A doctoral thesis at University of Basrah examines the rhetoric of the visual and its functions in political discourse in Iraq

A doctoral thesis at University of Basrah examines the rhetoric of the visual and its functions in political discourse in Iraq

A doctoral thesis at College of Arts atUniversity of Basrah examined the rhetoric of the visual and its functions in political discourse in Iraq (1979-2020)

The thesis presented by the student Adhraa Ali Nima aims to reveal the rhetorical methods in visual political discourses for successive and different periods of time and their functional impact on the perception of the Iraqi masses and then get rid of the control of these discourses over the collective consciousness and expose their falsehood.

The thesis concluded that the effectiveness of visual speeches in the field of politics has a dangerous impact, through the investment of rhetorical methods of all kinds, and the employment of all types of visuals to serve political goals due to the relationship of these visuals with humans, the speed of their communication, and their direct impact on all classes of society, and then their impact on decision-making and determining opinions towards political matters. With the difference in the selected time periods and the variation in the exploitation of these visuals from one period to another, their effectiveness remains dangerous and their impact cannot be ignored in manipulating the political decision-making of the Iraqi masses. Department of Media and Government Communication