Τεύχος 28 (2020)


Ρίτα Αλίαϊ & Βίλλυ Τσάκωνα: «Αυτοί/ές είναι σαν κι εμάς»: Ταυτότητες και θετικές αναπαραστάσεις μεταναστών/τριών σε αφηγήσεις από την επίσημη ιστοσελίδα του Διεθνούς Οργανισμού Μετανάστευσης


The aim of this study is to explore the migrant identities constructed in written narratives posted on the official webpage of the Greek branch of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The narratives examined refer to migrants’ journeys, lives in the country of origin and/or the host country, hopes and goals. The proposed analysis exploits Labov’s (1972) structural model for narratives and Bamberg’s (1997, 2004) one for narrative positioning, so as to shed light on the migrant identities emerging in the narratives examined. It appears that the identities constructed by the migrants themselves or ascribed to them by IOM portray the former under a favorable light, in an effort to undermine and refute current negative representations of migrants in the Greek media and respective stereotypes.


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