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THE OTHERING OF CHINA IN MEDIA DISCOURSE A COVID19 SCENARIO

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).01      10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).01      Published : Dec 2023

The 'Othering' of China in Media Discourse: A COVID-19 Scenario

Abstract

    At the outbreak of COVID-19, China was remarkably in the spotlight and caught reasonable coverage by the international media. The study analyses the ideological discourse produced by the media depicting the “othering” of China by employing Van Dijk’s Ideological Square (2006) as its theoretical bearing, and further draws a comparison between the representation of both Canada and China by the Canadian newspaper ‘The Globe and Mail’. Findings depict that terms like “Chinese Government”, “China” and ”Chinese Citizens” formulate the main subjects of the ideological discourse regarding China’s image. Many rhetorical devices like number games, news source adoption, illustration, irony, implication, vagueness and comparison have also been highlighted to discuss China's image represented in the media.

    COVID-19, Media Discourse, "Othering" and Ideological Square

    (1) Gul e Abid
    Research Scholar, Department of English, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Saadia Fatima
    Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Al Zahra College for Women, Muscat, Oman.
    (3) Abida Ayesha
    Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Al Zahra College for Women, Muscat, Oman.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Abid, Gul e, Saadia Fatima, and Abida Ayesha. 2023. "The 'Othering' of China in Media Discourse: A COVID-19 Scenario." Global Political Review, VIII (IV): 1-11 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2023(VIII-IV).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ABID, G. E., FATIMA, S. & AYESHA, A. 2023. The 'Othering' of China in Media Discourse: A COVID-19 Scenario. Global Political Review, VIII, 1-11.

MHRA

    MHRA : Abid, Gul e, Saadia Fatima, and Abida Ayesha. 2023. "The 'Othering' of China in Media Discourse: A COVID-19 Scenario." Global Political Review, VIII: 1-11

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    MLA : Abid, Gul e, Saadia Fatima, and Abida Ayesha. "The 'Othering' of China in Media Discourse: A COVID-19 Scenario." Global Political Review, VIII.IV (2023): 1-11 Print.

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    OXFORD : Abid, Gul e, Fatima, Saadia, and Ayesha, Abida (2023), "The 'Othering' of China in Media Discourse: A COVID-19 Scenario", Global Political Review, VIII (IV), 1-11

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