Multimodal Discourse, Power, and Migration: A Systemic Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis Perspective: Practice session with key

Abstract

Guided analytical practice on narratives of migration • Aim: to provide systematic, transparent, and critically informed analysis of complex social issues in contemporary multimodal communication with a focus on the case of migration discourse. • Explore: multimodal discourse features (verbo-visual semiotic resources chosen); intersemioticrelations (layout, focus, saliency); genre conventions; dominant as well as non-dominantnarratives of migration

Each activity proposes the exploration and discussion of some key choices made. A slide with key points analysed is provided after each activity slide. Those ‘key’ slides are meant to serve as a helping guide for teachers or mediators in the discussions, so it is not recommended that students have access to them before the discussion session.