Ludmilla A'Beckett
List of John Benjamins publications in which Ludmilla A'Beckett is involved.
Articles
2019 Chapter 11. Displaced Ukrainians: Russo-Ukrainian discussions of victims from the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine Migration and Media: Discourses about identities in crisis, Viola, Lorella and Andreas Musolff (eds.), pp. 265–290 | Chapter
This paper compares several discourse representations of migrants in the British media with the data on Ukrainian displaced people from the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine. The comparison shows that mainstream media in Russia and Ukraine attempt to depict displaced Ukrainians sympathetically, to… read more
2018 Chapter 7. Dissuasion by characterization: The “poisoning” of an heroic analogy in Russian public discourse Persuasion in Public Discourse: Cognitive and functional perspectives, Pelclová, Jana and Wei-lun Lu (eds.), pp. 149–178 | Chapter
The chapter examines public attitudes provoked by the nickname “Joan of Arc” in the Russian press. It argues that media discussions of Joan of Arc’s personality type have activated various prejudices among reporters and readers who tend to stigmatize strong-willed, independent, and self-confident… read more
