“The Spirit of April 25 Must Reach the Countryside”: The Political Framing of Rural Classes Through the Press During the 1974–1975 Portuguese Revolution
Without understanding the political foundations and the cultural shift that occurred during the Carnation Revolution, it would be impossible to analyse the responses of the new authorities in the press, one of the structuring vectors of the revolutionary reality. The practice of democracy is intrins...
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Comunicação e sociedade
2026
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| Zusammenfassung: | Without understanding the political foundations and the cultural shift that occurred during the Carnation Revolution, it would be impossible to analyse the responses of the new authorities in the press, one of the structuring vectors of the revolutionary reality. The practice of democracy is intrinsically linked to freedom of expression, a capacity that fosters public debate and consequently becomes one of the foundations of political life. Within this framework, the article examines this reality by exploring the convergence between political periodicals and their conception, mobilisation, and instrumentalisation as a tool for orienting and framing a specific social stratum: the rural classes. By focusing on newspapers, magazines, and party bulletins then in existence, as well as on particular publications produced or sponsored by the State, the study seeks to understand the distinct forms of political communication that the press enabled between 1974 and 1975, at both the discursive and visual levels. This approach allows us to problematise the press as a vehicle of information and as a device for constructing meaning, mobilising audiences, and generating contestation during a period of profound political and social reconfiguration. Methodologically, are combined techniques of textual criticism, the study of visual languages, and discourse analysis procedures, articulating them with a historical contextualisation of the revolutionary process. This analytical triangulation enables the identification of patterns of representation, strategies for addressing specific audiences — particularly rural audiences — and modes of legitimising conflicting political positions. In this way, the article deepens our understanding of the role of the press in shaping political publics, circulating competing narratives, and crystallising social categories during the revolution. |
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