National identity and cultural ideology: Discourse analysis of ethnic and civic factors in five regions of Spain

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector M. Grad
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Cultural Ideology

scholarly journals Conocimiento cultural como base para la construcción de identidad nacional. Un análisis del discurso de la prensa sobre el default de 2014 en Argentina

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-103
Author(s):  
Simone Mwangi
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Identidad Nacional ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
Crisis Events

AbstractEconomic and political crisis situations are interpreted differently in different societies and cultures. What is perceived as a major threat in one society can be experienced as an everyday occurrence in other societies. This shows that crises are not issues that exist independently of people, but that they are to a large extent the result of social interpretations. An example of how a community interprets events as a surmountable challenge, rather than a crisis, is Argentina’s public discourse on the 2014 default. Instead of a discourse that concentrates on economic, political and social problems, the event provoked a political discourse on national identity. The present paper uses the methods of descriptive discourse analysis to study this solution-driven way of handling crisis events. The investigation focuses on the cultural knowledge and discourse traditions used in Argentina to interpret the country’s situation in the summer of 2014. The study analyzes how these cultural and linguistic resources contribute to coping with the situation of default while strengthening national identity.

The role of mythical European heritage in the construction of Colombian national identity

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Ruiseco ◽  
Thomas Slunecko
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
Inaugural Speech ◽  
European Heritage ◽  
Discourse Historical Approach

Following the discourse-historical approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (Wodak, de Cilia, Reisigl and Liebhart 1999; Wodak 2001), we analyze the inaugural speech of the actual president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, which he delivered on August 7th, 2002 in Bogotá. We take this speech as an illustration for the construction of national identity by the Colombian elites. In our analysis, we are particularly interested in Uribe’s strategy of referring to the European heritage and in his ways of appeasing the cultural and ethnic differences of the population.

Equality, Democracy, Monogamy: Discourses of Canadian Nation Building in the 2010–2011 British Columbia Polygamy Reference

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Sweet
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Equality Rights ◽  
Women's Equality

Abstract This article examines how the 2010-2011 Reference re s 293, which considered the constitutionality of the polygamy prohibition, contributed to nation building discourses in Canada. A critical discourse analysis demonstrates that traditional views of monogamous marriage remain an important tenet of nation building in Canada. Discourses in the reference portrayed monogamous marriage as a central national institution and as a means of safeguarding women’s equality rights. These discourses, in turn, had racialized consequences for defining Canadian national identity.

scholarly journals RARE METAPHORICAL MODELS OF THE COLOUR BLUE IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ROCK-DISCOURSE

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-446
Author(s):  
A.V. Dymova
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Rock Discourse

The article suggests a cognitive discourse analysis of the colour blue based on the material of the verbal and iconic levels of British and American rock-discourse. Special attention is devoted to metaphorical models of the colour blue that are rare. In other words, such metaphorical models are identified strictly in terms of only one level of specifically one studied discourse. The author also provides an overview of what has been previously achieved in the sphere of colour analysis. In general, the author discusses the specifics of 4 rare metaphorical models of British rock-discourse (verbal: BLUE - DETACHMENT / DEJECTION, BLUE - FEAR; iconic: BLUE - EXCEPTIONALITY, BLUE - PRIVELEGE) and 3 of the American one (verbal: BLUE - NATIONAL IDENTITY; iconic: BLUE - INTELLECT, BLUE - ROWDINESS). The presented results might be of interest to the researchers in the fields of cognitive linguistics, discourse theory, lexicology, etc.

scholarly journals Investigating Representation Ethos Émotif in 2007 French Presidential Election

k ta ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Aprillia Firmonasari ◽  
Rosidin Ali Syabana
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Interactional Sociolinguistics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Reaction ◽  
French National Identity ◽  
Nicolas Sarkozy

The issue of immigration became prominent in French political discourse in 2005 that leads to debate about France and nationalism. During the lead-up to the 2007 French Presidential election, various concepts of a French national identity were promoted by candidates: Nicolas Sarkozy, Ségolene Royal, François Bayrou, and Jean-Marie Le Pen. Candidates gave particular attention to ethos, specifically ethos émotif. In this article, the researcher will characterize the ethos émotif presented by the four candidates mentioned above. The ethos will be then examined whether it were successfully embodied in these candidates' speeches by investigating the public reaction they received based on articles published in the French media. This research will apply a critical discourse analysis and interactional sociolinguistics approach using elements of interaction formulated by Stébe (2008) and Kerbrat-Orecchioni (1990). Data will be classified using the software LEXICO 3.

GENDER nonetheless like oneself. The other also has self-conscious-ness, hence the reciprocity suggested by Hegel in the inter-subjective structure. Of this structure, Hegel remarks that 'a self-consciousness, in being an object, is just as much "I" as "object". With this, we already have the concept of Spirit. . . Spirit is . . . the absolute substance which is the unity of the different independent self-consciousnesses . . . Self-con-sciousness exists in and for itself, when, and by the fact that, it so exists for another, that is, it exists only in being acknowledged'. Thus Geist names the unity of distinct self-reflexive subjects qua social unity. Moreover, Hegel's think-ing on Geist implicitly shows how the concept is fundamen-tally empty unless it comes into being as a result of a hermeneutics of self-conscious reciprocity. Such a determi-nation on Hegel's part is what allows him to propose human history as a history of spirit, where spirit comes to manifest itself in and through the conscious relationships of human beings who acknowledge their shared being. More generally, the term denotes the manner in which we imagine or con-ceive of nationhood, culture and social or political move-ments, in the form of a shared 'spirit' which constitutes our identity as English, German, American, Liberal, Democrat, Socialist and so on. Hence, geist refers to our shared assump-tions - often unarticulated except as the idea of national identity, for example - or cultural ideology, by which same-ness is asserted at the expense of that which is different or other within the constitution of identity. However, because the term is doubled and divided 'internally' by its different meanings and is therefore haunted by the condition of undecidability, there is, as Jacques Derrida argues, always something 'invisible' within the idea of geist which disturbs the very premise of the shared assumption which is grounded on the notion of undifferentiated identity and what that seeks to exclude but which returns nonetheless. Gender—Term denoting the cultural constitution of notions concerning femininity or masculinity and the ways in which these serve ideologically to maintain gendered identities. In much sociological and feminist thought, gender is defined

