Date of Award
12-17-2001
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This research employs narrative methodology in order to understand the lived experience of students who have experienced racist racist hate speech on American university campuses. Thematic analysis of in-depth, conversational interview capta (Kvale, 1996) was used to find commonalities in co-researchers' experiences. The literature review includes a contextual and historical section on racism, and a detailed, standard definition of racist hate speech. Emergent themes from these narrative interviews were found in regard to victims' experiences of racist hate speech on American university campuses. Those themes are discussed in the order of the co-researchers' experience: (1) indignation and anger, (2) stereotyping, (3) ethnic resentment, and (4) ethnic superiority. The co-researchers' experiences illustrate that racist hate speech is not only talk, but can be experienced through other communicative actions.
Recommended Citation
Matusitz, Jonathan Andre, "Understanding the lived experience of racist hate speech on American university campuses" (2001). Communication . 37.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uaf_grad_comm/37
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6666