Between Gypsies and Roma: discrimination and stereotypes in Ukrainian online newspapers Cover Image

Поміж циганами й ромами: стереотипи й дискримінація в українських інтернет-ЗМІ
Between Gypsies and Roma: discrimination and stereotypes in Ukrainian online newspapers

Author(s): Alla Kostovs’ka
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: hate speech; xenophobia, tolerance; Romami people; online newspapers; stereotypes

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to defi ne the features of discrimination against the Romanipeople in Ukrainian online newspapers on the example of one newsbreak. The necessityof such work was entailed by a frequent use of hate speech and discrimination of theRomani community in Ukraine. Special attention is paid to methods of the media manipulationand their implementation. Some representative feedback under the articles has alsobeen considered. Consideration of the online newspapers in terms of hate speech andethnic stereotypes functioning can be an eff ective way to formulate linguistic expertisecriteria and implementation of language of tolerance.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 153-162
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian