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Unmasking the protester: deciphering the collective disguise of masked identities in political resistance and communication

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dc.contributor.authorRaj, Sony Jalarajan
dc.contributor.authorSuresh, Adith K.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-25T14:37:22Z
dc.date.available2023-05-25T14:37:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe concept of masks is familiar to societies all over the world. They have a performative function for which they are identified and signified on a collective level. More than physical objects that hide a particular identity or protect it from external threats, the idea of masking is significant in terms of the production of meaning through which new identities are constructed. As a word, an idea, a metaphor, and an artefact, the meaning of the mask differs contextually (Picton, 1990). Masked identities can be a channel for communication where the exchange of meaning through the identification of the mask is crucial. In political discourses, masks are noted for providing a notion of collective identity which is essential to the inception of collective action such as protesting against a group or an idea.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/cgi-bin/SFX/url.pl/E25
dc.identifier.citationRaj, S.J., Suresh, A.K. (2023). Unmasking the protester: Deciphering the collective disguise of masked identities in political resistance and communication. In: Magalhães, L., Martins, C.O. (eds) Masks and Human Connections. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16673-0_2
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16673-0_2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3101
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectmasks
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjecthuman interaction
dc.subjectpolitical discourse
dc.titleUnmasking the protester: deciphering the collective disguise of masked identities in political resistance and communicationen
dc.typeBook Chapter

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