scholarly journals Legitimization Strategies used by Family Members in the ''Vikings'' TV Series

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
Farah Al-Mnaseer ◽  
Shaymaa Fouad
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Historical Drama ◽  
Political Ideologies

Vikings TV series is a historical drama centred around family members and their different political aspirations, implying different political ideologies. This article intends to investigate the legitimization strategies used by four family members of the Vikings TV Series, including Ragnar, Lagertha, Rollo, and Bjorn, to reveal their political ideologies. The data involve the analysis of four excerpts from season 4 that are analyzed qualitatively through an eclectic model involving Fairclough's critical discourse approach and Van Leeuwen's discursive legitimization strategies (2007). The article concluded that the four characters rely heavily on two types of strategies to achieve their political goals: the authorization strategy, including (personal and expert authorities) and rationalization strategy, basically the (goal-orientation and explanation ones).

scholarly journals The Political Discourse Behind Canada’s Unusually Harsh Detention Practices: The MV Sun Sea Case

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaina Singh
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Analysis Strategy ◽  
The Government

On August 13th 2010, the MV Sun Sea ship carrying 492 Tamil asylum seekers arrived off of the coast of British Columbia. Immediately upon arrival the Tamil asylum seekers were detained for a prolonged period of time, subjected to intensified interrogation techniques, and unfairly questioned even when in possession of identifying documents. This paper examines how the government used political discourse to try and justify the unusually harsh detention of asylum seekers. Through a critical discourse analysis strategy, eight newspaper articles will be analyzed and the theories of securitization, discourse, and orientalism will be used to advance certain political ideologies. The political justifications of detention operate through the theme of the egocentric state, and the theme of categorizing and demonizing asylum seekers. The final theme discussed is the concept of victimization, which will offer an alternate perspective to this paper’s main focus on political discourse.

scholarly journals Pronouns and Metaphors in Obama’s and Trump’s Inaugural Speeches: A Comparative Analysis through Critical Discourse Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-147
Author(s):  
Ogba ThankGod Igiri ◽  
Jacinta Onyekachi Awa ◽  
Martin Chukwuemeka Ogayi ◽  
Raphel I. Ngwoke
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor Theory ◽  
President Obama ◽  
Political Messages ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
American Interest ◽  
Metaphor Theory

A political speech is usually characterized by the use of different linguistic techniques and strategies that allow politicians to convey their political messages and persuade people of their ideologies and thoughts. The American presidential inaugural address is therefore a form of political discourse that imbues the characteristics of both written and oral discourse. This study consequently looked at how Presidents Barrack Obama and Donald Trump of America have used Linguistic resources (Pronouns and metaphors) to construct individual and collective ideologies and persuade America to accept their political ideologies. This exploration was carried out within the frameworks of Lakoff and Johnson Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Charter is – Black’s Critical Metaphor Theory and the content method of data analysis. The corpus was drawn from the respective official websites of Barrack Obama and Donald Trump. It was discovered that their speeches were characterized by skilful choice of rhetorical strategies to make their speeches effective in order to convince the electorates. President Obama used more of inclusive pronouns and metaphors to support and advocate for multilateralism and internationalism while Donald Trump used pronouns and metaphors that distanced him from the corrupt government that led to unemployment in America while supporting and advocating a strong American interest.

Analysis of Speeches by the Former President of the US, Barack Hussein Obama, Regarding the Middle East and Northern Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Alelign Aschale Wudie
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
World Power ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa

The main intention in this article is to critically analyze the ex-president Barack Obama's speeches regarding the Middle East and (North) Africa and see how US-America, Middle East, and Africa are framed in political ideologies. Data is collected from the four speeches delivered by the ex-president of the USA in different places and settings. The data is analyzed using critical discourse analysis (CDA). The findings revealed that political ideology sleeplessly aspires to safeguard the interests of America and her “true” allies to sustain their world power and to suppress the “others” in the counterfeit names of tolerance, engagement, aid and support, democracy and freedom, knowledge-driven economy, peace and security, etc., that targets the younger generation. Contemporary pretexts and extensions have been done with discourse manipulations and real-life interventions.

