The Discourse of #ProtestosBR: content analysis of Twitter

Authors

  • Raquel da Cunha Recuero Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS
  • Gabriela Zago Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Marco Toledo Bastos Pós-doutorando no centro HASTAC da Duke University. Pós doutor e doutor em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Keywords:

protests, discourse, content analysis, twitter.

Abstract

This paper focus on an analysis of the discourse of Twitter messages during the protests in Brazil during June 2013. Our objective is to discuss how the concepts relate to each other and form networks of meanings around the tweets about the protests. Our search for common characteristics and elements reveals how Twitter was used to describe the protests and to mobilize people rather than to discuss what was actually taking place. We describe the key actors, contexts and demands,as well as the focus on live narratives, #pamphleteer hashtags, and the specific location of tweets.

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Author Biographies

Raquel da Cunha Recuero, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS

Professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós Graduação em Letras e dos cursos de Jornalismo e Publicidade e Propaganda.

Gabriela Zago, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Doutoranda em Comunicação e Informação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professora do curso de Design da Universidade Federal de Pelotas.

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Published

2014-12-17

Issue

No. 28 (2014)

Section

Artigos | Articles

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