#JeSuisCharlie & #PeaceForParis: Appropriation, reformulation and circulation of Liberty Leading the People on socio-digital networks during the Paris attacks

Abstract

EnglishThe proposed discourse analysis concerns multimodal tweets which posted the painting Liberty Leading the People of Eugene Delacroix during the Paris attacks of 2015. In 2015, France was subjected to two tragic terrorist attacks on January 7th, 8th and 9th - with the most famous attack against the satiric newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the hostages being taken in a kosher supermarket - and a series of shootings and murderous suicide attacks on November 13th in Paris and Saint-Denis. In reaction to these attacks, several events to support the victims were organized. Several gatherings - called “republican marches” - took place in tribute to the victims on 10th and 11th January. However, following the November 13th events, demonstrations on the public highway were forbidden when a state of emergency was declared by President Francois Hollande the day after. francaisL’analyse du discours qui est proposee s’interesse aux mecanismes d’appropriation, de reformulation et de circulation de la toile La Liberte guidant le peuple d’Eugene Delacroix sur les reseaux socionumeriques durant les deux evenements tragiques que Paris a connu en 2015 : l’attentat contre Charlie Hebdo le 07/01/2015 et les attaques de Paris le 13/11/15. L’article etudie comment les internautes confrontent ces evenements a la force symbolique de la toile. Il a pour objectif de souligner les processus de circulation des discours sur les reseaux socionumeriques ainsi que d’eclairer la dynamique interdiscursive des reformulations.