Vanessa Tafi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5022749 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Tafi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Tafi |
| SIGNATURE | TAFI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | De Montfort University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-5451-2305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Scepticism or conspiracy? A discourse analysis of anti-lockdown comments to online newspaper articles
This paper addresses responses to news about the imposing of a local lockdown in a UK city. The opposition to the measure shows it to be controversial as does the associated rejection of the grounds for taking action against covid more generally, which comes alongside the devaluing of expertise, resistance to public health responses, a proliferation of conspiracy theories and misinformation and the harm that can be caused by focussing on non-adhe…
Alternative ‘Lives Matter’ formulations in online discussions about Black Lives Matter
Throughout its history, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has elicited strong opposition that risks stifling anti-racist progress. This paper examines how support for BLM is argued about and challenged in online settings, focussing on the use of alternative ‘Lives Matter’ hashtags and slogans. BLM and anti-BLM material from 2020 was identified across six online platforms, which generated 1242 data items. Data were subjected to discourse analy…
Alternative ‘Lives Matter’ formulations in online discussions about Black Lives Matter
Throughout its history, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has elicited strong opposition that risks stifling anti-racist progress. This paper examines how support for BLM is argued about and challenged in online settings, focussing on the use of alternative ‘Lives Matter’ hashtags and slogans. BLM and anti-BLM material from 2020 was identified across six online platforms, which generated 1242 data items. Data were subjected to discourse analy…
Alternative ‘Lives Matter’ formulations in online discussions about Black Lives Matter
Throughout its history, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has elicited strong opposition that risks stifling anti-racist progress. This paper examines how support for BLM is argued about and challenged in online settings, focussing on the use of alternative ‘Lives Matter’ hashtags and slogans. BLM and anti-BLM material from 2020 was identified across six online platforms, which generated 1242 data items. Data were subjected to discourse analy…
Scepticism or conspiracy? A discourse analysis of anti-lockdown comments to online newspaper articles
This paper addresses responses to news about the imposing of a local lockdown in a UK city. The opposition to the measure shows it to be controversial as does the associated rejection of the grounds for taking action against covid more generally, which comes alongside the devaluing of expertise, resistance to public health responses, a proliferation of conspiracy theories and misinformation and the harm that can be caused by focussing on non-adhe…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Critical discourse analysis (1 work) · Critical Race Theory in Education (1 work) · Discourse analysis (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work)