Interactional gestures as soccer celebrations

Gesture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-102
Author(s):  
Celina Heliasz-Nowosielska
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Media Images ◽  
Different Types

Abstract The article presents a variety of gesture types used as celebrations during or after soccer matches and explains the forms, meaning, reference and functions of the gestures as a semiotic phenomenon. The qualitative analysis of media images and comments on celebratory performances shows that pre-planned, creative celebrations, including trademarks or signatures, which have recently overshadowed spontaneous, conventionalized displays of affect, take the form of interactional gestures of different types: performatives, regulators, pointing, icons, metaphors, pantomime, emblems or signs, as well as the form of compositions of gestures, such as icons and pointing. During the match, gestures of all the above types serve to display affects and take on other new functions. Also, even gestures like regulators, identified in literature as conversational ones, are used without the accompanying speech. A disintegrated speech context for the interpretation of the meaning and reference of celebratory gestures is provided in after-match media discourse.

scholarly journals Inclusive Capacity of Ukrainian Media Discourse on Muslims: the Results of Empirical Research

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Main Indicator ◽  
Ukrainian Society

The article summarizes the research data of the discourse on Muslims in the Ukrainian media in terms of determining their inclusive potential. Based on the theoretical concepts of social inclusion, othering, social distance and discourse, the concepts of «inclusive discourse» and «inclusive potential of discourse» are conceptualized. The latter is understood as a characteristic of the influence of a certain discourse about a social group on the possibility and conditions of social interaction with this group. Considering the results of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the array of Ukrainian media publications about Muslims, the article presents the meanings of the nodal sign «Muslim» that influence social interaction with this group: extraterritoriality, exoticism, violence, disasters, accidents. An analysis of the headlines points to social distancing from Muslims through such discoursive mechanisms as «presenting the group as homogeneous» and «denying subjectivity». The five discourses of Muslims in the Ukrainian media identified in the previous stages of the study are characterized in terms of their inclusive potential. The main indicator of inclusiveness is the convergence of «we-they» discourses, what is embodied in the similarity of the chains of equivalence and the logic of difference between «we» and «they» discourses. With the usage of this tool, it has been proven that the discourses «Muslim-the hero of Ukraine» and «Muslim-protester» have inclusive potential in Ukrainian society, while «Muslim-terrorist» and «Muslim-victim» do not have such potential. In addition, the «Muslim-believer» discourse also is characterized has some inclusive potential.

scholarly journals Deconstructing the evidence: The effects of strength and reliability of evidence on suspect behavior and counter-interrogation tactics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laure Brimbal ◽  
Timothy John Luke
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Analysis Study ◽  
Investigative Interview ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Reliable Evidence ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Evidence Type

ObjectivesStrategic questioning and disclosure of evidence are increasingly recommended as empirically-supported techniques in interviews. To date, no research has evaluated how different types of evidence (e.g., eyewitness, fingerprints) might affect interview outcome. HypothesesWe hypothesized that suspects would be more willing to make statements that contradict pieces of evidence that are perceived to be weaker and less reliable.MethodsIn Study 1, we conducted systematic and meta-analytic reviews of the literature to retrospectively assess these factors. In six experiments, we began to fill this gap by manipulating strength and reliability of evidence (Study 2, 3c, and 4a), assessing the validity of our operationalizations (Study 3a-b) and testing generalizability across operationalizations (Study 3c), and examining participants’ rationale for their responses to a qualitative analysis (Study 4b). ResultsStudy 1 found that evidence type and, hence, reliability had not been taken into account in previous research. Further, we were unable to establish if observed effects of interview tactics were moderated by the properties of the evidence used. In Study 2, we found that participants were more consistent with evidence when it was more reliable, especially when it was highly incriminating. After validating our operationalizations in studies 3a and 3b, we replicated the pattern found in Study 2 (3c and 4a), whereby those in the highly reliable condition were most consistent with the evidence, followed by those with less reliable evidence and no evidence.ConclusionsWe demonstrated that evidence properties should be considered when studying how to disclose information in an investigative interview.

