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Burdiek, Kjerstin (2020)

The Language of Exclusion: A Discourse-Historical Analysis of Alt-Right Manifestos

Master thesis | Linguistics (MA)
This thesis examines two alt-right manifestos through the lens of the Discourse-Historical Approach, a branch of Critical Discourse Analysis. It considers how the manifestos' authors use linguistic discursive strategies to discriminate between their own in-group and an out-group of immigrants. The research uses a novel approach with insights from other disciplines in order to highlight inclusionary and exclusionary language in the manifestos and analyze how it functions in the construction and portrayal of these two groups.
Critical Discourse Analysis
Discourse-Historical Approach
discriminatory language
group formation
alt-right
immigrants
Author
Burdiek, Kjerstin
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Language and Communication
Supervisors
Van Leeuwen, Maarten
ECTS Credits
20
Language
en