scholarly journals Constructing National Identity in the British Press: The Britain vs. Europe Dichotomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (0) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Anna Islentyeva ◽  
Mihera Abdel Kafi
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
British Press

Nation, empire and ethnicity

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Foreign Competition ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Victorian Period ◽  
British Press ◽  
A Site

Chapter 3 considers the multiple ways in which the Exhibition can be viewed as a site for exploring issues of national identity in the Victorian period. It showcases documents that speak to the anxieties that British manufacturers had about foreign competition and free trade, to public fears about racial and cultural difference, and to the patriotism that the event instilled in many quarters. The material in this chapter is taken from the British press – who were preoccupied with what became known as ‘The Foreign Question’ – but also from international sources, revealing the ways in which the Exhibition was seen from outside the United Kingdom.

scholarly journals Colony vs. Metropolis: Opposing Discursive Representations of a Colony’s National Identity in the Printed Press

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángela Alameda Hernández
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Identidad Nacional ◽  
Inner Self ◽  
British Press ◽  
Human Side ◽  
Discursive Representations

AbstractTheoretically based on the paradigm known as Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper explores the discursive representation of Gibraltar’s identity as it was perceived both from inside –Gibraltar itself- and from its metropolis –Britain, during two crucial moments for this community: the referendums held in the colony in 2002 and 1967. The textual corpus consists of editorial articles drawn from Gibraltarian and British newspapers. Analysis shows how Gibraltar strongly builds its identity on the expression of its inner self, hence as a victim and passive entity, while the British press constructs Gibraltar as a political entity with little interest on the human side of the issue.Key words: Discourse analysis, CDA, national identity, media discourse, transitivity system, editorial articles.ResumenBasado en el paradigma lingüístico conocido como Análisis Crítico del Discurso (CDA), este artículo explora la identidad Gibraltareña a través de la representación discursiva construida tanto desde dentro de la colonia como desde fuera, su metrópolis, durante los dos referendums que se celebraron en 2002 y 1967. El trabajo analiza artículos editoriales extraídos de la prensa gibraltareña y británica. Los resultados han mostrado cómo Gibraltar construye su representación discursiva como una víctima, mientras que la prensa británica refuerza su identidad política con escaso interés por el lado humano del asunto.Palabras clave: Análisis del discurso, CDA, identidad nacional, discurso mediático, sistema de transitividad, editoriales.

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