Digital Dissent. Decoding the Critical Discourse of Ex-Muslims about Islam(isms) on X
(2024) ECREA Doctoral Summer School 2024 — Location: Roskilde University, Denmark (5.August.2024)
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- Throughout history and since the infancy of Islam, apostasy and the critique of Islam have been viewed as heretical and, in some countries, punishable by imprisonment or death. Consequently, individuals renouncing their Islamic faith have often been compelled into clandestinity and self-censorship. This research addresses the gap that exists in the literature, regarding the online engagement of ex-Muslims. It delves into the critical discourse of francophone ex-Muslims about islam(isms) on X (formerly Twitter). Until recently, studies on apostates from Islam have primarily focused on the reasons for their apostasy, their life trajectories, how they navigate within Muslim societies, the repercussions on their lives, as well as the process of conversion and deconversion (Khalil & Bilici, 2007; Streib et al., 2009; Gooren, 2010; Simon Cottee, 2015; Azweed Mohamad et al., 2017; van Nieuwkerk, 2018; Maria Vliek, 2019, 2021). Building on a Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis framework inspired by N. Fairclough, Kress and Van Leeuwen, as well as enunciative pragmatics and polyphony of discourse aligning with Charaudeau's works, this research tries to understand how do ex-Muslim criticise islam(isms) on X and how are they putting forward their apostasy status. The research examines tweets seeking to (1) understand their multimodal representations of islam(isms) and apostasy, (2) expose the arguments against, islam(isms) and in favor of apostasy and (3) extract the underlying ideologies from their discourses. Ex-Muslims' critical discourse on X reveals an attempt to interact with the broader political context. as an emerging ‘wanna-be’ political force, attempting to challenge established paradigms and power structures.
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Pharès, D. (2024). Digital Dissent. Decoding the Critical Discourse of Ex-Muslims about Islam(isms) on X. ECREA Doctoral Summer School 2024, Roskilde University, Denmark. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/274336