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Risk conflicts, critical discourse analysis and media discourses on GM crops and food Universiteit Antwerpen
As techno-environmental controversies increasingly confront us with tremendous democratic challenges, it is imperative to investigate which discursive strategies and processes in media discourses facilitate or impede democratic debate and citizenship. This paper puts forward an approach combining the risk conflicts perspective with the analytical framework of critical discourse analysis to analyse how two Belgian elite newspapers discursively ...
Media Discourse and Ethno-Sectarian Strife in Syria: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Syrian Media KU Leuven
This study is mainly aimed at discovering the role of media discourse in igniting and escalating ethno-sectarian disputes in Syria. A critical discourse analysis was conducted on media items published by five Syrian media outlets with different political affiliations. A total of five articles have been analyzed for the sake of accomplishing the goal of this study. Manipulative strategies, including omission-commission and the use of propaganda ...
The democratic discourse of austerity : a critical discourse analysis of two key figures of the Troika policies in Portugal Universiteit Gent
Social inclusion for whom and towards what end? A critical discourse analysis of youth and sport policies in Turkey Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article examines the social inclusion policy strategies of the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sport (MYS). Using a critical discourse analysis, based on Norman Fairclough’s work (2012), the aim is to analyse the discourses used within policy-related documents regarding social inclusion, youth, and sport. In order to achieve this objective, we analysed 15 key documents, including annual activity reports, national youth and sport policy ...
The female body as the bearer of national identity in Iran : a critical discourse analysis of the representation of women's bodies in official online outlets Universiteit Gent Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The female body has been in the foreground of nation-building in Iran especially since the 1930s projects of modernization, when unveiling women and adaptation to Western clothing became a crucial factor of bolstering modern Iranian national identity as opposed to a religion-based national identity. After the 1979 Revolution, the Islamic dress code became compulsory and female imagery depicting modesty and piety became a source of national ...
Let's talk about society: a critical discourse analysis of sociology courses in pre-registration nursing Universiteit Gent
Beyond Afro-pessimism and -optimism? A critical discourse analysis of the representation of Africa by alternative news media Universiteit Gent
Power relations in educational scientific communication—a critical analysis of discourse on learning styles Universiteit Hasselt Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Learning styles theory has been fiercely criticized, however, many educa-tionalists continue to use learning style typologies. This study gives an argument as to why a hermeneutical perspective in the learning styles debate is needed. A critical discourse analysis (CDA) is presented on four critical texts that aim to discourage the use of learning styles for educational purposes. Therefore, three steps are taken: (1) textual analysis involving ...