The Implementation of PSAK 109 on Infaq Shadaqah Funds in Zakat Institutions (Study in DMC Dompet Dhuafa)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Yudi Yudiana
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Processing Method ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Data Processing Method

This study aims to determine the application of infaq and alms accounting based on PSAK 109 which focuses on the presentation of financial reports on DMC organs as a network of Dompet Dhuafa amil zakat institutions in the field of disasters which mostly manages infak/sedekah funds in its operations. This research is a qualitative study of critical discourse analysis, which is a method by collecting, preparing, and analyzing data in the form of organizational financial reports so that later it can provide a clear picture of the application of infak and sedekah accounting based on PSAK 109 in the DMC organ. The data processing method uses interviews with related documents and is accompanied by one of the validity of the data, namely triangulation. The results showed errors in understanding and applying the recording method will affect the decision making strategy and goal orientation of the non-profit organization. The role of the leader is the key to success in disseminating it, as well as setting it in the form of an Operating Procedure System.

scholarly journals Pronouns and Ideology in Newspaper Discourse

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwah Kareem Ali ◽  
Anne Althea Christopher ◽  
Munif Zarirruddin Fikri B. Nordin
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
American Military ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Positive Representation ◽  
The One ◽  
News Event ◽  
Direct Quotation

It is a fact that the role of pronouns, especially personal pronouns, in representing socio-political ideologies is not new as it has been studied extensively in relation to political discourse. However, this role needs to be examined in the newspaper discourse. Consequently, the current paper intends to examine personal and possessive pronouns used in newspaper articles to represent socio-political ideologies. Such a study requires a critical discourse analysis (CDA) to analyse excerpts from news articles in Iraqi English newspaper, known as the Kurdish Globe (henceforth, KG), on the event of American military forces’ (henceforth, AMFs’) withdrawal from Iraq. Using a qualitative content analysis, the excerpts are categorized thematically in relation to the ideological values found in them. It is revealed that the KG newspaper made use of direct quotation of American politicians’ statements which contain plural personal and possessive pronouns when referring to their actions. This has served two aspects; firstly, it showed its objectivity in conveying the news event using quotations of newsworthy value. Secondly, it enhanced its socio-political ideologies through the direct quotations of American politicians whose government has a powerful authority over Iraq. On the one hand, the KG newspaper used personal and possessive pronouns associated with the positive representation of the U.S. government and its forces to show its trust in them. On the other hand, personal and possessive pronouns related to the Iraqi politicians were associated with negative representation to enhance its distrust in the Iraqi government. 

scholarly journals Politics, Ideology and Print Media: A CDA of Newspapers’ Headlines

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Author(s):  
Muhammad Akbar Sajid ◽  
Behzad Anwar ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
News Item ◽  
Political Event ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
Existing Data

The present study critically decodes the headlines of Pakistani-English newspapers to locate linguistic spin employing different political ideologies in the desired manner by the controlling groups. The headlines which appeared in the daily ‘Dawn’ and ‘Nation’ newspapers during the year 2014 have been categorised into various themes such as theme of politics, nationalism, internationalism, terrorism, and economics but in the present study, the researchers have only focused on the headlines carrying the topic of politics. In this regard, two headlines from each newspaper about the theme of politics have been randomly selected and analysed by employing Dijk’s (2006) analytical framework of critical discourse analysis (CDA). Additionally, the existing model of Dijk has been amended in accordance with the nature of the existing data. Therefore, four headlines from each newspaper randomly selected carrying political themes have been analysed to explore how different discursive techniques employed in the coinage of newspaper headlines (mis)represent the same political event differently. The researchers have investigated the print media coverage of the same event in both the newspapers’ headlines to lay bare how different discursive techniques are employed to represent the same news item by different ideological groups to propagate desired political ideologies. The findings of the study highlight that different discursive moves are used by print media to represent the same event differently to propagate desired ideology. That is how print media discourses represent certain people belonging to in/out-groups.

