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Online Hate Speech in the European Union
Get PDFhate speech research; discourse analysis of social media; corpus linguistics methods; C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project European Union; hate speech in reaction to news; racism in online comments forum; discourse analytic researc
Introduction and Background
Get PDFMigration phenomena characterised by a large influx of populations can easily question our conception of territories and social relations. Since this conception is part and parcel of our identity, migration has the power to trigger political discourses on identity issues. One such occasion has indeed been unravelling lately, especially since the summer of 2015, with the arrival in the European Union (henceforth EU) of migrants from a variety of places, and in particular from regions in conflict, such as Syria, Libya or Iraq, countries under totalitarian regimes, such as Erythrea, as well as countries with high levels of poverty, such as Pakistan and Bangladesh. As a result, Europe has been politically and socially shaken: photos of thousands of migrants roaming across Europe have made the news, and such media images have been instrumentalised to serve different, often far-right, political agendas.</p
From the IBPP Research Associates. Venezuela: Sharon Reimel de Carrasquel
Get PDFThe author, Sharon Reimel de Carrasquel, discusses the recently held presidential election in Venezuela
Dr. Sharon Feldman – Faculty Author Interview
No full textSharon Feldman, Professor of Spanish and Catalan Studies and Chair of the Department of Latin American and Iberian Studies discusses her new book, In the Eye of the Storm: Contemporary Theater in Barcelona. Barcelona is presently experiencing the most dynamic period in its modern theater history. This book describes some of the crucial moments and back stories, as well as some of the theatre companies and playwrights, that have shaped the theatrical life of the city of Barcelona in the aftermath of the Franco dictatorship
Letter from Sharon M. Tanihara, September 1990
No full textCorrespondence from Sharon Tanihara to Senator Daniel Inouye, Representative Norman Mineta, and Representative Robert Matsui regarding Tanihara's advocacy for amendments to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and her opinions on restitution payments for individuals previously excluded from that bill.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
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