A virtual gender asylum? The social media profile picture, young Chinese women’s self-empowerment, and the emergence of a Chinese digital feminism

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Chang ◽  
Hailong Ren ◽  
Qiguang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Harmonious Society ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Profile Pictures ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article applies the framework of critical discourse analysis to the in-depth interviews of 73 young Chinese women residing in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It examines their discursive practices of choosing and editing their profile pictures on social media, which is in turn placed in the unique sociocultural context of contemporary China for interpretation. This article argues that Chinese women’s self-empowerment through using social media is derived not from a straightforward struggle against the patriarchy or for woman power, but from a gentle, rational yet resolute stance that incorporates a new female identity into the ‘harmonious society’ enshrined in Confucian ideals, thus creating a new digital feminism with Chinese characteristics.

scholarly journals Critical Discourse Analysis: Hegemony of the Social Media Twitter About National Issues in Indonesia and its Implications to the Discourse Analysis Subject in Colleges

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-166
Author(s):  
Elvi Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Trending Topics ◽  
Discourse Practice

Abstract This research is linked with Twitter, as one of social media services on the Internet that are extremely popular in the world, including in Indonesia. This research is important because Twitter is effective in quickly and accurately delivering messages. In fact, everyone can act as a 'reporter' and form quick opinions through this social media. This research is aimed to investigate the emergence of the roots of hegemony based on text analysis that is linked with representation, relation, identity, and transformation of national issues that become trending topics on Twitter. Moreover, the research is to discuss the social media's discourse practice that influences media workers in producing news, and to see how it implicates the research on the study of discourse analysis. By using the Fairclough theory, especially on text analysis that is linked with representation, relation, and identity, the researcher attempts to explore how the roots of hegemony emerge in the national issues that become trending topics on Twitter. The researcher also offers a new function to complete the approach of Fairclough in text analysis on social media: transformation – which is an attempt to see the change in roles of news participants and amateur readers as 'reporters' and participate in forming opinions. Abstrak Penelitian ini berhubungan dengan twitter, sebagai salah satu media sosial di internet yang sangat populer di dunia, termasuk di indonesia. Penelitian ini penting karena twitter efektif dalam menyampaikan pesan dengan cepat dan akurat. Faktanya, semua orang dapat bertindak sebagai "reporter" dan membuat opini yang cepat melalui sosial media tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki kemunculan dari akar hagemoni berdasarkan analisis teks yang berhubungan dengan representasi, hubungan, identitas, dan transformasi isu-isu nasional yang menjadi topik yang sedang tren di twitter. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga untuk mendiskusikan praktik wacana media sosial  yang mempengaruhi pekerja media dalam membuat berita, dan untuk melihat bagaimana hal tersebut melibatkan penelitian dalam studi analisis wacana. Dengan menggunakan teori Fairclough, khususnya pada analisis teks yang berhubungan dengan penafsiran, hubungan, identitas, peneliti berupaya untuk menyelidiki bagaimana akar hegemoni muncul yang menjadi topik tren di twitter. Peneliti juga menawarkan sebuah fungsi baru untuk melengkapi pendekatan Fairlclough dalam analisis teks pada sosial media: transformasi - yang merupakan usaha untuk melihat perubahan peran pembuat berita dan pembaca awam sebagai 'reporter' dan berpartisipasi dalam membentuk opini. How to Cite : Susanti, E. (2015). Hegemony of The Social Media Twitter About National Issues in Indonesia and Its Implications to the Discourse Analysis Subject in Colleges. TARBIYA: Journal Of Education In Muslim Society, 2(2), 153-166. doi:10.15408/tjems.v2i2.3180. Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/tjems.v2i2.3180

scholarly journals KOMODIFIKASI SENSUALITAS DALAM TAYANGAN KIMI HIME DI MEDIA SOSIAL YOUTUBE

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liony Gita ◽  
Cosmas Gatot Haryono
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Channel

<p>ABSTRACT<br />This study discusses the discourse contained in the Kimi Hime youtube upload which is quite controversial because it is considered too sensual. This research is a research with a critical paradigm which analyzes the Norman Fairclough critical discourse analysis and uses the content commodification theory proposed by Vincent Mosco. The results of this study indicate that the YouTube show made by Kimi Hime is basically a commodification of sensuality by producing the title and content of the show, including reproducing sensual words and sentences that can arouse male biological desires to attract many viewers and visitors from the social media channel Kimi Hime.<br />Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis, Commodification, Sensuality</p><p> </p><p>ABSTRAK<br />Penelitian ini membahas mengenai wacana yang terkandung dalam unggahan youtube Kimi Hime yang cukup kontroversial karena dianggap terlalu sensual. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dengan paradigma kritis yang melakukan analisis dengan menggunakan analisis wacana kritis Norman Fairclough dan menggunakan teori komodifikasi konten yang dikemukanan oleh Vincent Mosco. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tayangan youtube yang dibuat Kimi Hime pada dasarnya merupakan suatu komodifikasi terhadap sensualitas yang dilakukan dengan memproduksi judul dan isi tayangan, termasuk di dalamnya mereproduksi kata dan kalimat yang bersifat sensual serta bisa mengguah hasrat biologis lelaki demi menarik banyak penonton dan pengunjung dari kanal media sosial Kimi Hime.<br />Kata Kunci: Analisis Wacana Kritis, Komodifikasi, Sensualitas</p>

scholarly journals Diskursus Kredibilitas dan Pertimbangan Etika Pers dalam Proses Produksi Berita Viral #Justiceforaudrey di Liputan 6 Siang SCTV

