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Individual presentation
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Abstract of Proposal
This session will focus on sexist, classist and racist Facebook discussions about bilinguals and bilingualism. Feminist and critical discourse analyses inform analytic lenses for identifying and making sense of peoples’ attitudes, ideological penchants and the possibilities for having an informed dialog regarding concepts about dialog participants. Two research questions guide the study: How can unlike-minded people come to some agreement or consensus about a highly controversial issue like bilingualism in the United States? To what degree is attempting to converse with people from different political persuasions a worthwhile endeavor in light of polarized tensions in the United States?
Location
Session 6B (Telfair, Hilton Garden Inn)
Start Date
2-23-2019 1:55 PM
End Date
2-23-2019 3:25 PM
Recommended Citation
Agnello, Mary Francis, "Discourses of Bilingualism: Facebooking in the Margins -- Generating Sexist, Classist, and Racist Backlash" (2019). International Critical Media Literacy Conference. 51.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/criticalmedialiteracy/2019/2019/51
Discourses of Bilingualism: Facebooking in the Margins -- Generating Sexist, Classist, and Racist Backlash
Session 6B (Telfair, Hilton Garden Inn)
This session will focus on sexist, classist and racist Facebook discussions about bilinguals and bilingualism. Feminist and critical discourse analyses inform analytic lenses for identifying and making sense of peoples’ attitudes, ideological penchants and the possibilities for having an informed dialog regarding concepts about dialog participants. Two research questions guide the study: How can unlike-minded people come to some agreement or consensus about a highly controversial issue like bilingualism in the United States? To what degree is attempting to converse with people from different political persuasions a worthwhile endeavor in light of polarized tensions in the United States?
