Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10397/98098
Title: | Quilting Muslims : a diachronic study of ideological representations around the master signifiers for Muslims in the TIME Magazine Corpus (1923–1992) | Authors: | McKeown, J Ye, M |
Issue Date: | Sep-2020 | Source: | Language & communication, Sept. 2020, v. 74, p. 141-153 | Abstract: | This paper reports on the findings of a diachronic investigation into ideological patterns of representation around the master signifier Muslim (and its lexical variants) during 70 years of TIME Magazine journalism. Manual analysis, of 1,573 concordance lines, showed that across the twentieth century the dominant master signifier transmuted, in both content and form. Three signifiers were used across the twentieth century to refer to Muslims. The signifier Mohammedan/Muhammadan was used in neutral constructions to reference religious and cultural themes. The signifier Moslem was predominantly used in neutral constructions but displayed a greater propensity to reference negatively constructed political. The signifier Muslim was largely used to negatively reference the narrow issue of conflict. We conclude by suggesting directions for future research. | Keywords: | Diachronic study Ideological quilting Muslims News values Representations TIME Magazine Corpus |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Journal: | Language & communication | ISSN: | 0271-5309 | EISSN: | 1873-3395 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.langcom.2020.07.002 | Rights: | © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. © 2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The following publication McKeown, J., & Ye, M. (2020). Quilting Muslims: A diachronic study of ideological representations around the master signifiers for Muslims in the TIME Magazine Corpus (1923–1992). Language & Communication, 74, 141-153 is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2020.07.002. |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mckeown_Quilting_Muslims.pdf | Pre-Published version | 1.21 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page views
34
Citations as of Apr 14, 2024
Downloads
26
Citations as of Apr 14, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.