Discourse, Power and Resistance in Nadine Gordimer’s Occasion for Loving: A Foucauldian Reading

Marandi, Seyed Mohammad; Ramin, Zohreh; Shabanirad, Ensieh

doi:10.17576/3l-2017-2303-03

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“…Meanwhile, the feminist language not only can be found in novels or books but also in mass communication. Mass communication has an important role in the development of language which can be found easily in the society, how power is being reproduced by discourse in society (Marandi, Ramin, & Shabanirad, 2017). Nowadays, there are 'new media', such as blogs, online news, and online forums which can also affect the public's perceptions (Al Fajri, 2017).…”

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Feminism Values in the Posters of Yogyakarta’s Students Demonstration: The #Gejayanmemanggil

Gustema

Sahayu

2020

Lingua Cultura

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The research aimed to examine feminism values on the posters of Yogyakarta’s students’ demonstration the #Gejayanmemanggil. Data collection technique was conducted by reading and note-taking techniques. From social media (Instagram), read the posters for several times, made a reduction for the data, and analyzed the feminism values which were reflected in the data based on the discourse or textual aspects. In the findings, the use of feminist languages, which contained the feminism values was revealed, in order to correlate it with the previous studies and theories. It was affected by the positive and negative meanings of the words and their impact on the audience. Discourse analysis was the proper way to examine the hidden ideologies of discourse. It revealed the discursive structures and manipulative language of the speakers or writers. The results reveal that the posters on the demonstration #Gejayanmemanggil contain feminism values as reflected in the feminist languages which support the ideology. Therefore, based on the findings of the research which conducts a discourse analysis in examining mass communication, language has enormous powers in appealing to emotions, manipulating someone’s thoughts and behavior, as well as misrepresenting the realities.

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Feminism Values in the Posters of Yogyakarta’s Students Demonstration: The #Gejayanmemanggil

Gustema

Sahayu

2020

Lingua Cultura

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Xenophobia and Citizenship in Meg Vandermerwe’s Zebra Crossing

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Bahar

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Purpose of the study: In the past two decades several researchers have explored the concern of xenophobia in South African fiction. Studies sought to determine the reasons behind the prevalence of xenophobic violence in South Africa. Previous research on xenophobia claims that xenophobic violence is prevalent in the state is, in fact, due to economic and social reasons only. Yet, this article aims to correct the misconception of the Rainbow Nation that South Africa was supposed to have been achieved after 1994. Methodology: The text Zebra Crossing (2013) by the South African novelist Meg Vandermerwe is under the focus. The concept of Michael Neocosmos of Citizenship from the postcolonial theory is applied to the selected text. A close reading of the text and qualitative research is the method of my analysis. The article will focus on the acts of violence reflected in the text in an attempt to find the reasons behind such acts. Neocosmos' valid conceptualization about the outbreaks of xenophobia in South Africa in the post-apartheid is applied to the selected text. Main Findings: the article will conclude that the notion of the rainbow nation in South Africa is no more than a dream due to the outbreaks of xenophobia and the ongoing violence against foreigners. It will also prove that the continuous xenophobic violence in South Africa is not because of social or economic reasons only yet, there is a political discourse that engenders and triggers the natives to be more xenophobic. Thus, the state politics of exclusion, indigeneity, and citizenship are the stimuli for citizens to be more aggressive and violent against foreigners. Applications of this study: the study will add new insight to the domain of English literature generally and the South African literature specifically. The study will be valuable in immigration literature as it deals with the plights of migrants in South Africa and their suffering from xenophobic violence. The study is located in the postcolonial approach. Novelty/Originality of this study: the study offers new insight towards xenophobia in South Africa. The concept applied in the study has not been explored so far in the selected text. Previous research claimed that xenophobia in South Africa is due to economic and social reasons but did not focus on the legacies of postcolonialism nor the new political system. The study is original and new as it discusses an ongoing and worldwide phenomenon utilizing a new concept.

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Discourse, Power and Resistance in Nadine Gordimer’s Occasion for Loving: A Foucauldian Reading

Abstract: This paper is concerned with two fundamental phenomena in any society

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Feminism Values in the Posters of Yogyakarta’s Students Demonstration: The #Gejayanmemanggil

Feminism Values in the Posters of Yogyakarta’s Students Demonstration: The #Gejayanmemanggil

Xenophobia and Citizenship in Meg Vandermerwe’s Zebra Crossing

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