings of this study. The research reflects on the Czech Press Act and Audio-visual Act, which provide guidelines for objectivity and balanced reporting in the media. Using data from Czech National Corpus the study aims to shed light on the representation of transgender individuals in online Czech discourses and provide exposure of potential hateful speech towards trans people or imbalance between the discourses.