Discursive de/humanizing: A multimodal critical discourse analysis of television news representations of undocumented youth

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4972

Keywords:

Immigrant students, undocumented immigrants, critical discourse analysis, media analysis, critical race theory, race, racialization

Abstract

This article addresses television news coverage of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010, which would have created a path to legal residency for thousands of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Considering the role that news media play in socially constructing groups of people, through an analysis of English- and Spanish-language evening television news coverage of the DREAM Act of 2010, the author examined discursive practices used to represent undocumented youth in both dehumanizing and humanizing ways. The author discusses the implications of these types of discourses for education policy understanding by the public and education stakeholders.

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Author Biography

Ruth M. López, University of Houston

Ruth M. López, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston. Her research examines policies that impact the educational experiences of students of color; the education of immigrant and undocumented students; and issues of equity and access at all levels of education. Her research aims to critically understand how education policy information gets disseminated, how policies are implemented and how they impact families and students. Her commitment to these issues is informed by her lived experiences as the daughter of immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador.

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Published

2020-03-23

How to Cite

López, R. M. (2020). Discursive de/humanizing: A multimodal critical discourse analysis of television news representations of undocumented youth. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28, 47. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4972

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Vol. 28 (2020)

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Articles