Balija i.e. poturica – from Stigma to Stereotype (analyzing the Computer-Mediated Disscussions about Bosniaks)  Cover Image

Balija czyli poturica – od piętna do stereotypu (na podstawie dyskusji internetowych)
Balija i.e. poturica – from Stigma to Stereotype (analyzing the Computer-Mediated Disscussions about Bosniaks)

Author(s): Jolanta Mindak-Zawadzka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: balija; bosnian language; internet; media

Summary/Abstract: The paper is focused on some linguistic exponents of social stigmatization of Bosniaks in the post­‑Yugoslavian cyberspace. It highlights the close relationship between the identity devaluation of Bosniaks and the negative stereotype of them. The Bosniaks’ stereotype confirmed by data from cyber­discussions corresponds with the south Slavonic stereotype of Muslims, composed from both traditional („Ottoman invaders”) and contemporary („Islamic terrorists”) elements.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 141-151
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish