Title
Bodily regimes and meaning production in bolsonaro's visual discourse: A sociosemiotic perspective
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad de Guadalajara
Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the semiotic strategies through which Jair Bolsonaro's body is represented in his Instagram profile. In order to do that, we build upon Landowski's elliptic semiotic square, through which we display Bolsonaro's different bodily postures and lifestyles. The diagram shows four bodily regimes through which the body of the current Brazilian president is portrayed: 1) the military body, 2) the buffoonish body, 3) the institutional body, 4) the popular body. The results show that the institutional body is the least present, while the other three reinforce Bolsonaro's non-political identity and anti-establishment discourse.
Volume
2021
Issue
18
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medios de comunicación, Comunicación socio-cultural
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85109433717
Source
Comunicacion y Sociedad (Mexico)
ISSN of the container
0188252X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus