Social media networks and the discourse of resistance: A sociolinguistic CDA of "Biafra" online discourses

This study focuses on how Social Media Networks (SMN) have been used in recent times to champion social protests and resistance against oppression and political power abuse. Hence, 'discourse of resistance' takes a cue from the current waves of resistance and political revolutions in North...

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Publié dans:Discourse & Society. - Sage Publications, Inc.. - 23(2012), 3, Seite 217-244
Auteur principal: Chiluwa, Innocent (Auteur)
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2012
Accès à la collection:Discourse & Society
Sujets:Applied sciences Political science Social sciences Linguistics Behavioral sciences Law