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PROPS project presents publication on online hate speech

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The project PROPS – Interactive Narratives Propose Pluralistic Discourse, by the Research Center for Arts and Communication (CIAC), has just published the e-book Interactive Narratives Propose Speech: Results of a project aimed at researching and countering online hate speech in video games.

This publication is the culmination of a project that is now coming to an end, and which focused on the problem of hate speech online, specifically among young people in video game communities.

In this e-book, the various PROPS researchers have had the opportunity to share some of the knowledge generated in the course of this project, namely a bibliographical study around online hate speech, the analysis of data collected from a survey of 189 students and three focus groups in primary and secondary schools in the Algarve region, and the presentation of six interactive counter-narratives that serve as teaching resources to explore the various themes of the project.

In addition, there was space for two texts dealing with the role of creative processes as a literacy tool and video games as a tool for teaching resilience philosophy in the classroom.

The e-book was organized by researchers Bruno Mendes da Silva and Ana Filipa Martins, coordinators of PROPS, a project that worked in the area of media prevention and education and aimed to create tools that motivate teachers and students to reflect on and discuss hate speech online.

The publication Interactive Narratives Propose Pluralist Speech, from CIAC editions, is available in open access (here).

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The books published in the CIAC Editions are the result of the scientific production developed at the Research Center by the various research groups. These editions aim to contribute to debates and scientific reflection in the areas of arts and communication, and seek to disseminate the research work carried out at CIAC.