Matthias J. Becker

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Dr. Matthias J. Becker is the founder and lead of the Decoding Antisemitism research project. He is a linguist specializing in pragmatics, cognitive linguistics, critical discourse analysis, and social media studies, with a focus on prejudice and hate-related communication. A central theme of his work is the analysis of implicit hate speech—forms of hostility that often appear acceptable within parts of the political mainstream—and the socio-discursive conditions that enable their emergence and normalization. His research bridges the humanities and data science, applying linguistic insight to contemporary challenges in digital communication and social cohesion. Explore the Decoding Antisemitism Lexicon: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-49238-9