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The Faces of the Enemy: The Representation of the ‘Other’ in the Media Discourse of the Falklands War Anniversary

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    Identifier: imarina:6389057
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6389057
    Authors:
    Bellot A
    Abstract:
    © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The year 2012 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War, amidst a revival of public discussion of the conflict due to the Argentine demand that the issue of sovereignty be reconsidered. This article will explore how the figure of the ‘enemy’ was constructed by the British newspaper discourse around the anniversary of the war by offering an analysis of language and press imagery in a selection of tabloid and quality British national newspapers from 2012. The article argues that the British press made little effort to show Argentina's position. The Falklands War of 1982 continued to be justified and validated as a just war by the British press in 2012, supporting official positions and presenting a negative image of the Argentinian enemy ‘other’. This brought about a reinvention and reinforcement of British national identities in connection with the war, 30 years after its conclusion.

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Bellot A
    Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
    URV's Author/s: Bellot, Andrea Roxana
    Keywords: ‘other’ Year 2012 Thirtieth anniversary Tabloid and quality newspapers National identity Malvinas/falklands war Enemy British national press
    Abstract: © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The year 2012 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War, amidst a revival of public discussion of the conflict due to the Argentine demand that the issue of sovereignty be reconsidered. This article will explore how the figure of the ‘enemy’ was constructed by the British newspaper discourse around the anniversary of the war by offering an analysis of language and press imagery in a selection of tabloid and quality British national newspapers from 2012. The article argues that the British press made little effort to show Argentina's position. The Falklands War of 1982 continued to be justified and validated as a just war by the British press in 2012, supporting official positions and presenting a negative image of the Argentinian enemy ‘other’. This brought about a reinvention and reinforcement of British national identities in connection with the war, 30 years after its conclusion.
    Thematic Areas: Political science and international relations History Cultural studies Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Anthropology
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: andrearoxana.bellot@urv.cat
    ISSN: 17526272
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-0561-2132
    Record's date: 2024-10-12
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Papper original source: Journal Of War And Culture Studies. 11 (1): 79-97
    APA: Bellot A (2018). The Faces of the Enemy: The Representation of the ‘Other’ in the Media Discourse of the Falklands War Anniversary. Journal Of War And Culture Studies, 11(1), 79-97. DOI: 10.1080/17526272.2017.1298703
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2018
    Publication Type: Journal Publications

  • Keywords:

    Anthropology,Cultural Studies,History,Political Science and International Relations
    ‘other’
    Year 2012
    Thirtieth anniversary
    Tabloid and quality newspapers
    National identity
    Malvinas/falklands war
    Enemy
    British national press
    Political science and international relations
    History
    Cultural studies
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Anthropology
    17526272

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