Military operation, war or invasion

the first russian actions in ukraine in 2022 second the covers of newspapers from Brazil and Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442023124pt

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Brazilian journalism, Portuguese journalism, Russia, Speech analysis

Abstract

In this article, our objective is to present which discursive formations, as defined by the French philosopher Michel Foucault in his work The Archeology of Knowledge (1969), were present in Brazilian and Portuguese printed journalism regarding Russia’s military action unleashed on Ukrainian territory in February 24, 2022. This concept will also be discussed in light of the redefinitions of Michel Pêcheux, a French Discourse Analysis theorist, who gave new contours to the Foucauldian notion. We analyzed 16 newspaper covers (eight Brazilian and eight Portuguese) published the day after the start of Russian actions in Ukraine. Our reading observes the support of Portuguese media outlets for the Ukrainian cause and the demonization of Russian President Vladimir Putin as responsible for the outbreak of the conflict; In the Brazilian case, the discursive formation around the war is very present, but Putin is part of a discursive formation distinct from that operated in Portugal.

Author Biography

José Carlos Marques, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Bauru - SP, Brazil

Associate Professor at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), an institution where he works as a professor of the Postgraduate Program in Communication and the Department of Human Sciences. He is a Full Professor in Communication and Sport at Unesp (2019), PhD in Communication Sciences - Journalism from the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo (2003) and Master in Communication and Semiotics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (1998). He graduated in Literature (Portuguese-French) from the University of São Paulo (1989). During two terms (2008-2011 and 2011-2014) he was the Administrative Director of Intercom (Brazilian Society for Interdisciplinary Communication Studies). He is the author of the book Football in Nelson Rodrigues (2nd ed., São Paulo: Educ, 2012). In 2017, he was elected director of Rádio Unesp FM.

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Published

2023-12-08

How to Cite

MARQUES, J. C. Military operation, war or invasion: the first russian actions in ukraine in 2022 second the covers of newspapers from Brazil and Portugal. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 46, p. e2023124, 2023. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442023124pt. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/4444. Acesso em: 11 mar. 2025.

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Vol. 46 (2023)

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