The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamics of visual creation on the front page in Houphouëtist propaganda in Ivorian general news dailies. Data were collected using purposive sampling, thematic content analysis, and documentary review. The hypothesis adopted for this study is as follows: visual creation on the front pages of Ivorian general news dailies contributes to the ideological positioning of national political parties. To achieve this objective, this paper draws on the empirical results of an analysis of the front pages of six national daily newspapers over a five-week period between 2005 and 2019. These newspapers are: Le Nouveau Réveil, Le Patriote, Notre Voie, Le Temps, Fraternité Matin, and L'Expression. The data were processed using Bourdieu's field theory and Max Weber's comprehensive method. The results revealed the dynamics of visual creation around Houphouëtist propaganda on the front page, approaches to visual creation, and innovations related to visual creation in Houphouëtist propaganda in Ivorian general news dailies.

Authors:
N’guessan Djemis Jean Elvis Ghislain, University Felix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)

About the Presenter(s)
Dr N'GUESSAN Djemis Jean Elvis Ghilain is currently professor assistant/ lecturer at University felix Houphouët-Boigny of Abidjan in Ivory Coast. He is working on houphouëtist propaganda on ivorian newspapers

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