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Here, we move beyond recording facts to interpreting them. This section translates abstract research into analytical arguments regarding how narrative structures dictate social realities.

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Faces vs. Steel: Visual Framing Dataset

Sample Size

250+

Images, 2015–2025

Methodology

Mixed Methods

QCA + Multimodal Analysis + χ²

对比来源

BBC · CNN · NYT

vs. Xinhua · CGTN · China Daily

Visual Frame Distribution by Media Group

Western — 'Pure Objects / Steel' ~77%
Western — 'Human Focus / Faces' ~23%
Chinese — 'Pure Objects / Steel' ~17%
Chinese — 'Human Warmth / Faces' ~83%

Key Finding

Images in international reporting are not objective reflections of reality, but carefully curated political instruments designed to dictate the boundaries of global perception.

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Est. April 25, 2026

An interdisciplinary research platform that brings together young students and scholars across disciplines, documenting underrepresented discourses and studying the social structures that shape language, identity, inequality, and public policy.

We connect young researchers across disciplines to document underrepresented discourses and advance policy-facing research on marginalized communities.

Our Belief

The discourses that go unrepresented are not marginal to how societies work — they are central. Inequality is discursive: produced, reinforced, and contested through the ways people speak, are represented, and are heard.

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