scholarly journals A Nation of One: A Critical Analysis of the Rise of the Notion of Ethnocultural Oneness in Twentieth-Century Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Josiah Gabriel Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Korean War ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Korean People ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
The People ◽  
The Korean War

This essay has been written to critically explore the societal idealization of oneness held among the Korean people. Particular emphasis is paid to scholarly works published between the years 2010 and 2016. The central finding procured by reviewing works meeting this study’s inclusion criteria suggests that the notion of ethnocultural oneness is a modern myth structured along the political ideologies of the state. As such, attention is duly afforded to the historic origins of oneness and how this perception emerged in the twentieth century as a response to the period of Japanese colonization (1910-1945), the Korean War (1950-1953), and the years (1960-1988) in which Korea experienced rapid industrial development. It is assumed that the knowledge generated from this study may be used to (a) extend critical discourse on Korea’s cultural history, (b) provide an alternative view on the formation of Korea’s national identity, and (c) illuminate taken for granted perceptions that have been propagated among the people of Korea in the twentieth century as means to promote a sense of togetherness.

Fabricating the American Dream in US media portrayals of Syrian refugees: A discourse analytical study

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditi Bhatia ◽  
Christopher J Jenks
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
American Dream ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Media Portrayals ◽  
Discursive Formation ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Syrian Refugee Crisis

The months preceding and following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States have incited furious debate about the authenticity of media discourse in the shaping of reality (cf. fake news), including in particular the reporting of refugees from predominantly Muslim regions and their resettlement in Western nations. Much of this debate is rooted in how opposing discourse clans, such as liberal and conservative ideologies, construct a narrative of nationhood around contested views of refugees. Examining mainstream and alternative media from a critical discourse analytic perspective, the article uncovers how two key narratives about the Syrian refugee crisis emerge when the media attempt to orient their respective audiences to government policy through the discursive formation of the American Dream. Drawing on aspects of historicity, linguistic and semiotic action, and social impact, the analysis of the data reveals a discursive fracas between a humanistic perspective on the crisis that exploits a banal understanding of the American Dream and a more dichotomous narrative that homogenises refugees as a threat to the American way of life. These observations add to the growing body of literature that questions the ways in which the media discursively shapes, and is shaped by, political ideologies.

The Play of Identities in Cypriot-Australian Family Storytelling

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Petraki
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Family Socialization ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Family Storytelling ◽  
Australian Family

This article adopts a microanalytic approach to examine storytelling as a co-construction by family members in a Cypriot-Australian family. Previous studies on family storytelling have focused on the various roles of family members in storytelling with a means of studying family socialization (Miller et al., 1990; Ochs & Taylor, 1992; Blum-Kulka, 1997). These studies used critical discourse analysis, sociocultural theories, performance and pragmatic approaches to storytelling. This article offers a distinctive approach to family storytelling by examining the discourse and social identities that family members display during the storytelling. The data originate in a study that involves interviews with three generations of Greek-Australian and Cypriot-Australian women regarding their relationships with each other. In this paper we investigate the contributions of the father and the daughters in the course of the mother’s turn at storytelling. The first part of the analysis focuses on the husband’s discourse identities as a contributor, initiator and elicitor of his wife’s storytelling. During the storytelling we also observe the production and exchange of different social identities between the husband and the mother, such as the ‘unwilling suitor’, the ‘embarrassed schoolgirl’ or the ‘forceful but teasing husband’. The second part describes how the daughters take part in their mother’s storytelling, producing a variety of identities such as the ‘impatient mother’, the ‘complaining’, ‘happy’, or ‘good’ mothers and daughters. These investigations succinctly illustrate how narratives become a resource for members’ ‘display’ and ‘play’ of identities.

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