Towards an integrated argumentative approach to multimodal critical discourse analysis
evidence from the portrayal of refugees and immigrants in Greek newspapers
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Authors
Serafis D.,
Greco S.,
Pollaroli C.,
Jermini C.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2020
Language
English
Abstract
This paper proposes a methodological synthesis in order to study multimodal media discourse and argumentation in the context of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ in Greece. It follows the framework of Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, integrating this with argumentation studies, with a particular emphasis on the analysis of inference. Our data come from the Greek newspapers Kathimerini and Ta Nea. We contend that the proposed methodological synergy enables scrutiny of (a) racist conceptualizations cultivated by the representation of migrants and refugees in headlines and photographs in newspaper articles along with (b) the argumentative potential that is implicitly sustained in these multimodal representations.
Keywords
Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA ), Multimodal argumentation, Argumentum Model of Topics (AMT), Print media discourse, Greek newspapers, Migration, Refugee crisis, Greece
Journal
Critical discourse studies
Volume
17
Number ( Month )
5
Pages (or article number)
545-565
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License
License undefined
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Green
