Dangerous Waters: A Computational Analysis of the Framing of Immigration through Dehumanizing Metaphors

• In Event: Political Communication about Pressing Issues

Brief Overview

We develop a computational approach for measuring and analyzing metaphor in immigration discourse on social media. We then use this methodology to study the relationship between dehumanizing metaphors, political ideology, and user engagement.

Authors

• Julia Mendelsohn, The University of Chicago

• Ceren Budak, University of Michigan