Jansen S, Romero Gibu L (2021)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2021
Pages Range: 85-108
Journal Issue: 8
URI: https://themouthjournal.com/migration-language-integration-issue-no-8/
Open Access Link: https://themouthjournal.com/migration-language-integration-issue-no-8/
A corpus of critical communication incidents,composed through semi-structured interviews within the project “Violence in Institutions (VIOLIN): an integrated linguistic, politological and psychological approach to the experiences and mental health of refugees and migrants”, started in May 2019 at Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. VIOLIN seeks to focus attention on hidden forms of violence against migrants that may affect their wellbeing and health but are particularly difficult to detect, document and study – given that they are not carried out by physical force but through language, and usually behind the walls of public institutions. Designed as an interdisciplinary project, VIOLIN aims at (a) documenting migrants’ experiences of verbal interactions with representatives of German institutions, (b) understanding how violence emerges from overt and covert linguistic strategies, (c) determining typical settings of verbal violence and its prevalence within different kinds of institutions and migrant groups, (d) studying the biological responses of people facing acts of verbal violence, and (e) identifying possible health risks related to a constant exposure to these kinds of stressful situations. The ultimate goal is to help enhance the quality of communication in institutions by developing recommendations that are empirically grounded and practicable according to intercultural competence criteria.
APA:
Jansen, S., & Romero Gibu, L. (2021). “Verbal violence – a first approximation based on Latin American migrants’ experiences in German institutions”. The Mouth, 8, 85-108.
MLA:
Jansen, Silke, and Lucia Romero Gibu. "“Verbal violence – a first approximation based on Latin American migrants’ experiences in German institutions”." The Mouth 8 (2021): 85-108.
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