Hate speech and identity politics. An intercultural communication perspective

Hate speech and identity politics. An intercultural communication perspective

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Hate speech has become a key element of contemporary political discourse.It has also changed the very structure of communication.With the access to public sphere provided by social media, hate speech engages people in connective action, which allows it to construct and deconstruct collective identity.By doing this, hate speech undermines the catherine lansfield ombre rainbow clouds eyelet curtains idea of multicultural society.In order to succeed, such a society needs to engage its members in inclusive intercultural dialogue while hate speech strongly excludes all dissident voices, deepening political polarisation.

This article presents an extensive analysis of hate speech from the perspective of intercultural communication.Drawing from available research and literature, the author puts forward the thesis that hate speech is a communicative phenomenon that not only disrupts intercultural dialogue, but also leads to the disintegration read more of multicultural society.