Narrativised Hate: Examining and mitigating the potential harm of online discourses of sexual violence at the intersection of white and male supremacy

叙事化的仇恨：检查并减轻白人和男性至上的交汇处网上性暴力言论的潜在危害

• 批准号: ES/Y010248/1
• 负责人: Kathryn Barber
• 金额: $ 13.74万
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY010248%2F1
• 关键词: Narrativised; Hate; Examining; mitigating; potential

The persuasive influence of narratives has been the subject of research for a number of years by those examining the discourses of extremists online. This line of academic work has led to the development of narrative strategies to counter extreme ideologies and present more moderate world views. However, research to date has focused on the content of the narrative discourses, rather than the ways in which they are constructed to achieve an immersive storyworld with the ability to engage and influence their readership. More recent work on counter-narratives has also highlighted limitations in the efficacy of a content-focused approach to affect established belief systems.A key part of my PhD research on discourses written by extremists online employs narrative analysis beyond content examination to focus instead on the structural elements of these narratives. It maps how the authors build these storyworlds; how identities shift across the components of the narratives; and how the coda of the narrative, i.e. the part of the story linking the actions of the past to a present reality, is intensified as a radicalisation device. My research developed alongside an emerging alternative strategy to counter-narratives: inoculation narratives. Instead of countering beliefs which are already set, inoculation narratives offer a type of attitudinal vaccination against persuasion tactics and have been hailed by counter-extremism researchers and agencies such as Moonshot and Jigsaw (who work with technological companies like Google) as a more effective way of limiting the influence of online propaganda.The fellowship would support me in achieving three overarching aims essential to my career development. First, it offers the time I need to publish my research and make significant headway in developing my publication record. I have identified a book series within which I can publish a monograph and I would be able to restructure my thesis and prepare two key chapters for this publication. I plan to write an academic article for a journal that has significant impact. The fellowship would give me access to advice from experienced academics in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy (ENCAP) and the time I need to write and submit my paper. I will also target outlets with a quicker publication time and plan on writing a blog post and short article for two websites which promote academic work.Second, the fellowship offers a chance for me to disseminate my research findings through talks and networking. I will do this by 1) presenting papers at conferences and events in the UK and US, as well as at Cardiff University and 2) engaging with others working on the application of inoculation narrative research. I plan to present my work at the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) 2024 conference and would like to extend the dissemination of my research findings to the equivalent organisation in the US (AAAL), giving me the chance to establish networks with applied linguists interested in narrative research across the Atlantic. The fellowship would also help me connect with agencies and research hubs working at the cutting edge of inoculation narrative research and who are, importantly, applying this strategy to pilot studies and policy change with stakeholders in technology. Engaging with these groups, learning from their work, exchanging findings, and establishing potential future collaborations would be invaluable.Finally, the fellowship will allow me to update my data and learn the skills I need to thrive in an academic environment. Importantly, I would like to work with Dr Tereza Spilioti and learn from her experiences analysing and publishing research on narrative data and digital discourses, as well as gain insights from her work on larger research projects. The expertise in ENCAP and training available offer a significant opportunity for me to learn how to conduct exemplary research in the future.

叙述的说服力影响多年来一直是研究极端分子在线话语的人的研究主题。这一系列的学术工作导致了叙事策略的发展，以对抗极端的意识形态，并提出更温和的世界观。然而，迄今为止的研究都集中在叙事话语的内容上，而不是它们的构建方式，以实现一个身临其境的故事世界，并能够吸引和影响读者。最近关于反叙事的研究也强调了以内容为中心的方法影响既定信仰体系的有效性的局限性。我对极端分子在线撰写的话语的博士研究的一个关键部分采用了内容审查之外的叙事分析，而不是关注这些叙事的结构元素。它描绘了作者如何构建这些故事世界;身份如何在叙事的各个组成部分之间转移;以及叙事的结尾，即故事中将过去的行动与现在的现实联系起来的部分，如何作为激进化手段而被强化。我的研究与一种新兴的替代策略一起发展，以对抗叙事：接种叙事。接种叙事不是对抗已经形成的信念，而是提供一种针对说服策略的态度疫苗，并被反极端主义研究人员和机构如Moonshot和Jigsaw（他们与谷歌等科技公司合作）称赞为限制在线宣传影响力的更有效方法。首先，它提供了我发表研究所需的时间，并在发展我的出版记录方面取得了重大进展。我已经确定了一个系列的书，其中我可以出版一本专著，我将能够重组我的论文，并准备两个关键章节，这本出版物。我打算写一篇学术文章，发表在有重大影响的期刊上。奖学金将使我能够获得英语，传播和哲学学院（ENCAP）经验丰富的学者的建议，以及我撰写和提交论文所需的时间。此外，我亦会针对发表时间较短的渠道，计划为两个推广学术工作的网站撰写博文及短文。第二，奖学金让我有机会透过讲座及网络，传播我的研究成果。我将通过以下方式做到这一点：1）在英国和美国以及卡迪夫大学的会议和活动上发表论文，2）与其他致力于接种叙事研究应用的人接触。我计划在英国应用语言学协会（BAAL）2024年会议上展示我的工作，并希望将我的研究成果传播到美国的同等组织（AAAL），让我有机会与大西洋两岸对叙事研究感兴趣的应用语言学家建立网络。该奖学金还将帮助我与在接种叙事研究的前沿工作的机构和研究中心建立联系，重要的是，他们将这一战略应用于与技术利益相关者的试点研究和政策变革。参与这些团体，从他们的工作中学习，交流发现，并建立潜在的未来合作将是非常宝贵的。最后，奖学金将允许我更新我的数据，并学习我在学术环境中茁壮成长所需的技能。重要的是，我想与Tereza Spilioti博士合作，学习她分析和发表叙事数据和数字话语研究的经验，并从她在大型研究项目中的工作中获得见解。ENCAP的专业知识和培训为我提供了一个重要的机会，让我学习如何在未来进行示范性研究。