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fran Celino Octhanto Bata ◽  
Umaimah Wahid
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Television News ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
News Values ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Corporations

Viral events on social media are often made into the news. One of the social media viral events that made the news in mid-2019 was #JusticeforAudrey. Allegations of violence against Audrey made headlines in all mass media, including on Liputan 6 Siang SCTV. During April 2019, projections related to Audrey's coverage were submitted by producers every day. The news values that is the basis for determining the feasibility of an event to become news is no longer the priority of producers. This research paradigm is critical with a qualitative approach and uses the Fairclough Critical Discourse Analysis method. Theory of Political Economy Vincent Mosco explains the practice of viral news values is the practice of commodification of content and audiences. Viral social media events are considered attractive to internet users and expected to attract tv viewers. The practice of viral social media news is the commodification of content. Meanwhile, in the commodification of audiences, television news viewers in the form of rating & share are used as sales to advertisers, which in turn become an economic advantage for media corporations.

scholarly journals A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE USE ON FACEBOOK: A STUDY OF PREMIUM TIMES NEWS HEADLINES

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Bossan ◽  
Gideon Abioye Oyedeji
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Online News ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
The Social ◽  
News Headlines

Attaining national unity and cohesion is a function of deliberate strategic plans of different facets of human endeavour in a nation. The language front has important role to play in fostering national unity and cohesion in any country. The Nigeria and Africa situation is not an exception. The chaos and rivalry that have become an intrinsic experience for us in Nigeria and in fact, Africa is partly a function of careless and unchecked language use in the social media. This paper, therefore, explores the use and misuse of language on social media. The study examines the comments of Facebook users to online news headlines posted on Premium Times Facebook handle. A corpus of a week screenshot samples of these comments are collected out of which nine (9) were purposively selected for the analysis. These nine (9) data are grouped into five (5) texts. The selected data were analysed using Dell Hymes’ Ethnography of Speaking complemented by Theo van Leeuwen’s Identities and Subjectivity Model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The paper uses the SPEAKING acronym as the theoretical insight and discussion was based on the postulations of the CDA model adopted. The study found that the responses from readers are mostly tilting towards their individual affiliations. Also, instances of arguments and rebuttals by readers reflect a situation where the polarity tilts in bidirectional positive in-group - “us” and negative out-group – “them” among the different affiliations the users represent. The study further found that copious use of vulgar expressions pervades the comments of readers. This study therefore concludes that such use of language cannot help Nigeria and Africa in its quest for unity. The study recommends that media literacy be taught in schools in order to entrench civility in the discussions of people on social media.

scholarly journals DIGITAL NATIVE CHARACTER IN SOCIAL MEDIA INTERPRETATION: A STUDY ON INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS, @QURANREVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-68
Author(s):  
Izzuthoriqul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Labib Syauqi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Digital Native ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interpretation Model

This study aims to examine the methods, processes of interpretation (tafsir), and religious discourses that develop on social media, as well as the implications and effectiveness of its interpretation for the readers. It is a case study of the Instagram account @qur'anreview. Amid the trend of Qur’an interpretation on social media, this @qur'anreview account has attracted the attention of netizens through its religious content presentation in the form of interpretation as its language style, diction, and nuances meet the millennial generation. Based on the hermeneutic, critical discourse analysis, and mass communication effect theoretical approach, the results of the study show that the religious content presented by the @quranreview account focuses on the language approach presented in the form of thematic interpretation. The interpretation follows the opportunistic and omnivorous characteristics of the digital native. The interpretation model is quite effective and has implications for the cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects of the readers. While the social space of its interpretation is based on the culture of social media and digital native, which leads to popular Islamic discourse.

scholarly journals ZOHRI BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION RUN 100 U-20 IN FINLAND, RED-WHITE FLAG CONTROVERSY IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasmah Nursira ◽  
Rafi'ah Nur
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Online News ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Social ◽  
Responsibility Of Government ◽  
World Champion ◽  
Further Development

The present critical discourse analysis investigated opinion about the red-white flag controversy when Zohri became world Champion run 100 U-20 in Finlad of the social media, such as: YouTube, Facebook as well as Online News. Theoretical framework of this study is imbedden within Van Dijk’s sociocognitive approach to understanding media influence in reproduction of prejudice and stereotypes. The analysis revels that red-white flag controversy is evaluated negatively. In addition, the number of evaluations with implied negative meanings increased over the opinion some famous people. By focusing on the responsibility of government didn't care athletics, this study contributes to further development of the theories about relationship athletic and social power.

scholarly journals Kreator Meme dan Konstruksi Makna Meme Politik di Media Sosial

