The multimodal representation of criminal syndicates in documentaries

KU Leuven , 1 or 2 semesters
This project is offered at the Campus Sint-Andries (Antwerp). The present project focuses on the multimodal representation of (Italian) crime syndicates. It will investigate the identity construction of the maffias and representation of the social actors involved in crime (ranging from the criminals over law enforcement and counter movements to victims and witnesses).
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The multimodal representation of criminal syndicates in documentaries
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The project will consist in the detailed analysis of a limited corpus of documentaries on crime syndicates (in Italian and/or other languages).
ALLUM, Felia, Francesca LONGO, Daniela IRRERA & Panos A. KOSTAKOS. (eds). (2010). Defining and Defying Organized Crime. Discourse, Perceptions and Reality. London: Routledge.
MACHIN, David & Andrea MAYR. (2013). Personalising Crime and Crime-fighting in Factual Television: an Analysis of Social Actors and Transitivity in Language and Images. Critical Discourse Studies. 10(4): 356–372.

  • The project is available in the Fall and Spring semester.
  • Number of places available: 2 per semester.

Prerequisites

  • Graduate in Italian.
  • Minimum GPA 3.4

Important note: 

Students must remain registered as a student at their U.S. or Canadian home institution while participating in the program. The student's home institution must complete the Learning Agreement after acceptance into a project, even if credits will not be transferred to that institution. Transfer of credits is decided by the students' home institution.

Submitting an application, does not guarantee that the student will be offered a placement. The research projects are also available to our domestic degree students; therefore, projects may already be full at the time of applying. Final decision on your admission is solely taken by the Research Supervisor at the host institution.

Faculty Department

Faculty of Arts / Campus Sint-Andries (Antwerp)

Programmes offered at his campus:

  • Bachelor in Applied Language Studies 
  • Master in Translation
  • Master in Journalism
  • Master in Multilingual communication
  • Master in Interpreting

For more information, please have a look at the website.