Multi-Modal Critical Discourse Analysis of Anti-Islam Posters

Abstract

In this study, the Roland Barthes model was used to examine anti-Islamic posters. The study's most distinctive language features were connotations and denotations. The study's methodology involved using Roland Barthes' model as a guide and doing a qualitative analysis using it. Both the Kress and van Leeuwen (2006) model of visual analysis and the Roland Barthes (1974) model are used to conduct a qualitative analysis of the study's data. Data analysis and the construction of vivid descriptions are used to carry out the qualitative method. Textual analysis on the first level and visual analysis on the second level would be the two main levels of data analysis. The multimodal analysis is an additional level of analysis that combines the results of the first two levels into a final product. The study's posters are vehemently critical of Islam and were created by anti-Islamic artists. The survey discovered: 1. The Western world believes that Islam spreads terror and should therefore be banned. 2. The posters under examination provide the finest representation of islamophobia. 3. Violence against Muslims could result from the hatred of Islam that has been acquired by the Western world. 4. The creators of every poster under study appear to be hostile to Islam. 5. One may say that the study's image connotation and meaning are complementary because they don't diverge much.