Peter Wignell
Biographic Data
| ID | 1494518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Wignell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Wignell |
| SIGNATURE | WIGNELL P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Twittering Presidents: An analysis of tweets from @BarackObama and @realDonaldTrump
This paper uses a Systemic Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis (SF-MDA) approach to analyse tweets from the Twitter accounts of Presidents Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) and Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump). The tweets were posted during the last nine months of President Obama’s effective presidency and the first nine months of President Trump’s presidency. The tweets are analysed using automated text analysis which is interpreted through an SF…
Scaffolding CLIL in the science classroom via visual thinking: A systemic functional multimodal approach
Addressing international students on Australian and Chinese university webpages: A comparative study
Analyzing the talking book Imagine a world: A multimodal approach to English language learning in a multilingual context
In recent years there has been increased academic and professional interest and awareness in approaches to English language teaching (ELT) that take a plurilingual approach. This is often combined with a multimodal stance. The outcome of this combination is an approach to English language teaching that integrates multiple languages and multiple semiotic resources. This paper examines how a plurilingual approach to ELT can be viewed through a mult…
Semiotic space invasion: The case of Donald Trump's US presidential campaign
This paper uses a social semiotic perspective to analyze Donald Trump's domination of media coverage of the US presidential campaign from 16 June 2015, when he announced his candidacy for nomination as the Republican candidate until 8 November 2016, when he was elected as President of the United States. The paper argues that one of the keys to Donald Trump's domination of media coverage was that, in presenting himself and his agenda, he foregroun…
Interpreting Text and Image Relations in Violent Extremist Discourse: A Mixed Methods Approach for Big Data Analytics
This article presents a mixed methods approach for analysing text and image relations in violent extremist discourse. The approach involves integrating multimodal discourse analysis with data mining and information visualisation, resulting in theoretically informed empirical techniques for automated analysis of text and image relations in large datasets. The approach is illustrated by a study which aims to analyse how violent extremist groups use…
Doing critical discourse studies with multimodality: From metafunctions to materiality’ by Per Ledin and David Machin
No Abstract Available
A multimodal approach to visual thinking: The scientific sketchnote
There is a growing interest in the use of visual thinking techniques for promoting conceptual thinking in problem solving tasks as well as for reducing the complexity of ideas expressed in scientific and technical formats. The products of visual thinking, such as sketchnotes, graphics and diagrams, consist of ‘multimodal complexes’ that combine language, images, mathematical symbolism and various other semiotic resources. This article adopts a so…
Natural Language Understanding and Multimodal Discourse Analysis for Interpreting Extremist Communications and the Re-Use of These Materials Online
This paper reports on a study that is part of a project which aims to develop a multimodal analytical approach for big data analytics, initially in the context of violent extremism. The findings reported here tested the application of natural language processing models to the text of a sample of articles from the online magazines Dabiq and Rumiyah, produced by the Islamic extremist organisation ISIS. For comparison, text of articles found by reve…
A multimodal mixed methods approach for examining recontextualisation patterns of violent extremist images in online media
Under the shade of AK47s: A multimodal approach to violent extremist recruitment strategies for foreign fighters
Two notable features of the current conflict in Syria and Iraq are the number of foreign fighters from western countries fighting for Sunni militant organisations, and the use of the Internet and social media by some extremist groups to disseminate propaganda material. This article explores how the group which refers to itself as Islamic State and an affiliated British group, Rayat al Tawheed, deploy combinations of images and text which serve as…
Violent extremism and iconisation: Commanding good and forbidding evil
This study employs a multimodal social semiotic approach to the analysis of text and image relations in material produced by the violent extremist organisation known as Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The study focuses on iconisation, where meanings are condensed and interpersonally charged through ‘bonding icons’ which embody the organisation's world view and values. A sample of issues in the online magazine Dabiq produced by ISIS are …
From book to stage to screen: Semiotic transformations of Gothic horror genre conventions
This paper adopts a multimodal social semiotic approach for exploring the semiotic changes involved in the transformation of a novel into stage and screen productions. It examines how semiotic resources are deployed in each medium through elements of mise-en-scène, such as speech, music, sound, lighting, props, staging, and cinematographic techniques, and the viewing perspectives that are thus established for audiences. The genre of Gothic horror…
Intertextual voices and engagement in TV advertisements
