The war of classes. Quando l'Alieno non è altrove

claudia ortu

2018-01-01

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Abstract

The article presents a multimodal analysis of the comic pamphlet Numsa Explains the National Development Plan, produced by the South African metalworkers' union (Numsa) to criticise a financial planning document issued by the government. The pamphlet portrays the political world as alien – in aspects such as physical appearance, behavior, values and language – to the world of the working class thus configuring a “War of the Classes”.