This thesis questions how discursive practices in different adaptations of the same fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood, reflect social and ideological values of their time and place, with regard to...Show moreThis thesis questions how discursive practices in different adaptations of the same fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood, reflect social and ideological values of their time and place, with regard to gender ideologies and gender representation. This analysis is guided by poststructural theories of feminism that consider gender as a socially produced category, predominantly through language. This allows for the reading of “girlhood”, as a contested category involving various and often competing discourses of femininity. Additionally, this research relies on critical discourse analysis, which allows for a close reading of the authors’ linguistic choices that are potentially significant, as they encode and promulgate particular ideologies.Show less
This paper will analyse how the Zapatista Movement can be understood and framed in terms of anarchist discourses. The Zapatistas have developed an alternative approach to the Western conception of...Show moreThis paper will analyse how the Zapatista Movement can be understood and framed in terms of anarchist discourses. The Zapatistas have developed an alternative approach to the Western conception of autonomy, self-organization, and development while sharing substantial characteristics with anarchist practices and praxis. Using Gordon’s framework and Critical Discourse Analysis when analysing three different primary sources published by the movement, it is possible to argue that the Zapatistas are trying to develop their own unique way in order to free themselves from the international and national systems that perpetuate oppression and exploitation. In a Western perspective, the Zapatistas could be called ‘leftists’ or even ‘anarchists’, as they provide an alternative that is most aligned with our way of comprehending, experiencing, and engaging with anarchism and radical political ideologies and theories. However, the movement does not establish itself as openly ‘anarchist’, but it is seeking to create a new way of organizing politics, economics, and society that is not aligned with the hegemonic neoliberal system. In the Zapatistas’ rhetoric we see a mix of different ideas, goals, and values that can be aligned both with participatory development practices, post-development or what we call ‘anarchism’, making the movement to be perceived almost as non-ideological or even anti-ideological.Show less
This study carried out a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of 120 articles from American and international news outlets to uncover the framing of legitimacy of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests...Show moreThis study carried out a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of 120 articles from American and international news outlets to uncover the framing of legitimacy of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in 2020. Language mechanisms, such as the framing and sourcing of both BLM activists and law enforcement were considered, tallied and analysed from differing news outlets such as CNN, Fox News, New York Times, China Daily, NOS and BBC. It concludes that overall, all outlets are found to frame the BLM protests as illegitimate - as they are unacceptable according to the law. However, the degree to which they engage in this discourse differs substantially between each network and so with it, the manner in which these protests were framed as justifiable. The results from international media also provides interesting insight into how BLM is perceived from third parties and each network was found with their own biases and inclinations. This study preposes that to a large degree, news coverage regarding BLM both in the US and beyond proves significantly biased in relation to outlets’ own political stances and origins.Show less
Speciesism is the unjustified bias against someone because of their membership to a certain species. Cats and dogs, for example, are considered loveable, sentient creatures, while pigs and cows are...Show moreSpeciesism is the unjustified bias against someone because of their membership to a certain species. Cats and dogs, for example, are considered loveable, sentient creatures, while pigs and cows are considered commodities and food. Similarly, humans consider themselves above all other species. Research has shown that this unjustified bias comes to the fore in language, also referred to as speciesist language. Research also shows that capitalist industries downplay cruel actions towards animals behind (camouflaging) speciesist language and that mainstream news outlets in the US use language that maintain this status quo. However, not much research has focused on the UK and it remains unclear to what extent animalist media compares to mainstream media in terms of speciesist language. This study aims to compare the extent to which mainstream and animalist media in the UK reflect speciesist representation. To answer this research question, Critical Discourse Analysis was applied to 15 articles from a mainstream news outlet (The Guardian) and 15 articles from an animalist news outlet (Plant Based News). Findings demonstrate that there is evidence of speciesist language in both news outlets. Thus, while animalist media may be combatting speciesism, more speciesist language was found in animalist media than expected. However, Plant Based News uses speciesist language primarily when nonhumans are commodified, while The Guardian discursively portrays entire exploitative industries as humane and justified. Furthermore, results show that Plant Based News is bolder in challenging speciesism than The Guardian. Accordingly, this research indicates that mainstream news outlets such as The Guardian maintain the status quo, while there might be a positive connection between animalist media and a lower frequency of speciesist language and higher frequency of anti-speciesist language. Further research is needed to investigate this possible correlation.Show less
Welke factoren hebben bijgedragen aan de verandering van de immigratie- en integratievisie van het Christen Democratisch Appèl (CDA) in de periode 1977-2019?
