From LGBT+ Pride to NHS Praise
Drawing on cultural materialism, this article addresses the changing meanings of the rainbow flag over time and space, and focuses on its use in Great Britain in the context of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The flag, a long-standing emblem of the LGBT+ community, was temporarily used to express supp...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:angles_9080 https://doi.org/10.4000/159oq urn:doi:10.4000/159oq en https://journals.openedition.org/angles/9080 2025-12-03T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/159oq https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ From LGBT+ Pride to NHS Praise Angles Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2274-2042 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/angles Fourton, Clémence arc-en-ciel matérialisme culturel Covid-19 drapeau des fiertés LGBT+ National Health Service sémiotique rainbow NHS cultural materialism Covid-19 LGBT+ semiotics Pride flag Drawing on cultural materialism, this article addresses the changing meanings of the rainbow flag over time and space, and focuses on its use in Great Britain in the context of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The flag, a long-standing emblem of the LGBT+ community, was temporarily used to express support for National Health Service workers. The article deconstructs this semantic shift, which turned a symbol used by a marginalised group into a consensual symbol of hope centred on a state institution. In order to make sense of this shift, the article first establishes a taxonomy of rainbow symbols, and delves into the various uses of the rainbow flag in different parts of the world. Building on this, it explores the relational modalities of rainbow symbols, which range from coexistence to contention, through coalescence. It can then explore the most recent competing uses of the rainbow flag (LGBT+ pride VS NHS raise), the conversations that this conflict produced, and its ultimate resolution. En s’inspirant du matérialisme culturel, cet article examine l’évolution des significations du drapeau arc-en-ciel, en se concentrant sur son usage en Grande-Bretagne dans le contexte de la pandémie de Covid-19. Emblème historique de la communauté LGBT+, le drapeau a été temporairement mobilisé pour exprimer un soutien au personnel du National Health Service (NHS). L’article déconstruit ce changement sémantique, qui a vu le symbole d’un groupe marginalisé devenir un symbole consensuel d’espoir, adressé à une institution étatique. Pour éclairer cette évolution, l’article propose d’abord une taxonomie des symboles arc-en-ciel et explore leurs usages dans différentes régions du monde. À partir de là, il analyse les modalités relationnelles de ces symboles, qui vont de la coexistence au conflit, en passant par la coalescence. Cela permet d’examiner les usages concurrents les plus récents du drapeau arc-en-ciel (fierté LGBT+ vs hommage au NHS), les débats qu’ils ont suscités, ainsi que leur résolution finale. |
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Drawing on cultural materialism, this article addresses the changing meanings of the rainbow flag over time and space, and focuses on its use in Great Britain in the context of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The flag, a long-standing emblem of the LGBT+ community, was temporarily used to express support for National Health Service workers. The article deconstructs this semantic shift, which turned a symbol used by a marginalised group into a consensual symbol of hope centred on a state institution. In order to make sense of this shift, the article first establishes a taxonomy of rainbow symbols, and delves into the various uses of the rainbow flag in different parts of the world. Building on this, it explores the relational modalities of rainbow symbols, which range from coexistence to contention, through coalescence. It can then explore the most recent competing uses of the rainbow flag (LGBT+ pride VS NHS raise), the conversations that this conflict produced, and its ultimate resolution. |
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