Linguistic landscape of Gezi Park protests in Turkey

A discourse analysis of graffiti

Bibliographic Data

ID6084718
AuthorsLisya Seloni (0009-0006-3789-1312), Yusuf Sarfati
Year2017
Volume16
Issue6
Pages782-808
Publication date2017-11-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-2159 • E-ISSN: 1569-9862
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/jlp.15037.sel
OpenAlexW2726709283
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited13

Gezi Park protests that rocked Turkey in 2013 left a significant mark in the country’s collective memory and contributed to the construction of a new language of political resistance. To challenge an increasingly authoritarian government, the protesters used novel repertoires of contention, particularly political graffiti. To better understand different types of linguistic and symbolic communication tools used in the public space during Gezi Park protests and their impact on different set of audiences, this article explores the following research questions: (i) What indexical properties are used in the languages used in graffiti, and what do they mean for understanding the various audiences that the protesters engaged? (ii) What counter-narratives are created in the graffiti produced during Gezi Park protests

Art · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Graffiti · Indexicality · Linguistics · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Visual arts · Multilingual Education and Policy · Public Spaces through Art · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Law

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