La guerre mise en signes : sémiotique de l’image-discours dans le conflit à GAZA

Abstract

This thesis focuses on studying visual representations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a semiotic approach, highlighting the political, cultural, and social amplifications of various media images, including photographs, images accompanied by text, and caricatures. The analysis primarily relies on Charles S. Peirce’s triadic model and Roland Barthes’ theories regarding the relationship between text and image. The aim is to understand how these elements interact to construct meaning, guide interpretation, and shape public perception—particularly by conveying an implicit call for help. The methodology also investigates how the combination of text and image contributes to forming readers' collective perceptions of the conflict. The objective is to analyze the complementary relationship between these two modes of communication, demonstrating how text can direct the reading of the image, and vice versa, while uncovering the symbolic and rhetorical mechanisms at play in the visual representation of war.