Pictures Say What Words can’t: A Visual Grammar Analysis of Pakistani Facebook Posts about Palestinian Issue

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out what people want to convey through visual posts about Palestinian issue. This study also investigates that how visual elements contribute in constructing visual design and transferring meanings. Theoretical framework for this research work includes the Grammar of Visual Design by Kress and Leeuwen (2006). Data is collected from Facebook posts during the timeframe of October 2023 to December 2023. Convenient sampling technique is used to collect and analyze Facebook posts which are about various approaches of common people about Palestinian Issue. These posts are images and photo-shopped pictures without any text. The Visual Grammar analysis of the posts helps us understand that what type of meanings, feelings and reactions common Pakistani Facebook users are sharing through pictures and which type of representational meanings, narrative meanings and compositional meanings are emerging from those visual designs.