Analysis

Cristina Ruiz’s article “That Uncertain Feeling: An Italian Living in London On Brexit Britain” focuses on the topics of being an immigrant in the UK and of British attitudes towards foreigners. She explores these topics through her personal experience.

The writer of the article is Cristina Ruiz, a journalist of Italian origin living in London. She offers numerous details about herself and her experience with living in the UK as an immigrant which strengthens her credibility in connection to the topic.

The readers of the article are people who read Vogue magazine, which are typically well-educated women. However, the broadly relevant contents of the article and its availability online suggest that the potential readership may be wider than this.

The language used in the article is often complex and formal. Ruiz relies on repetitions to make her arguments more convincing as well as extensive appeals to emotions via her personal stories. 

The article was published in the socio-political context of the Brexit referendum in the UK. These circumstances are detailed in the text, which includes references to the situation of immigrants, and social and political attitudes towards them.

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