#Balkanization: A Critical Study of Otherness through Twitter

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Liridona Veliu examines ‘balkanization’ as a long-standing discourse of identity construction, otherness and stereotyping through Twitter. Although deriving from the Balkans and attached to the Balkan Peninsula, the ‘balkanization’ discourse has gained a life of its own. The author challenges its current manifestations shaped by the era of social media and identifies and connects its meanings with deeper processes of historical events. This book denaturalizes ‘balkanization’ as a constructed source of knowledge, approaching the topic embedded in genealogy and deconstructivism, and applies critical discourse analysis as a method of research. Front Matter ....Pages I-XXI ‘Balkanization’ from Knowing to Questioning (Liridona Veliu)....Pages 1-23 From Query to De-egypticization of ‘Balkanization’ (Liridona Veliu)....Pages 25-49 ‘Balkanization’ through Retrospection to the Present (Liridona Veliu)....Pages 51-95 Conclusions and Future Work (Liridona Veliu)....Pages 97-99 Back Matter ....Pages 101-134