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What is it about?

This paper contextualises and analyses YouTube commenters' contrasting representations of two figures of personhood: 'The static, unmotivated welfare claimant', and 'the dynamic, driven migrant'.

Why is it important?

The findings make three main contributions to the study of language and politics: 1) It is unusual that migrants are portrayed here in a somewhat positive light, as a new incarnation of the 'model minority' discourse. 2) It shows that the semiotic process of enregistering figures of personhood can be used to explain local inequalities. 3) The linking of mental, spatial, and social mobility brings together several key issues of the contemporary era.

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