Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives
The research investigates animation as a platform for influencing public perception during military events. A qualitative discourse analysis investigates an animated video showing how a nation addresses a regional conflict through its animated depiction of the situation.The research examines three main themes of military power and national recognition together with technological advancement while evaluating how visual storytelling combines symbolic elements and narrative methods to transmit strategic communications. Though marred by technical drawbacks the video successfully portrays ideas about war defense national control and international relations.The research investigates how the animation uses its visuals to depict the war by presenting strong advantages and moral authority from a single perspective while omitting contradictory views. The film implements specific images and emotional content to support both national unity and manipulate public opinions about the events. These studies demonstrate how animated media works as strategic communication while advancing overall political agendas through narrative presentation.
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(1) Sumera Gulzar
Lecturer, Institute of Visual Art and Design, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Errum Ahmad
M.Phil Scholar, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Durraj Nadeem Khan Khosa
Lecturer, Institute of Visual Art and Design, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Gulzar, S., Ahmad, E., & Khosa, D. N. K. (2025). Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives. Global Social Sciences Review, X(I), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).05
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CHICAGO : Gulzar, Sumera, Errum Ahmad, and Durraj Nadeem Khan Khosa. 2025. "Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives." Global Social Sciences Review, X (I): 49-60 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).05
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HARVARD : GULZAR, S., AHMAD, E. & KHOSA, D. N. K. 2025. Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives. Global Social Sciences Review, X, 49-60.
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MHRA : Gulzar, Sumera, Errum Ahmad, and Durraj Nadeem Khan Khosa. 2025. "Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives." Global Social Sciences Review, X: 49-60
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MLA : Gulzar, Sumera, Errum Ahmad, and Durraj Nadeem Khan Khosa. "Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives." Global Social Sciences Review, X.I (2025): 49-60 Print.
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OXFORD : Gulzar, Sumera, Ahmad, Errum, and Khosa, Durraj Nadeem Khan (2025), "Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives", Global Social Sciences Review, X (I), 49-60
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TURABIAN : Gulzar, Sumera, Errum Ahmad, and Durraj Nadeem Khan Khosa. "Animating Identity: The Role of Pakistani Animated Series in Shaping National Narratives." Global Social Sciences Review X, no. I (2025): 49-60. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).05