CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Petranova, Darina |
|---|---|
| Title | Othering, Stereotyping and Dehumanization- Online Discourse on Minority Groups in Slovakia |
| Summary | This thesis investigates how online media present minority groups that are, to various degrees, critically perceived by the public. Using qualitative framing analysis of the coverage of four online media portals over three time periods, the thesis presents evidence of negative framing, othering and stereotyping adopted in portrayal of the Roma, refugees, the Hungarian minority and the LGBT community. Results suggest that coverage on the minorities, mostly the Roma and refugees, relies on framing of their differences vis-à-vis majority population and related threats, and in some cases even denies these group the uniquely human attributes. However, data also suggest a softening of rhetoric for the Roma, and partly for the already accepted Hungarian minority, in periods succeeding the emergence of refugee crisis. These finding suggest the possible less out-group status of these groups, following the arrival of a culturally more distant “other”. Similar trends are also observable in the user conversations underneath the articles. The quality of comments is, however, even more uncivil, with frequent occurrence of dehumanization, related to some of the article characteristics. Relations between media and extremely negative attitudes of public call for the more responsible and inclusionary coverage of the minorities in Slovakia. |
| Supervisor | Sata, Robert |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/petranova_darina.pdf |
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