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Showing 1 to 20 of 95 for “"Media discourse"”.
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Metaphorical representation of feminism in media discourse /
… the metaphorical representation of feminism in media discourse. The research addresses two primary research questions: What metaphors are found in the media for representations of feminism at the linguistic and conceptual levels? How do metaphors reflect feminism in the media? Using Conceptual …
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Toxicity Within the Women's Sport Social Media Discourse
… of toxicity within the women’s sport social media (SM) discourse. Specifically, the study sought to uncover how toxicity manifested in online networks as well as the influence of this activity on the fan experience and their behaviours. Two theoretical frameworks were adopted to understand …
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South Asian women in Canada and media discourse : a feminist collaborative analysis
… readings are used to draw upon a theory of discourse which looks at news-products as active elements in the construction of reality. It is then argued that by focusing on a narrow range of topics, the prevalent media discourse encourages news readers to develop a homogenous perspective on …
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A critical analysis of media discourse on the South African broadband policy
… Citation Analysis and Habermasien Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) for understanding media discourse on the SA Broadband Policy formulation process and focuses on the impact and implications of the discourse. Highlighting distortions in these discourses will enable the general public and …
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Reluctant Subjects: The Place of Gay Men in Canadian Media Discourse on HIV
… the author analyzes three instances of public discourse on vulnerability and risk, and their representation in the continuum between individual and collective victimhood and responsibility in the aftermath of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, as reported in Canadian media. The central claim is that …
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“Tweet of the town:” synthesizing local and social media discourse on book bans
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-20 without embargo terms
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Liberating articles or oppressive reproduction?: A rhetorical analysis of popular media discourse concerning anorexia
… nervosa. Typically, the focus in popular media coverage of anorexia has been on the character profile of a "typical" anorectic; on possible "triggers" of the disorder; and on medical, including psychological, treatment and effects of the disease. Still, there is something missing from …
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Constructing Evil: U.S. Media Discourse and the Iranian State Murder of Neda Agha-Soltan
… protest and subsequently posted to social media networks showing a graphic fist-hand account of the savagery of a state crime. Media discourse presented the idea that Neda's murder was committed by the Iranian government unafraid to implore repressive measures to control its population. The …
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A NOVEL THEORY OF SUPPORT IN SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOURSE (WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LINGUISTICS ANALYSIS)
… and how they can support each other on social media. It explores their utilisation of novel salient high-frequency and diverse device-enabled discourse categories of purpose and content. The predominate analysis is from computing and artificial intelligence. It is with an aspiration for the …
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The emergence of social media discourse among Ghanainan University Students: implications for the acquisition or academic literacy
… varied forms of the English language on social media. This study aimed at exploring, describing and explaining the linguistic features associated with the new communicative order – social media – and their communicative functions, vis-à-vis their impact on Ghanaian university students’ …
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Reconstructing the War in Iraq: Post-9/11 American War Fiction in Dialogue with Official-Media Discourse
… Iraq War fiction within the context of public discourse. Given that modern, industrialized warfare is as much created by and through official-media discourse as represented by it, fictional accounts of Iraq exist not outside or separate from this discourse but rather in a dynamic, continually …
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Female sexuality, taste and respectability: an analysis of transatlantic media discourse surrounding Hollywood glamour and film star pin-ups during WWII.
… with a view to exposing the varied and nuanced discourse surrounding female sexuality in circulation in Britain during this era and exploring the translation, understanding and acceptance of American mores when such products are imported into differing cultural contexts. Informed by Bourdieu’s …
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Navigating in Turbulent Times: Using Social Media Discourse to Examine Small and Family-Owned Business Survival and Government Actions During The COVID-19 Crisis
… of small and family-owned businesses do social media users discuss during the COVID-19 pandemic? and 2) What is the impact of major government announcements and policies on these discussions? The initial part of the study uncovered the diverse topics that emerged in social media conversations …
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Audience responses to the Australian media discourse on terrorism and the 'other' : the fear of terrorism between and among Australian Muslims and the broader community
… September 2001 heralded an era of unprecedented media and public attention on the global phenomenon of terrorism. Implicit in the Australian media's discourse on terrorism that evolved out of the events of 11 September is a construction of the Western world (and specifically Australia) as …
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Media discourse of Egyptian and British newspapers' websites and its influence on the formation of images of Muslims and Islam post 25th January 2011 revolution.
… is a significant body of research that explores media representations of Islam and Muslims in western media contexts. Only a handful of studies, however, have considered how Islam and Muslims are represented in Muslim-majority contexts. This thesis used a framing theory and Fairclough’s Critical …
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