No need for the needle. A qualitative analysis of the antivax movement in Romania

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anca-Elena David ◽  
Costin-Răzvan Enache ◽  
Gabriel Hasmațuchi ◽  
Raluca Stanciu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Extended Study ◽  
Content Quality ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
The World

The antivax movement is now a constant phenomenon with increasing social implications. This study explores how the antivax movement is articulated in Romania on the basis of qualitative analysis applied to interviews. Our pilot study focuses on the opinions of 100 persons who oppose vaccination interviewed between 2017 and 2020. We conducted both face-to-face and online semistructured interviews to trace the factors determining attitudes against vaccination. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first such extended study to target individuals rather than groups or media discourse. We strive to provide a multifaceted view on how the antivax phenomenon is taking shape. Responses varied in style and length, so we needed to systematize the narratives. We filtered the answers using the interpretive net described by Entman (1993), thereby grouping the main narratives into four sections. We then reconstructed the implicit frames used by individuals in interpreting their position. We consider content quality analysis to be a relevant method to reveal the facets and depth of the antivax phenomenon, thereby enabling more complex explanations. We compare the results of this study with rationales stemming from similar investigations conducted around the world and then highlight opinions specific to the Romanian public.

scholarly journals The Normalization of Hatred: Identity, Affective Polarization, and Dehumanization on Facebook in the Context of Intractable Political Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205630512091398
Author(s):  
Tal Orian Harel ◽  
Jessica Katz Jameson ◽  
Ifat Maoz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Physical Separation ◽  
Intractable Conflict ◽  
Echo Chamber

Our study uses a qualitative analysis of social media discourse on a Facebook page to demonstrate how the phenomena of affective polarization and dehumanization are manifested through participation in a homogeneous enclave, or echo chamber. We employ Northrup’s theory of identity in intractable conflict to show how users express their desire for psychological and physical separation from the other and use dehumanizing language that normalizes potentially dangerous levels of hatred during their participation on a Facebook page. This study contributes to our understanding of the link between identity, affective polarization, and dehumanization.

Gender-specific constructions of the ‘other religion’ in French and Austrian discourse on Turkey’s accession to the European Union

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Bischof ◽  
Florian Oberhuber ◽  
Karin Stögner
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Discourses ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
The Eu

This article presents results from a qualitative analysis of religious and gender-specific ‘othering’ in Austrian and French media discourse on Turkey’s accession to the EU (2004–2006). A typology of arguments justifying inclusion and exclusion of Turkey from Europe or the EU is presented, and gender-specific othering is placed in the context of differing national discourses about Europe and diverging visions of secularisation and citizenship. Secondly, various topoi of orientalism are reconstructed which play a crucial role in both national corpora, and it is shown how various historically shaped discourses of alterity intersect and produce gendered images of cultural and religious otherness.

scholarly journals On self-repair in Spanish. A qualitative analysis using CORLEC

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Anja Hennemann
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Speech Errors ◽  
Romance Language ◽  
Speech Error ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Self Repair

Since self-repair represents a phenomenon that has not been investigated for native speakers of Spanish in interactive contexts, this study is an attempt to approach the different forms of self-repair in this Romance language. The theoretical basis are the studies by Cohen (1966) for the different types of speech errors that lead to self-repair, Levelt (1983) for the different forms of repair, and Schegloff et al. (1977) for the different phases of repair organisation. The data to be qualitatively analysed are retrieved from the corpus CORLEC. The study shows that the different forms of repair are more easily to be detected than the different types of speech error. The reason is that the influences of an earlier segment or of a following one are sometimes not clear. Additionally, the influences on the troublesome item are not always phonological in nature but cognitively motivated.

scholarly journals „Q&A” Andrzeja Dudy jako przykład komunikowania performatywnego

