The Image of Iraqi Politics in Editorial Cartoons a Semiotic  Analysis

Alghezzy, Khalida H.

doi:10.31185/lark.vol2.iss25.1083

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“…This intense dynamic combination of picture and language technique of condensing contributes further to the condensed nature of this artistic genre (Al-Masri, 2016;Dalacosta, Paparrigopoulou-Kamariotaki, & Pavlatou, 2011;Greenberg, 2002;Marin-Arrese, 2015;Tsakona, 2009;Ulubeyli, Arslan, & Kivrak, 2015). Caricatures, nonetheless, are characterized by exaggeration and/or distortion (Alghezzy, 2017;El Refaie, 2009;Marin-Arrese, 2015;Roukes, 1997;Seip, 2003). Open Journal of Modern Linguistics Cartoonists employ various artistic and persuasive techniques to convey messages, such as incongruity, distortion, humor, metaphor, symbols, satire, analogy, exaggeration, distortion (Tasviri, 2015;Ulubeyli et al, 2015), as well as spoonerism, pun, and irony (Al-Masri, 2016).…”

Section: Editorial Cartoonsmentioning

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“…Editorial cartoons, sometimes referred to as political cartoons, are forms of graphic art depicting a current social or political event in a humorous and/or satirical way. An editorial cartoon is a creative combination of both verbal and visual elements intended to entertain, depict, inform, and criticize at the same time (Alghezzy, 2017;El Refaie, 2009;Kenner, 1997;Marin-Arrese, 2015;Stead, 2018). Low and Williams (2000), for example, describe a cartoon as "a drawing, representational or symbolic, that makes a satirical, witty, or a humorous point" (as cited in Lee, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The study of visual art reveals that editorial cartoons came into the scene in the 19 th century as an artistic extension of satirical caricatures, which had existed since the 15 th century (Ames, 2017). Due to this artistic evolution, Streicher (1967) and Hoffman (1958) note that the terms caricatures and cartoons are sometimes perceived as synonyms (as cited in Alghezzy, 2017). Both cartoons and caricatures are usually accompanied by speech labels or captions that briefly summarize the message of the cartoon.…”

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Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor in Saudi Editorial Cartoons Representing Social Media Impact on Saudis

Alahmadi¹

2022

OJML

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Over the past few decades, the development of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and the distinction between monomodal and multimodal discourse have inspired academics to reinvestigate pictorial and multimodal metaphors. This paper identifies and analyzes pictorial and multimodal metaphors used in the editorial cartoons created by the Saudi cartoonist Abdullah Jaber to depict the impact of smartphones and social media platforms on the life of Saudis from 2011 until 2020. All editorial cartoons analyzed in this study were taken from the cartoonist's accounts on Twitter and Instagram @jabertoon. The analysis shows the prevalence of multimodal verbo-pictorial metaphors over monomodal pictorial ones, which makes it easier for viewers to construe the cartoonist's intended messages. Jaber's work is not meant to entertain or amuse his readers; his cartoons are not supposed to be conveyed as comical works of art. Rather, he utilizes his cartoons to communicate messages and reflect values that users of social media platforms might overlook. His main interest is to highlight the potential consequences that can rise due to social media platforms. Besides, the analysis reveals the negative impact of smartphones and social media platforms on Saudi users, which is consistent with research findings.

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Section: Editorial Cartoonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Editorial Cartoonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Editorial Cartoonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor in Saudi Editorial Cartoons Representing Social Media Impact on Saudis

Alahmadi¹

2022

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“…It is a fallacy that propaganda is nothing but a form of falsehoods and falsity, but it essentially operates on various levels of truth, from an open lie to a half-truth to the entire fact taken out of context (Cull, N. J., Culbert, D. H., & Welch, D. ,2003). Alghezzy (2017) also asserted that "political cartoons have been used by newspapers and magazines as a method of criticizing the governments and political figures" (p.3).…”

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A Pragmatic Study of Implicature in Iraqiʼs Election Propaganda Posters

Rashid¹,

Al-Ghezzey²

2022

lark

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The current study aims to explore the phenomena of election propaganda posters. A political slogan is viewed as one of the most important ways for political parties and candidates to communicate with voters, particularly when a party identification is declining. Political advertising in Iraq began with the use of posters, flyers, and other printed materials. The present study sheds light on how candidates and political parties in Iraq communicate with their audiences. Also, it tries to answer the research question, that is, is there implicature utilized in the Iraqi election propaganda posters. It studies Iraqi election propaganda posters from a pragmatic point of view and takes Griceʼs theory (1975) of implicature as a model for data analysis. The data concerning the candidates have been chosen from different Iraqi provinces to investigate those electoral campaigns pragmatically. Furthermore, this study deals with various aspects in terms of the utterances used for the purpose of influencing the voterʼs decision for the right candidate. The current study concludes that the candidates use implicature in their electoral campaigns in which they utilize a unique style in the matter of influencing the votersʼ choice.

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Investigating Iraqiʼs Election Propaganda Photos

Akram Mohammed Rashid,

Hashoosh Addai Al-Ghezzey

2023

JCEWU

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The current study explores the phenomena of election propaganda photos. A political slogan is viewed as one of the most important ways for political parties and candidates to communicate with voters, particularly when party identification is declining. Political advertising in Iraq began with the use of posters, flyers, and other printed materials. The present study sheds light on how candidates and political parties in Iraq communicate with their audiences. It studies Iraqi election propaganda photos from a pragmatic point of view and takes Yuleʼs theory (1996) of presupposition as a model for data analysis. The data concerning the candidates are chosen from different Iraqi provinces to investigate those electoral campaigns pragmatically. Furthermore, this study deals with various aspects in terms of the expressions used for the purpose of influencing the voter's decision for the right candidate.

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The Image of Iraqi Politics in Editorial Cartoons a Semiotic Analysis

Cited by 4 publications

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Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor in Saudi Editorial Cartoons Representing Social Media Impact on Saudis

Pictorial and Multimodal Metaphor in Saudi Editorial Cartoons Representing Social Media Impact on Saudis

A Pragmatic Study of Implicature in Iraqiʼs Election Propaganda Posters

Investigating Iraqiʼs Election Propaganda Photos

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