The omnivore at home and abroad: The value to the state of food tourism discourse of diversity

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Duffy ◽  
Annabel Pang
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
High Status ◽  
State Control ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Food Tourism

While a discourse of difference has routinely been used as a marker of national identity, such an approach is premised on exclusion. By contrast, this article considers how inclusion or diversity may be employed in nation-building discourse, and its impact on the citizenry, as embodied in the omnivore ‐ one who appreciates a wide range of cultural artefacts and, in doing so, evokes a high status. Using a Verstehen approach to critical discourse analysis, we analyse one kind of state media ‐ the Singapore Tourism Board’s food-related webpages ‐ to assess how they represent citizens and tourists as culinary omnivores, and how this may be interpreted to reveal mechanisms of hegemonic state control.

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.

The Legitimating Power of Discourse

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-275
Author(s):  
Mustafa Menshawy
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Political ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Media Texts ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Culturally Embedded

Abstract In this article, I examine a corpus of texts that address the 1973 war; these texts cover the period from 1981 to 2011, marking the beginning and end of Hosni Mubarak’s rule. Utilizing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), I explore how Mubarak’s regime employed the war to legitimize its power and defend its policies by deploying longstanding culturally-embedded ‘macro themes’. These macro themes refer to the war as an overwhelming and undisputed ‘Egyptian victory’ and, more significantly, they portray Mubarak himself as ‘war personified/war personalized’. The analysis of linguistic and extra-linguistic features in al-Ahram newspaper (the mouthpiece of the state), among other media texts on the war, show how the discursive construction was made consistent, coherent and resonant in a managed context that characterized the political and media landscapes. Depending on unique access to those who produced, edited and even censored the texts under analysis, this method unravels a complex set of cultural messages and conventions about the war, and fills a lacuna in the literature by offering insight into the deliberate and well-coordinated process of shaping and reshaping a specific discourse for a specific purpose.

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.

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.

scholarly journals Critical discourse analysis on the news about terrorism: An analytical study on Turkish media

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aykut Töngür ◽  
Hakan Batirhan Kara
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Political View ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Subject ◽  
International Issue

Today, combating terrorism is accepted as an international issue. Turkey has struggled with this problem for years. Combating terrorism is not only a matter for the state or government to address, but nongovernmental organizations must be contribute to the process of developing strategies and policies against terrorism. Media organs may have contribution in fighting against terrorism and newspapers which can be tools to combat terrorism are the subject of this study. Three newspapers were selected as samples of this study and news reports relating to terror and terrorism in these newspapers were analyzed according to Van Dijk’s Critical Discourse Analysis. As a result of the findings of this study, it is seen that media organs are not free from biases and ruling ideology and political view effects newspapers, magazines or televisions while presenting terror news. At the end of the study, some suggestions were developed especially for the stakeholders in the fight against terrorism.

Discursive decisions: Signposts to guide the use of critical discourse analysis in social work

2020 ◽  
pp. 147332502097905
Author(s):  
Claire Willey-Sthapit ◽  
Sarah Jen ◽  
Heather L Storer ◽  
Odessa Gonzalez Benson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
International Development ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

Critical discourse analysis (CDA) examines the relationship between language and power in society. By linking micro, mezzo, and macro environments, examining the impact of language on marginalized communities, and providing a lens for critical reflection, CDA aligns with the frameworks and values of social work as a profession. Yet this method has been underutilized in social work research. This paper provides an orientation for social work scholars seeking to use CDA through discussion of four key “signposts” or decision-making points: 1) theoretical framing and rationale, 2) sampling and data generation, 3) data analysis, and 4) dissemination of findings. Drawing on examples from the authors’ experiences with CDA studies addressing diverse research topics and methodological decisions, this paper offers a wide range of research design strategies for conducting similar projects. Examples are varied in terms of theoretical framing, research questions, data sources, analytic strategies, and audience. They include analyses of neoliberal discourse in refugee policy, discourses of culture in international development research documents, constructions of bisexuality among older women, and representations of intimate partner violence in young adult novels and tweets. Along the way, attention is given to communicating about CDA for social work audiences, particularly those less familiar with the epistemological foundations of CDA and its implications for practice.

