A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the construction of People of Colour (POC) as criminals in UK and US print Media following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests

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A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the construction of people of colour POC as criminals in UK and US print media following the 2020 Black Lives MaDownload

Author(s): Courtney Hammond Mvikeli Ncube Dean Fido

Abstract: Around 2,000 “thugs” were present and over 150 arrests were made in London during protests around the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in 2020. Publicly available data, e.g., newspapers and blog posts, were used to conduct a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis in this study. Language was conceptualised and constructed to depict POC as more prone to adopting aggressive means; findings indicated an inherent belief that ethnic minorities possess a predisposition to criminality. Rhetorical constructions in the reviewed articles indicate practical implications, including the emergence of “fake news”, but hopes to influence UK and US policy evaluations on print media

Date Published: 26 Feb 2024.

DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2024.2317745

Keywords: Racism; BLM; race; protests

Pages: 344-363

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Place of publication: Abingdon

Subject(s): Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice