| ID | 189945 |
| Title Proper | All About Iraq |
| Other Title Information | Re-Modifying Older Slogans and Chants in Tishreen [October] Protests |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mustafa, Balsam |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper analyses five main slogans and chants performed during the first 3 months of Iraq’s 2019 Tishreen [October] protests. It aims to trace their origin to examine the transformation in the narratives created by each version. Drawing on a social approach to narrative and a social semiotic multimodal approach to communication, I treat slogans and chants as an evolving genre and performance, capable of triggering, constructing, and negotiating a different set of narratives in each adaptation. Such narratives arguably determine their impact. Unlike earlier versions, Tishreen chants and slogans succeeded in conjuring up collective and cross-sectarian narratives that could challenge master political narratives and heighten an Iraqi identity in the first place. It would, therefore, be hard to erase them from memory. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies vol. 58, No.3; May 2023: p.401-420 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2023-04 58, 3 |
| Key Words | Iraq ; Performance ; Protests ; Narratives ; Genre ; Slogans ; Tishreen Uprising ; Chants |