Zimbabwe Dancehall Music as a Site of Resistance

2017 ◽  
pp. 238-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing Makwambeni
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
State Control ◽  
Dominant State ◽  
A Site ◽  
Dancehall Music ◽  
Communicative Space

The popularity and consumption of dancehall music in Zimbabwe has grown exponentially over the past few years. However, despite its popularity, Zimdancehall has attracted controversy for promoting violence and vulgar behavior among other ills. This chapter casts aside society's moral judgements in order to investigate Zimdancehall music's role as an alternative public sphere. Using Fraser's alternative public sphere and Bakhtin's carnivalesque as its conceptual framework, and Norman Fairclough's approach to Critical Discourse Analysis as its methodology, the study analysed the discourses that underpin Zimdancehall music. The chapter argues that Zimdancehall music has become a counter public that provides marginalised youths with a platform to resist the dominant state-sponsored patriotic discourse. The music genre has opened a liberating alternative communicative space, outside of state control and ZANU-PF's patriotic discourse, where marginalised youths can symbolically invert their reality, protest as well as articulate their needs and aspirations freely.

scholarly journals Counterhegemonic Discourse in Tengku Amir Hamzah’s Poem Mabuk

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Bima Prana Chitra ◽  
Ikhwanuddin Nasution ◽  
Asmyta Surbakti ◽  
Muhizar Muchtar
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
East Indies ◽  
Language Structure

The research aims to implement the theory of Counterhegemonic discourse with two points of discussion:  the Dutch Colonial’s Social Exclusivism and Reintroducing Indonesian Cultural Identity in Mabuk, a lyric poem written by Tengku Amir Hamzah during the Dutch colonialization of Indonesia (Dutch East Indies). The poem consists of both traditional Malay rhyming scheme and modern Indonesian language structure that embody Tengku Amir Hamzah’s emotional response, as well as his romantic expressions towards the state of a drunken person in metaphorical nuance with the points of inciting nationalism. The study was conducted by means of descriptive qualitative method utilizing critical discourse analysis (CDA) method with the support of deconstruction theory and phenomenological approach. The result shows that Mabuk is a Counterhegemonic poem revealing the standing of the Dutch during the colonialization era and the fading of cultural identity which is to be restored in order to get harmony in national existence.

scholarly journals Lack of Actor in the State Address of Indonesian President on the 74th Indonesia Independence Day

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Jonathan Irene Sartika Dewi Max ◽  
Mardliya Pratiwi Zamruddin
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Symbolic Violence ◽  
Political Speech ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
High Modulation ◽  
Material Process

<p><em>Political speech must be perceived critically in order to avoid the misuse of power. </em><em>Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper offered a perspective to understand how power is symbolically exercised through the use of language in Jokowi’s State Address on the occasion of 74th Indonesia Independence Day 2019. The analysis started by collecting the clauses with high modulation represented by the modal word ‘must’. It appeared as the most frequent modal in the speech text indicating that there is an act of commanding given by the President. However, the high modulated clauses did not give a clear guide on who is the liable Actor for the realization of the discourse of an “Advanced Indonesia”. </em><em>This phenomenon in language was critical to show that there was a possibility of symbolic violence, which happens because of speaker/writer did not clearly state who was the responsible Actor for each specific action required in the discourse of an Advanced Indonesia. In this instance, </em>his speech <em>opens the possibility of symbolic</em> <em>violence</em>. <em>This was proven by 1) the unidentified accountable Actor from the use of the pronoun ‘we’,  2) hidden agent in nominalization in the Material process, 3) the use of passive voice with Material Process, and 4) the process of Relational Process of Attributive used for characterizing Indonesia. </em></p>

scholarly journals ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS “CAKNUN ANTARA KPK DAN TEROR” DI CHANNEL YOUTUBE MATA NAJWA

MEDIAKITA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A’yun Masfupah
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
State Structure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Government

This study aims to explain the discourse contained in the May 4, 2019 edition of Mata Najwa with the theme "Cak Nun Between the KPK and Terror", two years after the attack on Novel Baswedan. Emha Ainun Najib as Cak Nun at the event talked about the terror that befell Novel Baswedan. Cak Nun accused the alleged mastermind behind the attack of those who claimed he cared about the issue of anti-corruption. Novel said that the assault case against him would be difficult to reveal. This study uses Van Dijk's critical discourse analysis. Van Dijk's analysis of discourse suggests the need to look at context, such as the discourse in Mata Najwa "Cak Nun Between the Corruption Eradication Commission and Terror", it is necessary to look at Indonesia's political situation and the process of disclosing the terror case. The results showed that there were several discourses developed by Mata Najwa through these shows, namely the government was slow in uncovering the terror case that befell Novel Baswedan, this shows that democracy has not been fully implemented in Indonesia and the public cares about the KPK. The state structure institution, namely the KPK, should work with the community to help each other eradicate corruption cases in Indonesia.Keywords: Critical discourse analysis, Van Dijk, Mata Najwa, KPK, Corupption

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