ABSTRACT

This paper proposes a methodological synthesis in order to study multimodal media discourse and argumentation in the context of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ in Greece. It follows the framework of Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, integrating this with argumentation studies, with a particular emphasis on the analysis of inference. Our data come from the Greek newspapers Kathimerini and Ta Nea. We contend that the proposed methodological synergy enables scrutiny of (a) racist conceptualizations cultivated by the representation of migrants and refugees in headlines and photographs in newspaper articles along with (b) the argumentative potential that is implicitly sustained in these multimodal representations.

摘要

本文提出了一种方法论综合方法，以便在希腊所谓的“难民危机”的背景下研究多模式媒体的话语和论证。它遵循多模态批判性话语分析的框架，将其与论证研究相结合，特别强调推理分析。我们的数据来自希腊报纸Kathimerini和Ta Nea。我们认为，所提出的方法学协同作用使我们可以对以下方面进行审查：（a）在报纸文章的标题和照片中由移民和难民的代表所培养的种族主义概念化，以及（b）这些多模式代表中隐含的论证潜力。