Studies framing “belonging” as a key focus and central concept of research have increased significantly in the 2000s. This article explores dimensions belonging scholarly concept. The investigation is based on qualitative content analysis articles published academic journals covering large number different disciplines. poses answers following questions: How understood used contemporary research? What added value does bring to discussions? In analysis, five topoi conceptualizing – spatiality,...

Using superordinate intersectionality as a theoretical framework, this article explores notions of men and masculinities within right wing populism. It is attentive to how the right-wing populist media in Finland Sweden construct white Nordic through discursive interactions across several axes difference: gender (masculinities); sexuality (heterosexuality); social class (elites); race (whitenesses). Employing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) methodological approach, we show constructions...

In the everyday context, term “hate speech” has become increasingly politicized and emotionally charged, yet these vernacular constructions of hate speech remain under-explored. Used as both a rhetorical weapon an object genuine concern, various understandings circulate within interactive cultures digital media, shaped by digitalised media environment. With combination computational qualititative research methods, this article explores struggle over meanings speech. From large dataset...

AbstractGender equality is an essential part of Finnish self-understanding. The public discussion on does not, however, only focus gender; it also used to promote anti-immigration-minded, homophobic opinions. In the article, coexistence contradictory discourses gender interpreted as populist rhetoric. articulations in online debates gender, sexuality, and immigration are analysed. main questions are: How reframed anti-immigration-minded debate? notions sexuality fixed order oppose...

This study focuses on the affective experiences of listening to self-identified sad music. Previous studies have concentrated emotions induced by music rationalizing and labelling emotions. However, focusing such categorization leaves subjective individual aside. The aim this article is broaden methodology studying emotion analysing metaphorical language used in narratives about experience A total 373 participants answered open-ended questions via an online survey. responses were then...

Finland and Sweden share the ideal of a Nordic welfare state, with gender equality as central tenet. In both countries, right-wing populist parties have gained prominence in mainstream politics. Despite similar political agendas at moment, these different histories, modes expressing their anti-immigration pleas. this comparative study, we examine how distinction between ‘us’ ‘other’ is performed intersectionally terms gender, social class, ethnicity ‘race’, sexuality. For purpose, empirical...

This article discusses a form of lifestyle blogging where women blog about their homes and everyday lives. In these homing blogs, self-representations are characteristically spatially demarcated within the private sphere home. As repeated representations in take place public space internet, blogs work towards naturalizing home as women's sphere. Written commented on mostly by other women, represent feminine self-expression communication that functions discursive expression ongoing social,...

Reading, writing, music, and fine arts are widely acknowledged to have therapeutic value those bereaved. Narratives of coping with the help commonly told. Yet, experiences bereavement healing powers writing rarely discussed analyzed in social sciences. In this article, I search for a way study power on personal level. Using empathy as metaphorical tool, read an unpublished autobiography about mother's grief process through my own bereavement. strive emotional verisimilitude apply poetic form...

Was wird unter Zugehorigkeit verstanden und welche Standpunkte finden sich hierzu? Welches Wissen Wissensarten (EISNER 2008) erbringen kunstlerische Praktiken? In unserem Beitrag beschaftigen wir uns mit diesen Fragen ausgehend von dem Projekt Crossing Borders, in partizipative kunstbasierte Verfahren zur Erforschung nutzten. Wir luden Teilnehmer*innen ein, ihr Verstandnis drei parallelen Workshops zu explorieren entlang unterschiedlicher Zugangsweisen (Film, Schreiben, Bilder/Zeichnungen)....

Turpeen energiakäyttöä lobannut Turveinfo-kampanja näkyi laajasti eri medioissa alkuvuodesta 2017. Se herätti kiivaan ja tunnepitoisen vastareaktion. Kampanjan väitteitä pidettiin yksinkertaistavina, valheellisina joiltain osin myös loukkaavina. Tässä artikkelissa analysoimme mainoskampanjan sisältöä vastaanottoa sekä sen aiheuttamia reaktioita. Tarkastelemme erityisesti affektiivisuuden faktuaalisuuden suhdetta kampanjassa. Miten nykykulttuurissa käyty keskustelu vaihtoehtoisista...

I'm from exile".This is how a poet, cosmopolitan, and citizen of the world poetry Mohsen Emadi describes himself.He writes poems on loss displacement, charting his experiences mobility.This essay based Emadi's biographical interviews with poet.Quotes fragments are combined theoretical reflections diaspora, nomadism, exile by researchers such as