Representing Trump and Trumpism Through Caricature

2019 ◽  
pp. 188-219
Author(s):  
Floribert Patrick C. Endong ◽  
Eugenie Grace Essoh
Keyword(s):  
American Politics ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Editorial Cartoons ◽  
American Nation ◽  
Trump Administration

This chapter focuses on the Nigerian media representations of Donald Trump's controversial policies, statements and style of government. It specifically examines Nigerian caricaturists' criticism of these aspects of American politics through a semiotic analysis of six editorial cartoons penned by Boglo G. and published in the Nigerian online magazine Nasoweseeam, from 2016 to 2018. In the light of the semiotic analysis conducted in the study, the chapter argues that Nigerian political cartoonists have continuously given a remarkable attention to U.S. politics (notably Trump's presidency), particularly exploring the angle of U.S. policies' impact on Nigeria(ns). Their cartoons have been tapping into both universal myths and local idiosyncrasies to represent the Trump administration in particular, and the American nation as a whole. Such a representation has mostly been negative. Icons, indexes and symbols have thus, most often been mobilized in their cartoons to associate Trump, Trumpism and/or America as a whole with such negativities as racism, Islamophobia, Nazism, xenophobia and authoritarianism, among others.

Trump, Putin, and the Future of US-Russian Relations

Slavic Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (S1) ◽  
pp. S41-S56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rutland
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
American Politics ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Global Problems ◽  
The Future ◽  
Structural Roots ◽  
Us Hegemony ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Trump Administration

This article traces the structural roots of the current crisis in US-Russia relations (the weakening of US hegemony and the resurgence of Russian power), and chronicles the series of contingencies that accompanied Donald Trump's rise to the presidency and his chaotic first few months in office. The details of Russia's influence over the results of the election through the release of hacked Democratic Party emails, and over the composition and policy of the new Trump Administration, are still emerging. The chances of a “grand bargain” between Trump and Putin look increasingly remote, however. Russia's efforts to dabble in American politics seem to have blown back, and made rapprochement between Moscow and Washington more difficult. This is unfortunate, since cooperation between the two sides to resolve a number of pressing global problems, from the wars in Ukraine and Syria to climate change, is urgently needed.

scholarly journals THE IMAGE OF IRAQI POLITICS IN EDITORIAL CARTOONS A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS

لارك ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (25) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Khalida H. Alghezzy
Keyword(s):  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Editorial Cartoons

  مستخلص: يتناول هذا البحث تحليل عدد من رسومات الكاريكاتير السياسي  في العراق، وتسلط الدراسة الضوء على الكاريكاتير السياسي باعتباره وسيلة لنقل المعنى والغرض المطلوب من رسام الكاريكاتير إلى المتلقي, كما يبين أهميته في توضيح الأيدلوجيات والأحداث التي تحصل في حياتنا اليومية وخاصة على الصعيد السياسي للمواطن العراقي بطريقه هزلية.  يتضمن البحث عددا من المواضيع المهمة التي يتناولها رسامو الكاريكاتير في العراق مثل  الفساد الإداري والمالي, ووعود السياسيين و والتسويف وموضوع الكهرباء. يستعرض البحث في البداية ماهية الكاريكاتير السياسي وتاريخه وتطوره، كما يشرح ظهوره وتطوره في الشرق الأوسط والعالم، ثم يقدم البحث بعض الدراسات السابقة التي تناولت الكاريكاتير السياسي والموضوعات التي تناولها، ويلي ذلك مناقشة ودراسة للرسوم السياسية التي يستهدفها البحث من حيث المضمون والشكل والنص. وفي نهاية البحث تقدم الاستنتاجات والنتائج التي توصل إليها الباحث.  

scholarly journals FEMINISM IN ‘AFTER 11’ AN ADVERTISIMENT OF BUKALAPAK

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Rully . ◽  
Abdul Basit ◽  
Muji Prabella
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Female Figure ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media