By analysing multimodal TV advertisements, this study aims to show how intertextual voices are exploited in advertising discourse to enhance persuasive power. Taking as their point of departure the assumption that all discourses are intertextual recontextualizations of social practice that draw on external voices from both specific discourses and discursive conventions, the authors identify two types of intertextual voice in TV advertisements: ch…
Violent extremism and iconisation: Commanding good and forbidding evil
This study employs a multimodal social semiotic approach to the analysis of text and image relations in material produced by the violent extremist organisation known as Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The study focuses on iconisation, where meanings are condensed and interpersonally charged through ‘bonding icons’ which embody the organisation's world view and values. A sample of issues in the online magazine Dabiq produced by ISIS are …
Intertextual voices and engagement in TV advertisements
By analysing multimodal TV advertisements, this study aims to show how intertextual voices are exploited in advertising discourse to enhance persuasive power. Taking as their point of departure the assumption that all discourses are intertextual recontextualizations of social practice that draw on external voices from both specific discourses and discursive conventions, the authors identify two types of intertextual voice in TV advertisements: ch…
Under the shade of AK47s: A multimodal approach to violent extremist recruitment strategies for foreign fighters
Two notable features of the current conflict in Syria and Iraq are the number of foreign fighters from western countries fighting for Sunni militant organisations, and the use of the Internet and social media by some extremist groups to disseminate propaganda material. This article explores how the group which refers to itself as Islamic State and an affiliated British group, Rayat al Tawheed, deploy combinations of images and text which serve as…
Interpreting Text and Image Relations in Violent Extremist Discourse: A Mixed Methods Approach for Big Data Analytics
This article presents a mixed methods approach for analysing text and image relations in violent extremist discourse. The approach involves integrating multimodal discourse analysis with data mining and information visualisation, resulting in theoretically informed empirical techniques for automated analysis of text and image relations in large datasets. The approach is illustrated by a study which aims to analyse how violent extremist groups use…
The Twittering Presidents: An analysis of tweets from @BarackObama and @realDonaldTrump
This paper uses a Systemic Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis (SF-MDA) approach to analyse tweets from the Twitter accounts of Presidents Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) and Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump). The tweets were posted during the last nine months of President Obama’s effective presidency and the first nine months of President Trump’s presidency. The tweets are analysed using automated text analysis which is interpreted through an SF…
Natural Language Understanding and Multimodal Discourse Analysis for Interpreting Extremist Communications and the Re-Use of These Materials Online
This paper reports on a study that is part of a project which aims to develop a multimodal analytical approach for big data analytics, initially in the context of violent extremism. The findings reported here tested the application of natural language processing models to the text of a sample of articles from the online magazines Dabiq and Rumiyah, produced by the Islamic extremist organisation ISIS. For comparison, text of articles found by reve…
From book to stage to screen: Semiotic transformations of Gothic horror genre conventions
This paper adopts a multimodal social semiotic approach for exploring the semiotic changes involved in the transformation of a novel into stage and screen productions. It examines how semiotic resources are deployed in each medium through elements of mise-en-scène, such as speech, music, sound, lighting, props, staging, and cinematographic techniques, and the viewing perspectives that are thus established for audiences. The genre of Gothic horror…
Addressing international students on Australian and Chinese university webpages: A comparative study
Semiotic space invasion: The case of Donald Trump's US presidential campaign
This paper uses a social semiotic perspective to analyze Donald Trump's domination of media coverage of the US presidential campaign from 16 June 2015, when he announced his candidacy for nomination as the Republican candidate until 8 November 2016, when he was elected as President of the United States. The paper argues that one of the keys to Donald Trump's domination of media coverage was that, in presenting himself and his agenda, he foregroun…
Doing critical discourse studies with multimodality: From metafunctions to materiality’ by Per Ledin and David Machin
No Abstract Available
A multimodal approach to visual thinking: The scientific sketchnote
There is a growing interest in the use of visual thinking techniques for promoting conceptual thinking in problem solving tasks as well as for reducing the complexity of ideas expressed in scientific and technical formats. The products of visual thinking, such as sketchnotes, graphics and diagrams, consist of ‘multimodal complexes’ that combine language, images, mathematical symbolism and various other semiotic resources. This article adopts a so…
A multimodal mixed methods approach for examining recontextualisation patterns of violent extremist images in online media
Intertextual voices and engagement in TV advertisements
By analysing multimodal TV advertisements, this study aims to show how intertextual voices are exploited in advertising discourse to enhance persuasive power. Taking as their point of departure the assumption that all discourses are intertextual recontextualizations of social practice that draw on external voices from both specific discourses and discursive conventions, the authors identify two types of intertextual voice in TV advertisements: ch…
