ABSTRACT
This study examines the use of Twitter images to communicate pain, anger, grief, hope,
determination and other sentiments resulting from loss. By focusing on images shared on the
Twitter handle #BringBackOurGirls started as a social media campaign against the kidnapping of
school-going Nigerian girls by a militant group, Boko Horam, the research analyses how
meanings are constructed through several codes. Drawing insights from semiotic concepts and
theorizations about the role of social media in initiating and running online protests, the research
considers the significance of the #BBOG campaign and the images that were posted on its
Twitter handle from the onset.
SIBANDA, B (2021). Communicating Loss Through #Bringbackourgirls Images On Twitter. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/communicating-loss-through-bringbackourgirls-images-on-twitter
SIBANDA, BELINDA "Communicating Loss Through #Bringbackourgirls Images On Twitter" Afribary. Afribary, 01 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/communicating-loss-through-bringbackourgirls-images-on-twitter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
SIBANDA, BELINDA . "Communicating Loss Through #Bringbackourgirls Images On Twitter". Afribary, Afribary, 01 May. 2021. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/communicating-loss-through-bringbackourgirls-images-on-twitter >.
SIBANDA, BELINDA . "Communicating Loss Through #Bringbackourgirls Images On Twitter" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/communicating-loss-through-bringbackourgirls-images-on-twitter