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Terrorism Study looking for summer long research assistants
Terrorism Research OpportunityResponsibilities:The duties required for this research opportunity include using a linguistic analysis program to analyze terrorist propaganda video transcripts including the rhetoric and persuasion techniques used in the videos and testing these same messages in the laboratory with student populations, both in the US and abroad.
Research Study Questions:1) who is the target auidence for the videos? (e.g. children, adults, possible recruits, ‘the enemy’), 2) what are the messages of the videos? (e.g. to defend the prophet, to prevent future grievances, to promote jihad, etc.), 3) Does the the target audience, the message, or the frequency of these tapes have a discernable pattern? and 4) If yes, do these patterns change over time?
How to Apply:
If interested, please e-mail your CV/resume and unofficial transcript to Lauren Boyatzi at
[email protected] ASAP.
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