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Rahmi Surya Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Virtual Ethnography ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
User Comments ◽  
Opposing Party ◽  
The Social ◽  
Visual Phenomena

Meme, as part of visual communication, is happening during Jakarta's governor elections in 2017. The existence of the meme is not detached from the creativity of meme creators on social media. The research aims to reveal the characteristics of meme creators based on the type of meme and uncover the construction of meanings from the meme creator's viewpoints on Jakarta's governor election. This research used a qualitative method with a virtual ethnographic approach. Virtual ethnography is used to view visual phenomena or user culture in cyberspace. Data were collected in the form of meme posts, and user comments on the posts in Instagram accounts, interviews, and literature studies. The meme was analyzed using Van Dijk's critical discourse analysis focused on the social cognition section to observe the meaning of construction performed by the meme creator. The results showed that there are three characteristics of meme creators. Firstly, the meme creators who promote the candidate and counter the negative issue of the opposing party about the supported candidate. Secondly, they who provide the awareness of the community to be more critical and not easily deceived by negative symbols and issues. Thirdly, the chaotic creators who do not have a precise orientation in creating memes and upload memes just for jokes on social media.

Behind the veils of discourse: Analysing the connection between discourse and exploitation on the ‘social’ internet

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-442
Author(s):  
Lars Erik Løvaas Gjerde
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
The Social

In this article, I discuss the connection between discursive and social practice on the so-called ‘social’ internet. While the economic significance of platform capitalism grows, the discourse which constitutes these platforms as the substrate of the ‘social’ internet remains largely unquestioned. I will argue that economic realities are obscured by the social frames of interpretation which dominate our understanding of the internet. I will show how the internet is dominated by this naturalized discourse which I name ‘sociodigital’. Whether the internet may best be described in social terms or not is a question outside of the scope of this text. Rather, I will analyse how exploitation is veiled by this myth of the ‘social’ internet. The importance of this lies in unveiling hidden exploitation in an era where economic inequalities are increasing both rapidly and globally while simultaneously, the importance of ‘softer’ linguistic power increases. This makes discourse analysis important to reveal hidden power relations. I will argue that the users of ‘social’ media are exploited through their production of content, as this generates profits for the capitalist. This exploitation is however both veiled and increased by the discourse, which thus functions ideologically. Therefore, I will wield critical discourse analysis to unravel how the myth of the ‘social’ internet suppresses the economic consequences of exploitation.

scholarly journals A Critical Discourse Analysis of COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Rethinking the Past and Defining the Present

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Daniel Tiruneh ◽  
Getachew Baye ◽  
Yosef Beco Dubi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Share Information

<p><em>The purpose of this study is to unearth the landscape of social media and analyse the contents. Contents of social media, in Ethiopia, are varying over the course of changes in politics, health, socio-economic conditions of the country. Some of the contents are reflected in the forms of narratives, comments, briefings, anecdotes, and verses to list a few. Contents changing the way people interact with each other and share information, personal messages, and opinions about situations, objects, and past experiences- rethinking the past, themes are linked to the present and define the present Ethiopia. In order to attain the stated objective, the researchers developed critical discourse analysis as a research methodology and adapted Norman Fairclough’s model of Analysis as a theoretical framework. Most social media texts are short online conversational posts or comments that do not contain enough information for a full textual analysis. Therefore, using purposive sampling six excerpts were collected from various discourses of the social media platforms, particularly Facebook, Facebook messenger, and YouTube.  Based on the contexts of the discourses, the analysis was categorized thematically. The study concluded that social media users used the platform as a means to reflect both the status quo of the past and linking to the current COVID-19 and its socio-economic impacts. COVID-19 is depicted as a disease, resulting from human wrongdoings, very dangerous which is deadly even to Satan. It is also depicted as a warrior, an extremely hungry predator looking for its prey, ready to eat up human being ravenous without a need for proper chewing. </em></p>

THE USE OF CRITICAL THINKING AGAINST FAKE NEWS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra-Niculina Babii
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Informal Logic ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
Legal Sanctions ◽  
The One

The digital era has determined a very easy creation and propagation of fake news. As a consequence, it has become harder for people to fight this malicious phenomenon. However, the only weapon that can have results in this informational war is critical thinking. But who should use it? The creators of fake news that do this for different reasons? The social platforms that allow the circulation of fake news with ease? Mass media which does not always verify with much attention and rigour the information they spread? The Governments that should apply legal sanctions? Or the consumer that receives all the fake news, him being the final target? Even if critical thinking would be useful for every actor on fake news’ stage, the one who needs it the most is the consumer. This comes together with the big responsibility placed on his shoulders. Even if others are creating and spreading disinformation, the consumer must be aware and be careful with the information he encounters on a daily basis. He should use his reasoning and he should not believe everything just because it is on the Internet. How can he do that? Critical thinking seems to be a quite difficult tool to use, especially for non-specialized individuals. This paper’s aim is to propose a simplified model of critical thinking that can contribute to detecting fake news with the help of people’s self judgement. The model is based on theories from Informal Logic considering the structure of arguments and on Critical Discourse Analysis theories concerning the patterns found in the content of the information.

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