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THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY in the BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 ADVERTIMENT. L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi doctoral i la seva utilització ha de respectar els drets de la persona autora. Pot ser utilitzada per a consulta o estudi personal, així com en activitats o materials d'investigació i docència en els termes establerts a l'art. 32 del Text Refós de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual (RDL 1/1996). Per altres utilitzacions es requereix l'autorització prèvia i expressa de la persona autora. En qualsevol cas, en la utilització dels seus continguts caldrà indicar de forma clara el nom i cognoms de la persona autora i el títol de la tesi doctoral. No s'autoritza la seva reproducció o altres formes d'explotació efectuades amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva comunicació pública des d'un lloc aliè al servei TDX. 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UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 Andrea Roxana Bellot TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS DOCTORAL THESIS Supervised by Dr. Elizabeth Russell Department of English and German Studies (URV) Tarragona 2014 i UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 Para Facu iii UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 DEPARTAMENT D’ESTUDIS ANGLESOS I ALEMANYS URV. Avda. Catalunya 35 43002 Tarragona, Spain Tel. 977 559 755 Dr Elizabeth Russell Department of English and German Studies Universitat Rovira i Virgili. TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS. I hereby certify that the present study “Tracking the Discourse of Nationalism: the Falklands War Anniversary in the British Press”, presented by Andrea Roxana Bellot for the award of the degree of Doctor, has been carried out under my supervision at the Department of English and German Studies, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, and that it fulfils all the requirements for the award of Doctor. Elizabeth Russell [email protected] Tarragona, 7th May, 2014. v UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 Abstract The Malvinas /Falklands War was fought in 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the sovereignty of a small group of islands in the South Atlantic. Nationalisms played a key role in this conflict, since the prestige of each nation was at stake. The British press was a key mechanism in the promotion of nationalist identities during the war, triggering patriotic feelings and serving as a vehicle for political propaganda. The year 2012 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the war, amidst a revival of the conflict due to the Argentine demand that the issue of sovereignty be reconsidered. The purpose of this research is to explore how the discourse of nationalism was constructed and developed by the British press regarding the commemoration of the war. The thesis will offer an analysis of language and press imagery of a selection of tabloid and quality British national newspapers of the year 2012. vii UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 Acknowledgments This dissertation was possible thanks to the help of several people. First of all, I would to thank my thesis supervisor, Dr Elizabeth Russell, for her guidance during these years, but especially for believing in me and for respecting my ideas. The Department of English and German Studies of the University Rovira i Virgili awarded me a doctoral grant that provided the financial support to complete this research project. I would like to express my gratitude to the following professors who gave feedback through fruitful discussions, the reading of papers and advice in conferences: Olivia Fox, Andrés Avellaneda, Dolors Collellmir, Susan Ballyn, Montserrat Palau and Enric Castelló. Furthermore, I acknowledge the assistance provided by Dr Debra Kelly and Helena Scott (Group of War and Culture Studies, University of Westminster) during my three- month research period in London. My very special thanks go to all my colleagues from Office 2.20 for their help and friendship: Kasia, David, Carlos, Esther, Alberto and Alba. My family and friends were supportive in so many different ways. I appreciate the generous aid of Julia and Oscar in the printing process. Above all, I am heartily thankful to my partner Raül for his infinite patience, love and support during the whole process, and for providing the strength I lacked at times. This thesis would not have been possible without him being by my side, always. Last but not least, I sweetly thank my unborn baby girl who gifted me with a definite deadline. ix UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI TRACKING THE DISCOURSE OF NATIONALISM: THE FALKLANDS WAR ANNIVERSARY IN THE BRITISH PRESS Andrea Roxana Bellot Dipòsit Legal: T 826-2015 Table of Contents ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................ VII ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................ IX TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. XI LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... XIII LIST OF IMAGES .................................................................................................................... XIV CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 2: CONTEXTUALISING THE MALVINAS/FALKLANDS CONFLICT ......... 9 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 9 2. THE MALVINAS/FALKLAND ISLANDS ....................................................................................... 9 3. HISTORY OF THE WAR ............................................................................................................ 12 4. CURRENT STATE OF THE DISPUTE........................................................................................... 21 5. CHAPTER SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................
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