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Multimodal Discourse Analysis

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Multimodal discourse analysis is a method that takes into account multiple modes of communication and how they interact with one another.

Frame

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A frame is a set of meaningful signs connected to specific types of social action. Together they create a 'logic' of action and make the action understandable for those involved in it.

The coronavirus crisis of 2019 and globalization

Column

Jan Blommaert

14/03/2020

8 minutes to read

The coronavirus crisis is a textbook example of contemporary globalization processes. Let us run through some of its key features.

Pelosi and Trump: Choreographies of conflict

Column

Jan Blommaert

03/03/2020

10 minutes to read

Pelosi and Trump don't get along too well. A number of emblematic pictures document this conflict, and in each of them concrete body movements are sensed to tell the story.

Elisabeth Warren, clickbait and truth

Column

Jan Blommaert

20/01/2020

6 minutes to read

Elisabeth Warren's statement on her male contenders being "electoral losers" enables us to examine the ways in which clickbait actually works.

Did Brexaustion kill Corbyn's media strategy?

Column

Jan Blommaert

20/12/2019

12 minutes to read

Analyses of Corbyn's social media campaign overlook something: the fact that politics is played out in a weaponized hybrid media field.

Is Zondag met Lubach saving democracy?

Paper

Rosalie Vaarten

09/12/2019

9 minutes to read

Is the Dutch television program Zondag met Lubach or infotainment in general a threat to democracy? Or should we see infotainment programs as saviors of democracy?

Borat: a Bi-cultural Mockumentary

Paper

Valentina Brkan

29/11/2019

12 minutes to read

As a bi-cultural mockumentary, Borat manages to parody, critique and deconstruct both American and Kazakh culture.

Breaking News: the design of the MH17 crash story

Paper

Andreea-Diana Dobrescu

Laura Onate Madrazo

Seye Cadmus

Adeshina Adeoye

30/10/2019

11 minutes to read

An analysis of the first twenty-four hours of news reports on the MH17 tragedy presented as Breaking News on CNN. This article zooms in on the gradual design of the breaking news story

The design of breaking news on the Hong Kong protests

Article

Nurbanu Aslan

21/11/2019

15 minutes to read

The Hong Kong protests have caught non-stop media attention for over 100 days. But how do audiences perceive the protests? This article will show you how the story of the protests is designed, narrated, and framed.