Institute of Sociology
of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Volkov Yu.G., Kurbatov V.I. Formats for Constructing the Image of a Migrant in Modern Russian Media Discourse. Socio-humanitarian knowledge. 2023. No. 7. Pp. 47-52.



Volkov Yu.G., Kurbatov V.I. Formats for Constructing the Image of a Migrant in Modern Russian Media Discourse. Socio-humanitarian knowledge. 2023. No. 7. Pp. 47-52.
ISSN 0869-8120
DOI 10.24412/0869-8120-2023-7-47-52
РИНЦ: https://elibrary.ru/contents.asp?id=54327040

Posted on site: 04.12.23

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Abstract

The article is devoted to identifying and analyzing the formats and results of constructing the image of a migrant in modern Russian media discourse, in accordance with which it is shown that the media image of a migrant is constructed by formulating medical frames, slogans, memes, ethnically negative value judgments, value attitudes, media descriptions of events and situations that use xenophobic language. The construction of a negative media image of a migrant is expressed in the following discourse strategies, such as categorization, typification, personalization, dehumanization, stigmatization, discrimination and criminalization, which are reflected in mass public opinion polls that demonstrate a negative and even hostile attitude towards «others» and «foreigners» and results in an increase in the level of xenophobia and migrant phobia, which can be catalysts for interethnic conflicts.