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Strategies of othering through discursive practices: Examples from the UK and Poland

  • Katerina Strani

    Katerina Strani, PhD, is Assistant Professor in French and Intercultural Studies and Head of the Cultural Studies section at the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies, Heriot-Watt University. Her background is in Languages (Interpreting and Translating) and Political Theory, and her research is interdisciplinary. She has led EU-funded projects on hate communication, and language and culture-learning for newly-arrived migrants. She has published in the areas of political theory, hate speech, the language of race and intercultural public spaces. Katerina is a member of the Intercultural Research Centre (IRC) in HWU and of the UK Chartered Institute of Linguists.

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    und Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak

    Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Her main academic interests are within the field of applied linguistics, particularly interlanguage (acquisitional) pragmatics, foreign language instruction and teaching-oriented studies of hate speech. She is the author of three books and of more than 40 scientific papers.

Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 21. September 2018

Abstract

This article discusses findings of a qualitative study on strategies of othering observed in anti-immigrant discourse, by analysing selected examples from the UK and Polish media, together with data collected from interviews with migrants. The purpose is to identify discursive strategies of othering, which aim to categorise, denigrate, oppress and ultimately reject the stigmatised or racialised ‘other’. We do not offer a systematic comparison of the data from the UK and Poland; instead, we are interested in what is common in the discursive practices of these two countries/contexts. In using newspaper together with interview data, we are combining representation and experience in identifying not only strategies of othering, but also how these are perceived by and affect the othered individuals. The paper uses the following data: 40 newspaper articles – 20 from the UK and 20 from Poland, and 19 interviews – 12 from Poland and 7 from the UK. The analysis that follows identifies five shared strategies of othering: a) Stereotyping; b) Whiteness as the norm; c) Racialisation; d) Objectification; e) Wrongly Ascribed Ethnicity. We conclude with the research limitations and outlining possible next stages, such as working with a larger corpus, investigating frequency, or including other media genres.

About the authors

Katerina Strani

Katerina Strani, PhD, is Assistant Professor in French and Intercultural Studies and Head of the Cultural Studies section at the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies, Heriot-Watt University. Her background is in Languages (Interpreting and Translating) and Political Theory, and her research is interdisciplinary. She has led EU-funded projects on hate communication, and language and culture-learning for newly-arrived migrants. She has published in the areas of political theory, hate speech, the language of race and intercultural public spaces. Katerina is a member of the Intercultural Research Centre (IRC) in HWU and of the UK Chartered Institute of Linguists.

Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak

Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Her main academic interests are within the field of applied linguistics, particularly interlanguage (acquisitional) pragmatics, foreign language instruction and teaching-oriented studies of hate speech. She is the author of three books and of more than 40 scientific papers.

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Published Online: 2018-09-21
Published in Print: 2018-06-26

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