The representation of refugees and migrants in the Instagram posts of UNHCR and IOM: an analysis from a decolonial feminist perspective

Rabassa Breva, Laura

The representation of refugees and migrants in the Instagram posts of UNHCR and IOM: an analysis from a decolonial feminist perspective

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dc.contributor.author Rabassa Breva, Laura
dc.date.accessioned 2025-02-07T16:23:35Z
dc.date.available 2025-02-07T16:23:35Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description Treball de fi de Màster en Estudis Internacionals sobre Mitjans, Poder i Diversitat Supervisora: Pilar Medina-Bravo
dc.description.abstract The UNHCR and the IOM are two IOs that influence the global governance of refugees and migrants. Through Instagram, they can easily transmit their messages to the public by publishing images. Therefore, this research analyzes the way these organizations represent migrants and refugees, and the feelings they evoke, by adopting a decolonial feminist perspective. Results show that the gender of the individuals depicted in the post impacts how they are represented, but it does not have so much influence in the feelings evoked. The main individuals appearing in the photos are black women, whose specific marginalization due to the intersection of gender, race, class, etc. is overlooked. Furthermore, the posts usually present a single individual and try to appeal to compassion, and they evoke colonial and patriarchal discourses. Thus, there is the need to recognize horizontal differences and the agency of the individuals in order to promote more equality worldwide.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/69530
dc.language.iso eng
dc.rights Llicència CC Reconeixement-NoComercial-SenseObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.keyword UNHCR
dc.subject.keyword IOM
dc.subject.keyword Refugees
dc.subject.keyword Migrants
dc.subject.keyword Instagram posts
dc.subject.keyword Decolonial feminism
dc.subject.keyword Compassion
dc.title The representation of refugees and migrants in the Instagram posts of UNHCR and IOM: an analysis from a decolonial feminist perspective
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis

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Master in International Studies on Media, Power and Difference. Master thesis