Abstrak. Perkembangan era digital saat ini telah memperlihatkan transformasi nyata dari perubahan ruang periklanan. Iklan dalam bentuk film telah menjadi bagian dari media massa sebagai salah satu media representasi yang merupakan cerminan dari masyarakat. Bukalapak melalui YouTube, membalut makna feminisme dalam kemasan film AFTER 11 yang sekaligus merupakan iklan untuk membangun pandangan agar masyarakat lebih berdaya. Dengan memperlihatkan figur perempuan seorang ibu yang tidak hanya berkiprah di ranah domestik, namun dapat melakukan aktifitas ataupun pekerjaan yang bersifat maskulin. Karakter perempuan yang menyadari kebebasannya membuat menarik untuk menguak dan menelitinya dari sisi feminisme, dengan menggunakan analisis semiotika Roland Barthes yang memaparkan denotasi, konotasi dan mitos. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa ada ideologi feminisme yang ingin dibawa oleh Bukalapak melalui media iklan dalam film AFTER 11, bahwa perempuan saat ini dapat beraktifitas sebebas-bebasnya tanpa perlu khawatir dan mampu berperan ganda dalam memenuhi kebutuhan anaknya, selain itu juga Bukalapak ingin mendobrak stereotip menjadi pengusaha harus dengan modal yang besar dan biasanya hal ini hanya dapat dilakukan oleh kaum kapitalis, namun dengan Bukalapak, UKM atau individu, ataupun hanya seorang ibu rumah tangga, dapat berdaya dan tangguh.Abstract. The development of the digital era today has shown a real transformation of the changing advertising space. Advertising in the form of films has become part of the mass media as one of the media representations that are a reflection of society. Bukalapak through YouTube, wrapped the meaning of feminism in the AFTER 11 film packaging which is also an advertisement to broaden views so that people are more empowered. By showing a female figure as a mother who not only takes part in the domestic sphere, but also carry out activities or jobs that are masculine. The character of women who realize their freedom makes it interesting to uncover and examine it from the side of feminism, using Roland Barthes's semiotic analysis which presents denotations, connotations and myths. The conclusion of this study shows that there is an ideology of feminism that Bukalapak wants to bring through the advertising media in the film AFTER 11, that women today can work as freely as possible without worrying and being able to play a dual role in meeting their children's needs, besides that Bukalapak also wants to break stereotypes being an entrepreneur must be with big capital and usually this can only be done by the capitalists, but with Bukalapak, UKM or individual, or just a housewife, can be empowered and resilient.

One Day in September and a Week in February: Mobilizing American (Sporting) Nationalisms

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Silk ◽  
Mark Falcous
Keyword(s):  
Salt Lake ◽  
Salt Lake City ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Super Bowl ◽  
Winter Olympics ◽  
Ongoing Effort ◽  
The Media ◽  
Lake City ◽  
American Nation

In an ongoing effort to “police the crisis” (see Denzin, 2004a and b; Denzin & Lincoln, 2003) and critically interrogate the tyrannical (govern)mentality of conservative rhetoric centered on a peculiar or juridical concept of “right” (Baudrillard, 2001; Johnson, 2002; McClaren, 2002) under the agenda of “9/11 America,” this article explores the official moral pedagogies of the sporting media. Through analysis of the media representations of two major sporting events that took place in the first week of February, 2002—the delayed Super Bowl and the Opening of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics—the article focuses on the place of sport as an economy of affect through which power, privilege, politics, and position are (re)produced. The “epistemic panic” (Gordon, 1997; Ladson-Billings, 2000) played out through these two events can be read as part of the wider self-examining, self-referential, existential narrative of the American nation in the wake of the ontological, social, and historical disruption (Giroux, 2002) wrought by 9/11—a politicized and militaristic rhetoric appropriated within, and mobilized through, the affective realm of the sporting popular.

scholarly journals READING BEYOND THE STROKES: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF EDITORIAL CARTOONS ON A CAMPUS NEWSPAPER OF A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Benjamin Baguio Mangila
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Editorial Cartoons ◽  
Campus Newspaper

Editorial cartoons have an unchallenged history as a unique and important artefact in both political and cultural discourses. In journalism, they offer varied insights and may eventually alter beliefs and opinions, influence politics, trigger discussions, and give life to ideas. This paper investigates the signs and meanings of editorial cartoons published in a campus newspaper of a tertiary school in the Philippines. It anchors on Chandler’s semiotic concepts in analyzing the editorial cartoons that incorporate both the Saussurean dyadic concept of signs, signifier and signified, and the Peircean triadic concept of signs as symbolic indexical, and iconic. It also considers Leymore’s idea of the figure and ground, which identifies the primary, secondary, and tertiary signifiers based on their importance or impact on editorial cartoons. Analysis shows that editorial cartoons contain all types of signifiers, primary, secondary, and tertiary, which work together to effectively convey the intended meanings to its target readers. These signifiers also possess certain characteristics as being symbolic, indexical, and iconic and they blend together to enrich the editorial cartoons’ intended meanings. Furthermore, these editorial cartoons illustrate the newspaper’s perceptions as well as its stand on various issues and concerns relating or affecting the students and the whole academic community. Although these editorial cartoons are only published in the campus newspaper, they do not only deal with important local issues and concerns but in the national and global spheres as well.

