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“Life is too short to worry about stuff”: En multimodal kritisk diskursanalys av ett ’annorlunda’ försäkringsbolags Instagramkonto
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Humanities.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
“Life is too short to worry about stuff” : A multimodal critical discourse analysis of a ‘different’ insurance company’s Instagram account (English)
Abstract [sv]

Den här studien ämnar undersöka hur försäkringsbolaget Hedvig representerar sig själva som annorlunda via sitt Instagramkonto, med tonvikt på vilka semiotiska resurser respektive positioneringsstrategier Hedvig använder i sina Instagraminlägg. Studien utgår ifrån teorier inom marknadskommunikation samt socialsemiotik. Det empiriska materialet består av åtta Instagraminlägg från Hedvigs Instagramkonto som valts ut genom ett målstyrt urval. För att analysera materialet används metoden multimodal kritisk diskursanalys (MCDA). Studiens resultat visar att Hedvig använder sig av flera visuella och textuella semiotiska resurser såväl som flertalet positioneringsstrategier för att representera sig själv som annorlunda. Detta görs dels genom att Hedvig påvisar en avslappnad inställning till försäkringsobjekt, dels genom att företaget förmedlar en stor tillit till sina kunder samt anammar deras livsstil. Detta resulterar i att Hedvig rekontextualiserar vad försäkringar respektive försäkringsbolaget Hedvig är. Hedvig lyckas därmed differentiera sig från andra försäkringsbolag, möjligen till den grad att de själva inte längre upplevs som ett sådant.

Abstract [en]

This study aims to analyse how the insurance company Hedvig uses Instagram to represent itself as different, with emphasis on which semiotic resources and positioning strategies Hedvig uses in their Instagram posts. The study draws from market communication theories as well as social semiotics. The material consists of eight posts from Hedvig’s Instagram account selected through purposive sampling. These are analysed using the method multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA). The results show that Hedvig uses several visual and textual semiotic resources as well as multiple positioning strategies to represent itself as different. This is done through Hedvig showcasing an unbothered and relaxed attitude towards insured objects and by conveying a great deal of trust in its customers and embracing their lifestyle. This results in a recontextualization of insurances and of Hedvig as an insurance company. Hedvig thereby successfully differentiates itself from other insurance companies. This is, however, done to an extent where Hedvig is possibly no longer seen as an insurance company.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 51
Keywords [en]
positioning, MCDA, Instagram, market communication, social semiotics
Keywords [sv]
positionering, MCDA, Instagram, marknadskommunikation, socialsemiotik
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Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-39051OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-39051DiVA, id: diva2:1670844
Subject / course
Media and communication studies
Educational program
Study Programme in Media and communication
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Available from: 2022-07-04 Created: 2022-06-16 Last updated: 2022-07-04Bibliographically approved

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