2016 ◽  
pp. 52-56
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human History ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
Feminist Thought ◽  
Social Unity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Ideology

scholarly journals Anti-EU and Anti-LGBT Attitudes in Poland: Considering Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-55
Author(s):  
Joanna Chojnicka
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Qualitative Evidence ◽  
Transgender Persons

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate anti-EU and anti- LGBT attitudes in Poland on the basis of quantitative evidence (statistical data) and qualitative evidence (discourse analysis of statements expressed on the Internet). As Euroscepticism seems to frequently appear in conjunction with prejudice against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual or transgender) persons, the task of this article is to find out whether they may have a common foundation and what it may be.A possible answer, as the article argues, is that both attitudes could be considered symptoms of a deeper, more wide-ranging and fundamental problem-a fear, tension, or anxiety caused by social change, especially the fragmentation of dominant collective (national) identity. The case for such an interpretation of the situation is first made on the basis of existing academic literature and statistical data provided by Eurobarometer and the Polish Public Opinion Research Centre (Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej, CBOS). However, as the text further argues, such quantitative methods have their limitations and should be supported and illustrated with qualitative studies. The article thus proposes an alternative discourse-oriented approach, namely critical discourse analysis (CDA). This approach is used to conduct an introductory, presentational analysis of some examples of anti-EU and anti-LGBT discourse found on the Internet.This analysis shows that sexual minorities represent values so strange and foreign to Polish conservatives that they can only be conceptualized as something imposed by the power which is both new and distant-by Brussels. And the other way round, the European Union’s liberalism and espousal of human rights, including women’s and LGBT rights, makes it impossible for the conservative parts of the Polish society to accept a “European identity”. This means that Euroscepticism and LGBT prejudice are not just occasionally, coincidentally connected expressions of an underlying resistance to change, but that a closer relationship exists between them. Namely, the conservative reluctance or hostility towards both the EU and LGBT is caused by their incompatibility with the patriotic and religious national identity construction.

scholarly journals The Internet Meme as a Tool for Promoting Nationalism in the Network Society: The Case of “American Youth for Nationalism” Facebook Page

Adeptus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Kanashina
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Practical Implications

The Internet Meme as a Tool for Promoting Nationalism in the Network Society: The Case of “American Youth for Nationalism” Facebook PageIn view of the rapid growth of “online nationalism” in recent years, this study explores the contribution of Internet memes to promoting nationalism on the Internet. The presented discourse analysis of 150 nationalist-themed memes retrieved from Facebook was conducted with the aim of examining the mechanisms of this multimodal phenomenon. As such, then, the study investigated the nature of nationalist rhetoric in Internet memes. The findings indicate that they are an efficient platform for open and radical proliferation of nationalism online. The study also revealed the functions of memes in the process of disseminating nationalism: they function as a consolidating force for nationalistically-minded people, as a token of national identity, and as a platform of free speech. The article concludes that nationalism actively exploits the space of a new genre of Internet discourse – the Internet meme. Finally, it also notes some practical implications of the study and the perspective for future research in the field. Memy internetowe jako narzędzie promowania nacjonalizmu w społeczeństwie sieciowym – strona „American Youth for Nationalism” na FacebookuWobec postępującego gwałtownie w ostatnich latach rozwoju „nacjonalizmu online” artykuł przedstawia udział memów w promowaniu treści nacjonalistycznych w Internecie. W celu ukazania mechanizmów kierujących tym multimodalnym zjawiskiem analizie dyskursu poddano 150 memów o tematyce nacjonalistycznej zebranych na Facebooku. W rezultacie przedstawiony został charakter obecnej w memach internetowych retoryki nacjonalistycznej. Wyniki badania ukazują memy jako skuteczną platformę otwartego propagowania radykalnych treści narodowych online. Analiza ujawniła ponadto konkretne role, jakie mogą one odgrywać w rozpowszechnianiu nacjonalizmu. Memy stanowią zatem narzędzie pomagające jednoczyć osoby o podobnych przekonaniach, służą również jako znacznik tożsamości i platforma nieskrępowanej wolności wypowiedzi. Artykuł wyraźnie wskazuje, że nacjonalizm aktywnie korzysta z przestrzeni oferowanej przez nowy gatunek komunikacji internetowej, jaki stanowią memy. W zakończeniu zawarte zostały wnioski praktyczne oraz możliwe kierunki przyszłych badań.

scholarly journals Muslims, Soccer, and the Politics of National Identity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arwa Aulaqi
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
National Identities ◽  
The West ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Muslims In The West

Athletes are among the most visible representatives of nations: the nations’ traditions, histories, values, and identities are condensed into the body of performing athlete, who act as ambassadors for their country each time they set foot on the field. However, when we think of athletes today that embody the nations’ identity, how many of these athletes do we come up with of immigrant or minority background? How many do we come up with that are Muslim? These questions predominantly depend on what countries and which sports we examine. In this MRP, I focus on soccer, and the participation of Muslims in this sport. Using a discourse analysis methodology, studying newspaper sources and theories of national identities, I examine the place of Muslims in the West today, and how their participation in soccer is viewed within the context of on-going evolution of national identities, and, most importantly, whether it is viewed as proof or not of their membership in the nation.

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