Construction visuelle de la désobéissance civile : l’exemple de Tsunami Democràtic

This paper analyzes the use of images in the communication strategy of the social movement Tsunami Democràtic in 2019. Based on the theoretical works of Michael Halliday in systemic functional linguistics and Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen in visual communication, this study demonstrates that th...

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Published inAmnis Vol. 3; no. 3
Main Author Thouverez, Ludivine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published TELEMME - UMR 6570 20.04.2024
Subjects
Catalonia
civil disobedience
independentism
political communication
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Summary:This paper analyzes the use of images in the communication strategy of the social movement Tsunami Democràtic in 2019. Based on the theoretical works of Michael Halliday in systemic functional linguistics and Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen in visual communication, this study demonstrates that the images published on the social network Twitter have been a powerful instrument of persuasion and that the representation of the social actors involved in the souverianist conflict had two main objectives: encourage civil disobedience and draw public international opinion to the political situation in Catalonia.
ISSN:1764-7193
1764-7193
DOI:10.4000/amnis.9058