A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)

A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)

This study analyzed the responses of twenty five Arab postgraduates in USM, Penang, Malaysia in relation to the selected Arab Spring political cartoons from semiotic-cognitive perspectives. A total of five Arab Spring cartoon panels from the year 2011 to 2013 are selected from electronic newspapers...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Shifaa Mohammed
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
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spelling my-usm-ep.481322021-01-19T07:25:45Z A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013) 2017-12 Abdullah, Shifaa Mohammed P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) This study analyzed the responses of twenty five Arab postgraduates in USM, Penang, Malaysia in relation to the selected Arab Spring political cartoons from semiotic-cognitive perspectives. A total of five Arab Spring cartoon panels from the year 2011 to 2013 are selected from electronic newspapers and websites, as they reflect Arab Spring events progressively to investigate their denotative and connotative meanings, patterns of interpretations and plurality of meaning. This study utilizes Barthes‘ (1977) visual semiotics and Moriarty‘s (1997; 2005) application of Peirce‘s (1933; 1994) cognitive inferences to investigate visuals Semiotically. This study identified five main themes from the responses; negative intention towards Arab Spring, manifestation of Arab peoples‘ struggle with democracy, the powerful of social media, the reluctant international community offers the Syrian political crisis no compromising solution, and Arab Spring freedom achievement. 2017-12 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/48132/ http://eprints.usm.my/48132/1/A%20SEMIOTIC-COGNITIVE%20ANALYSIS%20OF.pdf%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Bahasa Literasi & Terjemahan (School of Languages, Literacies and Translation)
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language English
topic P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
spellingShingle P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
Abdullah, Shifaa Mohammed
A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)
description This study analyzed the responses of twenty five Arab postgraduates in USM, Penang, Malaysia in relation to the selected Arab Spring political cartoons from semiotic-cognitive perspectives. A total of five Arab Spring cartoon panels from the year 2011 to 2013 are selected from electronic newspapers and websites, as they reflect Arab Spring events progressively to investigate their denotative and connotative meanings, patterns of interpretations and plurality of meaning. This study utilizes Barthes‘ (1977) visual semiotics and Moriarty‘s (1997; 2005) application of Peirce‘s (1933; 1994) cognitive inferences to investigate visuals Semiotically. This study identified five main themes from the responses; negative intention towards Arab Spring, manifestation of Arab peoples‘ struggle with democracy, the powerful of social media, the reluctant international community offers the Syrian political crisis no compromising solution, and Arab Spring freedom achievement.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author Abdullah, Shifaa Mohammed
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author_sort Abdullah, Shifaa Mohammed
title A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)
title_short A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)
title_full A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)
title_fullStr A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)
title_full_unstemmed A Semiotic-Cognitive Analysis Of Selected Arab Spring Political Cartoons (2011-2013)
title_sort semiotic-cognitive analysis of selected arab spring political cartoons (2011-2013)
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Bahasa Literasi & Terjemahan (School of Languages, Literacies and Translation)
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