The Comparison of Two Different Election Campaign Films in Terms of Their Approaches towards National History and Development

Year 2020, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 301 - 312, 27.01.2020

Yusuf Devran Fahad Shahzad

https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.545712

Abstract

In this
article the 1988 presidential election campaign film of French Socialist Party “La France Unie” and 2016 presidential election campaign film of
Turkish AK Party “Anka Kuşu” were analyzed in terms of their
approaches to history and development. The films were analyzed by taking
semiotic, discourse and rhetorical analysis methods into consideration. The
focus has been kept on text and the message given by both parties in the films.
The comparison clearly points out the differences regarding the approach of the
both parties towards history and development.

Keywords

Political Communication, Turkish Politics, Election Campaigns

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