The representation of Eastern Europeans in British internet debates

CHOVANEC, Jan. The representation of Eastern Europeans in British internet debates. In 12th ESSE Conference, Košice, SLovakia. 2014.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The representation of Eastern Europeans in British internet debates

Název česky

Diskurzní aspekty označování osob z východní Evropy v britských internetových debatách

Autoři

CHOVANEC, Jan

Vydání

12th ESSE Conference, Košice, SLovakia, 2014

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Stát vydavatele

Slovensko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ne

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

diskuzní fórum; kritická analýza diskurzu; mediální diskurz; stereotyp

Klíčová slova anglicky

discussion forum; critical discourse analysis; media discourse; stereotype

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

The paper analyses reader comments that accompany recent reports on immigrant-related problems in the UK, contrasting the opinions and evaluations expressed by readers in the UK and in the country from which some of the immigrants come. While the analysis reveals several common sentiments, there are some marked differences between the data. In the UK blogs, references to EU policies are repeatedly voiced and immigration is perceived both as a threat and a benefit to the receiving country. In the Czech data, such topos are entirely missing; what prevails is a group confirmation of existing ethnic stereotypes, since the whole issue of emigration/immigration is framed as affecting only the Roma population. While UK readers’ comments occasionally deal with ethnicity as well, their discussions are not limited to this issue only and address a broader range of issues.

Česky

The paper analyses reader comments that accompany recent reports on immigrant-related problems in the UK, contrasting the opinions and evaluations expressed by readers in the UK and in the country from which some of the immigrants come. While the analysis reveals several common sentiments, there are some marked differences between the data. In the UK blogs, references to EU policies are repeatedly voiced and immigration is perceived both as a threat and a benefit to the receiving country. In the Czech data, such topos are entirely missing; what prevails is a group confirmation of existing ethnic stereotypes, since the whole issue of emigration/immigration is framed as affecting only the Roma population. While UK readers’ comments occasionally deal with ethnicity as well, their discussions are not limited to this issue only and address a broader range of issues.