Words in Context
In the first phase of this project, 5 policy briefs were developed to describe the Lebanese and Canadian contexts on issues of extremism, misogyny and Islamophobia. A novel methodology named Corpus Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis was used to detect patterns and trends of online hate across social media platforms. This project was funded by Global Affairs Canada.
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In 2022, an additional policy brief was developed on femicide — the gender-based killings of women and girls. It sheds light on discourses of everyday sexism that can fuel violence towards women in Quebec. This work was funded by Employment and Social Development Canada.
Policy Briefs
Download each of the policy briefs from the links below.
The Far-Right in Canada
(English, PDF)
Indigenous Relations in Canada
(English, PDF)
Islamophobia in Canada
(English, PDF)
Multiculturalism in Canada
(English, PDF)
Online Misogyny in Canadian Politics
(English, PDF)
Violence Against Women in Québec: From denunciation to trivialization
(French, PDF)
The policy briefs were developed using the corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis (CACDA) methodology. These videos explain the methodology.
Our Team
2019 briefs developed by Rawda Harb, Manas Narayana, Kathryn Urbaniak, Emma Harake, and Ryan Scrivens.
2022 brief developed by Catherine Montmagny Grenier and Jihene Hichri in collaboration with Love-Mary Victor.