Abstract
This study aims at investigating superimposition of
metanarrative by counter narratives in the political tweets of
Maryam Nawaz. The data was confined to the tweets of Maryam
Nawaz over the period of two months (February and March
2018). The thematic framework of Riessman et.al (2008) was used
as a theoretical lens to interpret the data. The study reveals that
Maryam Nawaz is inclined to develop counter narratives in her
communication through Tweets. These narratives eclipse the
often claimed, propagated and manipulated metanarrative
(declared in the party Manifesto) in the pursuit of her personal
interests. The study shows that the counter narratives are
perpetuated against rival parties, institutions and sometimes
against the party Manifesto to generate conflict and to instigate
the followers for protests. The study also reveals that
metanarrative of the party was not communicated by Maryam
Nawaz even during significant political events. Not speaking of
the party manifesto/metanarrative, she has been using the
virtual space interaction to counter attack her rival political
parties. This study provides a direction to future studies to
investigate the role of social media in helping Pakistani
politicians for getting their voice out to a larger community
mostly a direct appeal to their voters for information, persuasion
and mobilization.
Faiqa Rashid, Muhammad Shaban Rafi. (2019) Superimposition of Metanarrative through Counter Narrative in Political Tweets of Maryam Nawaz, Journal of Media Studies, Volume-34, Issue-2.
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