37.3676, Books: Discursive Constructions of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Chiluwa and Tosik (eds.) (2026)

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Date: 02-Nov-2026
From: Arianne Hill [Arianne.Hill at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: Discursive Constructions of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Chiluwa and Tosik (eds.) (2026)


Title: Discursive Constructions of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Subtitle: Language, Media and Digital Culture
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
           http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
Book URL:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/discursive-constructions-of-the-israelipalestinian-conflict-9781350589841/

Editor(s): Innocent E. Chiluwa & Monika Tosik (Kopytowska)

Hardback.
9781350589841
£95.00

Abstract:

This important volume tackles the discourse of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict from an interdisciplinary perspective with a focus on
language and communication, constituting a novel approach in the
literature on the topic. By drawing on methods from linguistics, media
studies, digital culture, journalism, and literature, it explores new
pathways for analysing how narratives are constructed, contested, and
disseminated across multiple platforms and contexts. Offering a
contemporary, interdisciplinary approach rooted in critical discourse
analysis, digital activism, and cultural symbolism, the book
represents an important evolution in the field by extending
traditional conflict analysis into the digital age, highlighting how
social media, memes, hashtags, and global digital networks shape
public perception and activism around the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.
Part One examines linguistic and literary constructions reflected in
embodied resistance (of and in solidarity with the Palestinians)
through cultural symbols and artefacts. Part Two comprises critical
evaluations of how journalism and film mediate the conflict, and Part
Three critiques the impact of social media and hashtag activism in the
conflict. The final part considers three concepts that have dominated
the debate in the latest conflict – colonialism, genocide and
antisemitism.
This multi-disciplinary approach to discourse analysis in the study of
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict not only examines the linguistic
landscapes of protest but also serves researchers, students, and
practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of how language shapes
perceptions of conflict, resistance, victimhood, and power.

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Applied Linguistics
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Sociolinguistics


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