Screening Genocide Euphemisms as Terministic Screens in Situations of Genocide
Location
College of Arts and Humanities
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Archived)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jinrong Li & Dr. Zachary Karazsia
Faculty Mentor Email
jli@georgiasouthern University
Presentation Year
2020
Start Date
30-11-2020 12:00 AM
End Date
30-11-2020 12:00 AM
Keywords
Georgia Southern University, Honors Program, Virtual Symposium, Hannah Conway
Description
Euphemisms for genocide function as terministic screens, affecting how perpetrators, victims, and society view events of “genocide” as defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This thesis provides an analysis framework and typology for categorizing euphemisms for genocide used in ten historical instances.
Academic Unit
College of Arts and Humanities
Screening Genocide Euphemisms as Terministic Screens in Situations of Genocide
College of Arts and Humanities
Euphemisms for genocide function as terministic screens, affecting how perpetrators, victims, and society view events of “genocide” as defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This thesis provides an analysis framework and typology for categorizing euphemisms for genocide used in ten historical instances.
Comments
A presentation of “Euphemisms as Terministic Screens in Situations of Genocide” by Hannah Conway at the Georgia Southern University Honors Program Fall 2020 Virtual Honors Symposium. Hannah is a graduating senior with a major in Writing and Linguistics and was mentored by Dr. Jinrong Li and Dr. Zachary Karazsia. For more information about Honors at Georgia Southern see https://georgiasouthern.edu/honors.