The discursive construction of ideologies and national identity in post-revolutionary Tunisia (2011–2017): the case of the Francophiles

Helal, Fethi

doi:10.1080/17405904.2018.1538888

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“…The image creates strong sentiment, while sentiment shapes the image through the use of symbols. National identity is, therefore, embedded in the image of each individual and is shaped by their experiences, associations with specific regions, cultures, and institutions, and emotional ties (Forsdick, 2018;Helal, 2019;Portier, 2018;Schneider, 2018).…”

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Self-representation and Intercultural Acceptance in Comic Book Ma Voisine est Indonésienne

Firmonasari

2023

Lingua Cultura

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The research specifically examined French and Indonesian individuals’ representation from cognitive and interactional perspectives within sociocultural and sociocognitive contexts, mainly using dialogues in the comic book “Ma voisine est Indonésienne” (My Neighbor is Indonesian) by Emmanuel Lemaire. This comic strip was about the discovery of France through an Indonesian woman’s eyes and transcribes the two cultures’s encounters. The textual and structural aspects of the conversations were subject to analyses; their topical and situational dimensions were examined. NVIVO was used to support the qualitative analysis. The findings contribute to the development of a discourse analysis model of representation and perception of culturally based images or culturological models of communication, drawing heavily on Ulrike Niens’ social identity theory. The findings suggest that stereotypical conversations between the Indonesian and French characters in the comic book primarily occur within a social context, indicating that stereotyping is part of a complex dynamic process involving elements of subjectivity, collectivity, and intersubjectivity. These findings also reveal an unfavorable sociocultural representation of both Indonesian and French cultures, as 17 aggregated item codes demonstrate the representations of Indonesians are deemed unacceptable within French culture’s framework, while ten aggregated item codes indicate the representations of the French are deemed unacceptable within the Indonesian culture’s context. This implies language and cognition, influenced by prior experiences and societal norms, shape socialinteractions and contribute to stereotype creation.

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Self-representation and Intercultural Acceptance in Comic Book Ma Voisine est Indonésienne

Firmonasari

2023

Lingua Cultura

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“…5 The overarching aims of this paper are two-fold: first to deepen our understanding of the prevailing political discourse in post-Arab Spring contexts by addressing its rhetorical and discursive features from a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) perspective (e.g. Helal, 2019aHelal, , 2019b, and second to attempt an explanation of the phenomenal rise of KS, an outsider to the political establishment. The fundamental question addressed is why despite its recent entrance into 'the democratic club', Tunisian electoral politics has veered toward right-wing populism (i.e.…”

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‘The people want …: ’ the populist specter in the Tunisian President’s inaugural speech

Helal

2021

Critical Discourse Studies

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This paper combines insights from Deictic Space Theory and Conceptual Metaphor Theory to analyze the Tunisian President's inaugural speech following his victory in the October 2019 elections. Detailed critical discourse analysis of the deictic exponents and the metaphorical image schemas employed in the text showed a Manichean opposition between the pure/good people (Us) versus the corrupt/evil 'elites' (Them), nostalgia to a pristine revolutionary moment, a pan-Arab discourse which anchors the Israeli-Palestinian conflict close to the local geography and a radical form of populism, which grounds sovereignty within a transcendent theocratic cosmology. It is suggested that the upsurge of populism in Tunisian politics could be explained by the disenchantment with the deficient and rather 'fake' Islamo-nationalist consensus politics, the inappropriate neoliberal policies imposed by fund-raising bodies like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) as well as the fragmentation, if not total erosion, of viable public spaces for rational deliberation and decision-making processes as a result of the 'digital era.' ARTICLE HISTORY

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Dominant Language Constellations and Language Policy and Planning in Two Settings: Perspectives from Tunisia

Helal

2023

Multilingual Education

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The discursive construction of ideologies and national identity in post-revolutionary Tunisia (2011–2017): the case of the Francophiles

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Self-representation and Intercultural Acceptance in Comic Book Ma Voisine est Indonésienne

Self-representation and Intercultural Acceptance in Comic Book Ma Voisine est Indonésienne

‘The people want …: ’ the populist specter in the Tunisian President’s inaugural speech

Dominant Language Constellations and Language Policy and Planning in Two Settings: Perspectives from Tunisia

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