Creating illusions : The media coverage of the Syrian armed
opposition forces

k 2017

Creating illusions : The media coverage of the Syrian armed opposition forces

WORTHINGTON, Helena

Základní údaje

Originální název

Creating illusions : The media coverage of the Syrian armed opposition forces

Název česky

Vytváření iluzí : Syrská ozbrojená opozice v médiích

Autoři

WORTHINGTON, Helena (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

7th International Conference “Across Borders VII : Cultures in Dialogue”, April 27–29, 2017, Estonian Literary Museum / Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia, 2017

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60203 Linguistics

Stát vydavatele

Estonsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

The conference aimed at investigating aspects of culture, language and literature in the context of a world made more mobile than ever before.

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/17:00097031

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

moderate rebels; Syrian Civil War; media; CDA; presupposition

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 21. 2. 2018 11:53, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The mainstream media have widely and frequently used the term ‘moderate rebels’, when referring to an opposition faction in the Syrian civil war. A number of armed groups have fought against Syrian government forces since the war began in 2011. Over recent years, it has become almost impossible to clearly distinguish between opposition factions and what they stand for. Besides the groups associated with extreme Islamic ideology, a seemingly contrasting category has come into existence, an armed group referred to as ‘moderate rebels’, and the use of this term has become widespread. ‘Moderate rebels’ is not the legitimate name of a faction or armed group. None of the warring parties go by this name. The question then arises: Who are the ‘moderate rebels’? Is this a label created by Western politicians and media to denote an existing group in the conflict? If so, another question arises: With what intention has this term been coined and what are the effects of its extensive usage? The words ‘moderate’ and ‘rebel’ each have a given meaning which is generally understood. By connecting the two words and using them as a newly coined term in the specific context of an armed civil war conflict, the expression attains a new meaning. Not only the context, but also the original intention of its usage in connection to the presumed impact of this connotation plays an important role in the understanding of ‘moderate rebels’. Drawing on the principles of Pragmatics and Critical Discourse Analyses, which amongst others study context of situation, manipulation of contexts, presupposition, the addresser’s intention, or the power of language, some insights can be offered into the aforementioned questions.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1065/2016, interní kód MU

Název: Profilace výzkumných zaměření v anglofonní lingvistické a literární vědě II (Akronym: VZALL2)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Profilace výzkumných zaměření v anglofonní lingvistické a literární vědě II, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

WORTHINGTON, Helena. Creating illusions : The media coverage of the Syrian armed opposition forces. In 7th International Conference “Across Borders VII : Cultures in Dialogue”, April 27–29, 2017, Estonian Literary Museum / Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia. 2017.

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WORTHINGTON, Helena. Creating illusions : The media coverage of the Syrian armed opposition forces. In \textit{7th International Conference “Across Borders VII : Cultures in Dialogue”, April 27–29, 2017, Estonian Literary Museum / Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia}. 2017.

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