The iconography of a nation : national identity construction in palestinian visual representations
Other Title(s)
أيقنة الأمة : تشكيل الهوية الوطنية في التمثيلات البصرية الفلسطينية
Author
Source
IUG Journal of Humanities Research
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2020), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
The Islamic University-Gaza Deanship of Research and Graduate Affairs
Publication Date
2020-01-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the struggle for liberation and independence, imagery and visual representations are central to nationalist discourses and to national identity construction.
visual images of the nation become a revolutionary and mobilizing tool with the aim of rallying the nation behind a nationalist goal and shaping its collective identity.
this paper aims to examine how Palestine is represented and imagined in various palestinian visual representations including iconic images, posters and paintings.
based on kress and van leeuwen‘s (2006) visual communication grammar, this social semiotic study analyzes a number of images and posters produced by palestinian artists in order to look into the constituent elements of palestinian national identity and the‗homeland‘ as visually imagined in palestinian visual discourse.
the study shows that conditions of exile, dispossession and national struggle have been predominantly mapped onto palestinian visual representations which are continually used to advance a grand national narrative and to assimilate individuals into an imagined community by stressing collective national themes.
more social semiotic research should be devoted to the analysis of imagery and visual representations as they occupy a central place in the processes of constructing and asserting national identity and memory.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mushir, Muhammad. 2020. The iconography of a nation : national identity construction in palestinian visual representations. IUG Journal of Humanities Research،Vol. 28, no. 1, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-959329
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mushir, Muhammad. The iconography of a nation : national identity construction in palestinian visual representations. IUG Journal of Humanities Research Vol. 28, no. 1 (Jan. 2020), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-959329
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mushir, Muhammad. The iconography of a nation : national identity construction in palestinian visual representations. IUG Journal of Humanities Research. 2020. Vol. 28, no. 1, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-959329
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 17-18
Record ID
BIM-959329