نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Political cartoons are widely regarded as an influential medium for representing ideologies, as they communicate complex political concepts through humor, satire, and visual symbolism. As a transnational visual language, cartoons can function as a powerful means of critiquing power, in contexts where formal and diplomatic discourses fail to articulate political realities. This study investigates the latent meanings embedded in eight selected foreign political cartoons featuring “Donald Trump” the US President as their central subject in addressing the recent conflict between Iran and the United States. The cartoons were produced and published in 2026. Drawing on a qualitative research design, the study employs Roland Barthes’s Semiotic Framework and Stuart Hall’s Theory of Representation, supplemented by Linguistic Analysis. By examining signs, denotative and connotative meanings, and verbal elements, the study explored how the confrontation between Iran and the United States was represented in these cartoons. The findings suggest that, through political satire, the cartoons challenge Trump’s power-seeking policies and highlight his failure in confronting Iran, particularly in relation to the Strait of Hormuz. Across the corpus, Trump is represented, either explicitly or implicitly, as defeated and incapable of effectively dealing with Iran. Moreover, peace is portrayed primarily as a rhetorical construct rather than as a practical political action. The cartoons further imply that, in current American politics, tangible reality has been marginalized and replaced by constructed narratives.
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