Violent extremism and iconisation: Commanding good and forbidding evil
This study employs a multimodal social semiotic approach to the analysis of text and image relations in material produced by the violent extremist organisation known as Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The study focuses on iconisation, where meanings are condensed and interpersonally charged through ‘bonding icons’ which embody the organisation's world view and values. A sample of issues in the online magazine Dabiq produced by ISIS are …
From book to stage to screen: Semiotic transformations of Gothic horror genre conventions
This paper adopts a multimodal social semiotic approach for exploring the semiotic changes involved in the transformation of a novel into stage and screen productions. It examines how semiotic resources are deployed in each medium through elements of mise-en-scène, such as speech, music, sound, lighting, props, staging, and cinematographic techniques, and the viewing perspectives that are thus established for audiences. The genre of Gothic horror…
A multimodal mixed methods approach for examining recontextualisation patterns of violent extremist images in online media
Under the shade of AK47s: A multimodal approach to violent extremist recruitment strategies for foreign fighters
Two notable features of the current conflict in Syria and Iraq are the number of foreign fighters from western countries fighting for Sunni militant organisations, and the use of the Internet and social media by some extremist groups to disseminate propaganda material. This article explores how the group which refers to itself as Islamic State and an affiliated British group, Rayat al Tawheed, deploy combinations of images and text which serve as…
Doing critical discourse studies with multimodality: From metafunctions to materiality’ by Per Ledin and David Machin
No Abstract Available
A multimodal approach to visual thinking: The scientific sketchnote
There is a growing interest in the use of visual thinking techniques for promoting conceptual thinking in problem solving tasks as well as for reducing the complexity of ideas expressed in scientific and technical formats. The products of visual thinking, such as sketchnotes, graphics and diagrams, consist of ‘multimodal complexes’ that combine language, images, mathematical symbolism and various other semiotic resources. This article adopts a so…
Natural Language Understanding and Multimodal Discourse Analysis for Interpreting Extremist Communications and the Re-Use of These Materials Online
This paper reports on a study that is part of a project which aims to develop a multimodal analytical approach for big data analytics, initially in the context of violent extremism. The findings reported here tested the application of natural language processing models to the text of a sample of articles from the online magazines Dabiq and Rumiyah, produced by the Islamic extremist organisation ISIS. For comparison, text of articles found by reve…
Analyzing the talking book Imagine a world: A multimodal approach to English language learning in a multilingual context
In recent years there has been increased academic and professional interest and awareness in approaches to English language teaching (ELT) that take a plurilingual approach. This is often combined with a multimodal stance. The outcome of this combination is an approach to English language teaching that integrates multiple languages and multiple semiotic resources. This paper examines how a plurilingual approach to ELT can be viewed through a mult…
Semiotic space invasion: The case of Donald Trump's US presidential campaign
This paper uses a social semiotic perspective to analyze Donald Trump's domination of media coverage of the US presidential campaign from 16 June 2015, when he announced his candidacy for nomination as the Republican candidate until 8 November 2016, when he was elected as President of the United States. The paper argues that one of the keys to Donald Trump's domination of media coverage was that, in presenting himself and his agenda, he foregroun…
Interpreting Text and Image Relations in Violent Extremist Discourse: A Mixed Methods Approach for Big Data Analytics
This article presents a mixed methods approach for analysing text and image relations in violent extremist discourse. The approach involves integrating multimodal discourse analysis with data mining and information visualisation, resulting in theoretically informed empirical techniques for automated analysis of text and image relations in large datasets. The approach is illustrated by a study which aims to analyse how violent extremist groups use…
Scaffolding CLIL in the science classroom via visual thinking: A systemic functional multimodal approach
Addressing international students on Australian and Chinese university webpages: A comparative study
The Twittering Presidents: An analysis of tweets from @BarackObama and @realDonaldTrump
This paper uses a Systemic Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis (SF-MDA) approach to analyse tweets from the Twitter accounts of Presidents Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) and Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump). The tweets were posted during the last nine months of President Obama’s effective presidency and the first nine months of President Trump’s presidency. The tweets are analysed using automated text analysis which is interpreted through an SF…
Sociology (12 works) · Linguistics (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Politics (7 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Semiotics (6 works) · Discourse analysis (5 works)