In 1996, the Ottawa Declaration established the Arctic Council (AC) with eight states, all of which have territory in the Arctic. The AC is the leading intergovernmental forum in terms of...Show moreIn 1996, the Ottawa Declaration established the Arctic Council (AC) with eight states, all of which have territory in the Arctic. The AC is the leading intergovernmental forum in terms of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. This forum promotes cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the Arctic States and among Arctic indigenous communities. The Netherlands became an Observer in 1998, whereas China joined the AC in 2013. Both states are concerned about the impact of climate change in the Arctic region and the different kinds of consequences it may have for their state. Both states contribute to the AC with scientific knowledge, and they participate in several Working Groups. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) helps explore and understand the meaning of the role of the Netherlands and China as Observers, leading to an answer to how both states use science diplomacy (SD) as a strategic tool and potentially revealing hidden agendas in terms of the nature of their economic interest. Although CDA did not unfold hidden agendas of both states, what can be said is that probably both states are using SD as a strategic tool to shift attention away from their own (economic) incentives.Show less
A comparative Critical Discourse Analysis on the conservative (ChosonIlbo) and progressive (Hankyoreh) South Korean press focused on THAAD related editorials. Following Fairclough's three...Show moreA comparative Critical Discourse Analysis on the conservative (ChosonIlbo) and progressive (Hankyoreh) South Korean press focused on THAAD related editorials. Following Fairclough's three-dimensional framework, an analysis of text, discourse practice and social context has taken place, showing how and what kind of ideology is spread by the press regarding the THAAD debate in South Korea.Show less
Due to the neglect of linguistics proper to address the social component in linguistics, and sociolinguistics extensive focus on language variation and change during the 1970s, Critical Discourse...Show moreDue to the neglect of linguistics proper to address the social component in linguistics, and sociolinguistics extensive focus on language variation and change during the 1970s, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) emerged as an approach focusing on the relations between discourse and society, and how these are reproduced through text and music. As language is a powerful tool for identity construction, and its nature of being redefined within specific contexts, allows for CDA to observe how identities are constructed within discourses. Hence, by using Critical Discourse Analysis as an approach to analyzing music excerpts, this research will argue that the album Sobrevivendo no Inferno, by the Brazilian rap group Racionais MCs, uses specific structural and stylistic religious features as a semantic tool for Afro-Brazilian identity reconstruction. After presenting the Brazilian context of inequality and marginalization of peripheries, this research will apply the three stage model of analysis presented by Fairclough (1984): description, interpretation, and explanation of text. Although the primary focus of CDA has been on analyses of texts containing discourses produced by controlling groups, this research will apply the CDA approach to analyze discourse of resistance against dominating groups.Show less
Een historische, contextualiserende analyse van de ernstige politieke en bestuurlijke problemen in de voormalige gemeente Ter Aar gedurende de jaren negentig.
Er wordt een vergelijking gemaakt tussen het denken van het CDU en het CDU met betrekking tot het denken over de energietransitie. Hierbij wordt gekeken naar de rol van fossiele en hernieuwbare...Show moreEr wordt een vergelijking gemaakt tussen het denken van het CDU en het CDU met betrekking tot het denken over de energietransitie. Hierbij wordt gekeken naar de rol van fossiele en hernieuwbare brandstoffen, ook kernenergie komt aan bod.Show less
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has introduced a manga-pamphlet to promote constitutional revision. The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, has secured a two- thirds majority in...Show moreJapan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has introduced a manga-pamphlet to promote constitutional revision. The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, has secured a two- thirds majority in both Houses of the Diet fulfilling one requirement for change. The public decides in a national referendum whether any revision materialises or not. On paper, the manga perfectly fits the LDP’s strategy to get the people on board of constitutional revision. However, Abe’s political manoeuvres as well as his long term plans for the constitution have been vague and not without controversy. He has also pushed a reinterpretation of the constitution through the Diet considered by many as undemocratic. This begs the question how the LDP wishes to convince the public of revision. With the help of critical discourse analysis as well as comics theory and social psychology perspectives, this paper will examine how and with what message the LDP’s manga-pamphlet attempts to convince the public of constitutional revision.Show less
This thesis examines the use of the word 'Londongrad' in four British national newspapers and draws extensively upon the approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) outlined by Richardson [2007]....Show moreThis thesis examines the use of the word 'Londongrad' in four British national newspapers and draws extensively upon the approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) outlined by Richardson [2007]. The study compares the use of 'Londongrad' in a sample of articles from two time periods: 2005-8 and 2011-14, defining how it is used and how its use has changed over time, with reference to wider social, political and cultural contexts. Results indicate that 'Londongrad' is particularly prevalent in the right-wing press, and that its use has become more prominent over time. The thesis puts forward the argument that 'Londongrad' lacks concrete definition but carries implicit meaning that allows for the reinforcement of negative stereotypes with regard to Russian activity in the UK. In highlighting this, the intention is to draw attention to the way in which patterns of discourse can encode prejudice.Show less
In de periode na de Tweede Wereldoorlog hebben politici van de Nederlandse politieke partijen CDA en PvdA op verschillende manieren met elkaar samengewerkt. In de jaren '50, ten tijde van de...Show moreIn de periode na de Tweede Wereldoorlog hebben politici van de Nederlandse politieke partijen CDA en PvdA op verschillende manieren met elkaar samengewerkt. In de jaren '50, ten tijde van de wederopbouw, zochten kopstukken van beide partijen elkaar op in dienst van het land met elkaar te kunnen samenwerking. In de jaren '60 verliep samenwerking echter veel moeizamer. De Nacht van Schmelzer was daarvan een hoogtepunt en tevens een belangrijk omslagpunt. In daaropvolgende decennia konden CDA-ers en PvdA-ers moeilijk met elkaar overweg. Vooral het kabinet-Den Uyl en zeker ook Van Agt-II vormden hiervan het bewijs. Later, tijdens Lubbers-III verliep samenwerking een stuk beter en konden kopstukken en andere politici veel beter met elkaar overweg. Kortom, een roerige geschiedenis.Show less