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (3 (247)) ◽  
pp. 51-69
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Walecka-Rynduch
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Persuasive Messages ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Contemporary Media

“Q&A” of Andrzej Duda as an example of performative communication In this paper the author provides an analysis of an interesting phenomenon of media communication implemented under the Q&A formula. This form of contact with the electorate, popular in a special way among politicians of Eastern European democracies, has also become the domain of Polish President Andrzej Duda during the last election campaign in 2020. The qualitative analysis was carried out on programmes aired on the official profile of Polish President on Facebook from March 23rd to July 3rd 2020. It is a total of 15 films, each (with one exception) lasting about 90 minutes. The author characterises this channel of persuasive messages and points out their role in contemporary media discourse. Przedmiotem artykułu jest analiza ciekawego zjawiska komunikowania medialnego realizowanego w ramach formuły Q&A – „pytania i odpowiedzi”. Ta formuła kontaktu z elektoratem, popularna wśród polityków, w szczególny sposób wśród polityków demokracji wschodnioeuropejskich, stała się również domeną polskiego prezydenta Andrzeja Dudy podczas ostatniej rywalizacji wyborczej w 2020 roku. Analizie jakościowej poddane zostały programy emitowane na oficjalnym profilu PAD na portalu społecznościowym Facebook od 23 marca do 3 lipca 2020 roku. Łącznie jest to 15 filmów, z których każdy (z jednym wyjątkiem) trwa około 90 minut. Autorka będzie starała się scharakteryzować ten kanał perswazyjnych komunikatów, jak również wskazać na ich rolę we współczesnym dyskursie medialnym.

scholarly journals Features of Discursive Structures in Political Communication

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-50
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav D. Shevchenko ◽  
Nina A. Tribunskaya
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Security Discourse ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Degree

This article is devoted to the study of the discursive structures of political texts published on Twitter of the President of the United States. The material of the study was the statements of Donald Trump and Joe Biden during the period from November 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021. Its multimillion audience of subscribers makes Twitter a powerful political tool with the ability to influence public opinion. The purpose of this article is to identify the discursive structures arising in political communication as a result of the actualization of the category of discursive heterogeneity, which includes elements of interdiscursiveness and polydiscursiveness. The authors use various methods: descriptive, contextual analysis, comparative, methods of observation, content analysis and discourse analysis. Using the linguistic concept of the American scientist D. Himes S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G, the analysis of the situation components Setting and scene, Participants, Ends, Act Sequence, Key, Instrumentalities, Norms, Genre is carried out. Being a part of the media discourse and demonstrating the features of the Internet genre, the written messages of politicians are laconic, expressive, and tend to economize on linguistic means. The same communicants, depending on the context of utterances, become participants in different types of discourses. The study analyzes the foreign and domestic political discourses, the security discourse, as well as a number of accompanying special discourses that constitute political communication. The choice of the subject matter of the messages is due to the high degree of importance of issues of foreign and domestic policy, as well as stability and security.

scholarly journals User profiles for populist counter-media websites in Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Noppari ◽  
Ilmari Hiltunen ◽  
Laura Ahva
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Media Content ◽  
User Profiles ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
Different Types

This article examines the users of Finnish populist counter-media (PCM) websites with the aim of exploring their motives for consuming and engaging with populist online media content. The article is based on a qualitative analysis of 24 semi-structured, focused interviews. We conclude that consuming and engaging with populist counter-media content is typically motivated by scepticism and mistrust of legacy media journalism and aspirations of constructing and sharing representations and narratives that challenge those of the dominant public sphere. These efforts are often motivated by deeply held personal beliefs and political stances. Three user profiles are devised to illustrate different types of counter-media users: (1) system sceptics, who express all-encompassing societal mistrust; (2) agenda critics, who express politicised criticism towards media representations of selected themes; and (3) the casually discontent, who sporadically browse sites for alternative information and entertainment.

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