Legitimate or Illegitimate? Conceptualizing Media’s Framing of Black Lives Matters and the American State, 2019-2021

Student First Name

Tahsin

Student Last Name

Hoque

School Affiliation (multiple allowed)

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Is the research affiliated with NCUIRE

Yes

Project Description

News-framing analysis of multiple news sources to identify core dimensions where media framing legitimizes/ delegitimizes BLM. Furthermore, the project contrasts framing on these core dimensions with significant events (US Presidential Election etc.) to understand the politicization of BLM.