- All Journals
- Al-Qadisiyah University
- Basrah University
- Kirkuk University
- Mosul University
- The Iraqi Borad for Medical Specialization
- University of Anbar
- University of Technology
- Al Mustafa University
- Al-Zahraa University for Women
- Alnoor University
- Kunooz University
- Misan University
- Ninevah University
- Tikrit University
- University of Al-Hamdaniya
- University of Kerbala
A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of the Front Cover in Selected Arab Women Magazines | ||
| journal of the college of basic education | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 99, 2017, Pages 23-44 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Qadoury Abed; Ban Assad Al-Munshy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study examines the front cover of selected Arab women magazines from a multimodal critical discourse analysis perspective. Tools of analysis found in Kress & van Leeuwen (2006) and Machine &Mayr (2012) are used to identify the thematic and semiotic aspects in 30 front covers from Zahrat Al Khaleejزهرة الخليج and Sayidaty سيدتي. It shows that these magazines are relatively similar in the number of headlines and the kinds of visual elements, but they are considerably different in headlines' content and themes. The magazines, ideologically, look for creating modality to convince readers and viewers with the covers' stories. Women are presented individually with headlines carrying their names and comments. Visuals, like colour, font, shot, distance and others are used relatively different to convey a particular discourse that is completely paradoxical to the social norms, the actual image of Arab women and their problems, needs and aspirations. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Arab Women Magazines; Front Cover; Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis; Sayidaty; Zahrat Al Khaleej | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 197 PDF Download: 21 |
||