Digital Impoliteness
DIGITAL IMPOLITENESS
Testimonials
Statements by people who participated in the open classes promoted by the Project.
Ana Firpe
Undergraduate student at the Languages Department at UFMG
Professor Giovana Perini’s open lecture on “Apologies on Social Media” was very interesting. It was possible to understand how online apologies can be viewed very differently depending on how they are made, and how this can impact the public image of those who make them.
What caught my attention the most was the part where the teacher talked about how the audience reacted to the apology used to illustrate the topic of the class. This made me think a lot about how, in the digital age, everything needs to be more authentic to be truly effective.
I was also very curious about the thesis that the professor is developing on this topic, because it really is something very current and relevant. The lecture was very rich, and left me wanting to understand more about the impact of communication on social networks.
Isabella Dias
PhD student in the Postgraduate Program in Linguistic Studies at UFMG
Professor Drinóczi’s lecture provided a comprehensive overview of authoritarianism and its effects on society. She presented important concepts and theories, highlighting the alarming spread of populist rhetoric and hate speech in several countries.
Something that was quite useful for participants interested in delving deeper into the topic was that the teacher provided several references to sources and materials for further reading, in which it would be possible to understand the concepts from different points of view.
For me, the highlight of Professor Tímea's talk was the comparative approach she adopted, drawing parallels between different countries, with particularly enlightening examples from Poland and Hungary, countries that I personally don't know much about. Understanding the dynamics of these countries better allows us to understand what is happening in Brazil as a global trend.
The lecture effectively demonstrated how populist and authoritarian trends are part of a broader global pattern, affecting diverse regions and populations. This comprehensive approach, combining theoretical concepts, real-world examples, and resources for future studies, made the lecture very informative and valuable for understanding contemporary political trends and their impacts.
Paloma Bernardino Braga
Postgraduate Program in Linguistic Studies at UFMG
The open class "Impoliteness in Internet comments" was extremely important for a better understanding not only of the relationship between discourse and "comment", but mainly of how impoliteness is used by agents in interaction in political disputes.
Edelvais Caldeira
Postdoctoral researcher at the Graduate Program in Linguistic Studies at UFMG
The project's open classes on the digitally mediated discourse of the far right in Brazil and its effects on the rights of minorities, such as women and the LGBT+ community, have been fundamental to understanding how impolite language is closely linked to the corrosion of democracy.
Among the classes held, one that stands out is that of Professor Wilma Pereira, entitled “The aggressive use of language: a discursive-interactionist study of impoliteness in internet comments”. In this class, Professor Wilma addressed how the opposing views of participants, who made comments about the political context on a news website, often generate impolite and offensive discourse. Her research uses the Modular Discourse Analysis Model (MDA), in conjunction with Culpeper’s impoliteness theory, as an approach to analyze impoliteness in these online comments.
Professor Wilma's presentation brought a new perspective on the complexity of impolite language in digital environments, offering an analysis of the mechanisms involved in managing these interactions.