ONOGBEYE, VERA IRUOGHENE and Covenant University, Theses Masters (2024) SOCIO-SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF CARTOONS IN SELECTED NEWSPAPERS: A STUDY OF 2023 FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL IN NIGERIA. Masters thesis, Covenant University.
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Abstract
Editorial cartoons, also regarded as political cartoons, are a potent form of visual communication, often used to comment on and critique socio-political issues. In the context of Nigeria, the 2023 fuel subsidy removal has sparked significant public discourse and media coverage. This study focuses on the socio-semiotic analysis of cartoons in selected Nigerian newspapers, aiming to explore how these visual narratives reflect and critique the socio-political issues surrounding the fuel subsidy removal. This study conducts a socio-semiotic analysis of political cartoons from selected Nigerian newspapers on the 2023 fuel subsidy removal. Employing a descriptive research design with both quantitative and qualitative methods, it analyzes 30 cartoons from six major newspapers between May 2023 and January 2024. Using a socio-semiotic framework, the study examines how cartoons employ iconic, symbolic, and indexical signs to critique government policies. It identifies cohesive devices that enhance narrative coherence and illuminate societal perspectives on corruption, economic hardship, and public disillusionment. This research contributes insights into the socio-political impact of editorial cartoons in Nigerian public discourse.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Political cartoons Socio-semiotic analysis Nigerian newspaper Fuel subsidy Socio-semiotic approach to multimodality |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) P Language and Literature > PE English |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | ORIGBOEYEGHA |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2024 15:57 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2024 15:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/18415 |
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