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Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis
This thesis investigates how the Egyptian migrant subject who chooses to cross the Mediterranean through irregular means to reach Europe is discursively constructed in Egyptian media, particularly in the wake of the 2016 Rashid boat sinking. In both official and public discourse, this highly visible...
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| description | This thesis investigates how the Egyptian migrant subject who chooses to cross the Mediterranean through irregular means to reach Europe is discursively constructed in Egyptian media, particularly in the wake of the 2016 Rashid boat sinking. In both official and public discourse, this highly visible and well-documented accident raised questions on accountability and the role of the state in this situation. By identifying and analyzing the themes represented throughout a diverse collected fieldwork corpus of various Egyptian media, statements by public officials and organizations, newspaper articles and editorials, television talk show programming, and popular cultural production, this thesis offers a lens to study the dynamics of Egyptian irregular mobility. This research uses critical discourse analysis to examine the ways in which these individuals have been represented by hegemonic narratives linking them to the material conditions of socio-economics and wider securitization policy that shape the production of knowledge on this issue. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2596 Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis Hussein, Sara This thesis investigates how the Egyptian migrant subject who chooses to cross the Mediterranean through irregular means to reach Europe is discursively constructed in Egyptian media, particularly in the wake of the 2016 Rashid boat sinking. In both official and public discourse, this highly visible and well-documented accident raised questions on accountability and the role of the state in this situation. By identifying and analyzing the themes represented throughout a diverse collected fieldwork corpus of various Egyptian media, statements by public officials and organizations, newspaper articles and editorials, television talk show programming, and popular cultural production, this thesis offers a lens to study the dynamics of Egyptian irregular mobility. This research uses critical discourse analysis to examine the ways in which these individuals have been represented by hegemonic narratives linking them to the material conditions of socio-economics and wider securitization policy that shape the production of knowledge on this issue. 2019-01-08T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1561 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2596/viewcontent/Thesis_20Final_20Sara_20Hussein.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. The author has granted the American University in Cairo or its agents a non-exclusive license to archive this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study, and to make it accessible, in whole or in part, in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain migrant irregular migration |
| spellingShingle | migrant irregular migration Hussein, Sara Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis |
| title | Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis |
| title_full | Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis |
| title_fullStr | Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis |
| title_short | Cross-Mediterranean Egyptian migrants: a discursive analysis |
| title_sort | cross mediterranean egyptian migrants a discursive analysis |
| topic | migrant irregular migration |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1561 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2596/viewcontent/Thesis_20Final_20Sara_20Hussein.pdf |
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