“It's not just about the migrants.” Anti-immigrant discourse and co-opted marginality in the online public sphere

• Main Author: Emes, Claire Stravato
• Other Authors: Arul Indrasen Chib
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Mass media::Alternative media
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165344
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lately, presumed dominant groups of citizens have expressed negative sentiments toward immigrants while claiming they are marginalized. I call these claims co-opted marginality. Co-opted marginality discourse put an unconventional association between individuals’ social situations and beliefs to the...