Framing iraqi refugees in The Guardian and Deutsche Welle: A critical discourse and multimodal analysis study
- Autores: Ahmed Najm Abed
- Directores de la Tesis: Josep Àngel Mas Castells (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Politècnica de València ( España ) en 2024
- Idioma: inglés
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Francisco Alonso Almeida (presid.), Lorena Bort Mir (secret.), Miguel Francisco Ruiz Garrido (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Lenguas, Literaturas y Culturas, y sus Aplicaciones por la Universitat de València (Estudi General) y la Universitat Politècnica de València
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- Tesis en acceso abierto en: RiuNet
- Resumen
This thesis investigates the depiction of Iraqi refugees in The Guardian and Deutsche Welle, employing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Framing Analysis, and Multimodal Analysis. The research includes linguistic analysis of news headlines and multimodal analysis of visual representations. The first analysis reveals that The Guardian often uses empathetic and political discourse, especially towards ethnic minorities like Yazidis and Christians, while Deutsche Welle's portrayal is influenced by political events in Germany. Both outlets frame the Iraqi refugee crisis as a Middle Eastern social problem, highlighting forced displacement and attacks by ISIS. The multimodal analysis identifies four themes in visual portrayals: individualization and distance, which humanize refugees, and otherness and objectivization, which dehumanize them. Text and images sometimes reinforce each other but can also present disjointed messages. Visual images evoke stronger emotional responses and provide additional context beyond textual analysis. The thesis concludes that integrating text and image analyses offers a more comprehensive understanding of media representations, emphasizing the cohesive dimension of multimodal texts in shaping context and meaning.
