A Closer Look At The Visual Rhetoric

Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Brexit Flagging the Nation in Political Cartoons

A Closer Look at the Visual Rhetoric

Plunging Poll Numbers and a Floundering Economy

A new study has revealed that the once-booming Brexit movement in the United Kingdom is floundering. A multimodal discourse analysis of political cartoons published in British newspapers over the past year has uncovered a significant shift in public opinion, with support for Brexit plummeting to record lows. The cartoons, which often depict the United Kingdom as a ship or a sinking boat, reflect the growing concerns of British citizens over the economic and political consequences of leaving the European Union.