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A Positive Discourse Analysis of Feminist Portrayal in the Iraqi October Protests 2019 in Some Western Media

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Yaseen Mohammed Ridha Fathallah,Nidaa Hussain Fahmi Al Khazraji,

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The current paper is a positive discourse analysis (PDA) of the representation of feminism in some Western media during the 2019 Iraqi protests. The aim of this study is to look at the linguistic resources used by texts and speakers to convey, negotiate, and naturalise specific inter-subjective and ideological perspectives. Moreover, the paper focuses on how social phenomena and social actors are represented in discourse to identify and investigate how change occurs to promote hope and inspiration. The researcher adopts Martin and White’s (2005) appraisal theory (attitude system) as a method to analyse the data. Additionally, a qualitative approach is used in data analysis

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