The Christian Right in U.S. Politics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly H. Conger
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
American Politics ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Christian Right ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Good Grasp ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Conservative Protestants ◽  
Trump Administration

The Christian Right has been an active force in Republican and American politics for over 40 years. Its focus on morality politics (abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, pornography, and sex and science education) has had an impact on the fortunes and expectations of conservative candidates, activists, and organizations all over the country. Its comprehensive activity demonstrates the multifaceted changes in society and religious engagement that brought the Christian Right as a political force into supporters’ consciousnesses, their churches, and the voting booth. Success in mobilization and the ballot box has not always created policy change, though the movement can claim policy victories in many states and localities. The largest impact the movement has had is in the Republican Party in all of its incarnations, altering the policies and strategies that are important and successful for the party. The incarnation of the movement shows signs of significant change, however, as the Republican Party is transformed by the populist messages and policies of the Trump administration. Scholars of the Christian Right movement and religion in American politics more generally should pay attention to the varying narratives, issues, sources of power, and social cohesion that the movement and its constituency, largely conservative Protestants, display. Like research on many social and political movements, the study of the Christian Right benefits from an interdisciplinary approach and a good grasp of the lived experience of the supporters, activists, and leaders within the movement.

scholarly journals South Asian Youth in Canada : Young Women Negotiating Mainstream Representations of Colour

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimrit Saini
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
Asian Woman ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Dominant Ideology ◽  
Light Skin ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
Asian Youth

South Asian women in Canada negotiate mainstream representations of skin colour, in a context where light skin is systemically privileged through marketing “whiteness” as a desirable and attainable ideal for beauty and success. A semiotic analysis of two web spaces target at young, South Asian woman in the West will be undertaken, to reveal the constructions of colour which favour dominant ideology. However, it can also be seen that such spaces serve as a means to challenge hegemonic constructions and provide a platform for South Asian visibility in the mainstream. In considering colourism within the South Asian context, it is imperative to reflect on systemic power imbalances and colonial history, which have shaped the experiences of South Asian communities. Key words: South Asia; Gender; Colourism; Youth; Semiotic analysis; Media representations.

scholarly journals South Asian Youth in Canada : Young Women Negotiating Mainstream Representations of Colour

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimrit Saini
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Asian Women ◽  
Asian Woman ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Dominant Ideology ◽  
Light Skin ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
Asian Youth

South Asian women in Canada negotiate mainstream representations of skin colour, in a context where light skin is systemically privileged through marketing “whiteness” as a desirable and attainable ideal for beauty and success. A semiotic analysis of two web spaces target at young, South Asian woman in the West will be undertaken, to reveal the constructions of colour which favour dominant ideology. However, it can also be seen that such spaces serve as a means to challenge hegemonic constructions and provide a platform for South Asian visibility in the mainstream. In considering colourism within the South Asian context, it is imperative to reflect on systemic power imbalances and colonial history, which have shaped the experiences of South Asian communities. Key words: South Asia; Gender; Colourism; Youth; Semiotic analysis; Media representations.

scholarly journals Constructing Myths via Art of Controversy: A Semiotic Analysis on Political Cartoons

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-99
Author(s):  
Darryl Imperial
Keyword(s):  
Political Cartoons ◽  
The Political ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Editorial Cartoons ◽  
Incongruity Theory ◽  
Code Violations

This paper sought to analyze the different ways of expressing opinions the author utilized in Philippine editorial cartoons and argued how humor in the political cartoons serve to present crucial issues and criticize political leaders and their contemptible practices. The researcher attempted to observe the myths implied by the signs and if it correlates with the myth created by the citizens as part of the society. The researcher used the 10 political cartoons related to COVID-19 found in the Philippine Daily Inquirer Newspaper between March 20th and April 20th in the year 2020. Utilizing Berger’s (2004) notion of humor as code violations, the semiotic variation of the Incongruity Theory of Humor and Barthes’s (1991) connotative (in Chandler, 2005) and mythological meaning of the sign, the study examined the meanings of the humorous signifiers in the editorial cartoons and analyzed how they constructed myths of modern (Philippine) society which appear natural and normal. These cartoons that are shown in this survey are very relevant to the issues that Filipinos are facing now. The researcher realized that the political cartoons could have been better explained in phrases as far as the analysis and integration of respondents’ ideas is concerned.

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