Review of Statham (2022):  Critical discourse analysis: A practical introduction to power in language

Li, Yuchen; Yao, Wang

doi:10.1075/jlp.22141.li

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“…This discourse highlights the misuse of power, dominance, and inequality within social and political contexts (as cited in Gyollai, 2020). Recent studies by Klein and Johnson (2023) further underline this by analyzing power dynamics in political discourses using CDA. Brown (2023) also underscores the importance of using CDA for analyzing ideologies in literature.…”

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Atrocity in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale: A Critical Discourse Approach

Al-Furaiji,

Ali,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

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This paper examines the discursive tactics employed in The Handmaid's Tale to (re)produce social reality. Using critical discourse analysis, the study reveals the ideological polarization between a favorable self-presentation and a negative portrayal of the other. Through the analysis of excerpts and the application of Van Dijk's framework, the pervasive use of discursive techniques is uncovered, emphasizing the ideological division between a positive self-portrayal and a negative depiction of the other. Pronouns and adjectives play a crucial role in conveying optimistic self-representations and pessimistic other representations, highlighting the characters' struggle against the inherent sexism and patriarchy within legal systems. The findings demonstrate the significance of polarization, lexicalization, positive and negative representation tactics, and the proximity of contrasting stages, illustrating the tension between the individual and society. Considering these results, the paper recommends fostering awareness and critical analysis of discursive tactics, promoting diverse narratives to cultivate empathy and understanding, encouraging dialogue and critical engagement, and actively addressing and challenging gender inequality. These recommendations aim to deepen our understanding of how discursive tactics shape social reality and promote a more equitable and inclusive society. By recognizing and interrogating these discursive strategies, individuals can navigate and challenge the manipulation of language and narrative. The study's insights contribute to a broader understanding of the underlying gender inequality and societal tensions portrayed in The Handmaid's Tale, shedding light on the power dynamics and systemic oppression present in society.

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Section: Conflict and Critical Discourse Analysismentioning

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Atrocity in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale: A Critical Discourse Approach

Al-Furaiji,

Ali,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

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“…It falls into the typical multimodal discourse with more than one semiotic mode involved. It can be often regarded as doing communicative work which essentially upholds and strengthens the stratified organization of media (Simon, 2022), whereas it is often considered as a genre which is not worthy of serious commentary and criticism (Barajas, 2000). However, the mainstream of multimodality in discourse analysis (Kress & van Leeuwen, 2001;Machin, 2007) and the development of frameworks and approaches of discourse analysis relevant to visual communication enable the viewers to appreciate the complexity of discourse features and different levels of communication.…”

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The Images of China in Political Cartoons of Foreign Media

2023

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This study was an attempt to conduct a multimodal discourse analysis of a corpus of 10 political cartoons with animals about China published in foreign media. It was guided by the qualitative research design employing discourse analysis as an approach, specifically employing descriptive and analytical techniques to explore how foreign media conveyed the hidden cultural connotations and communicative intentions to the world in political cartoons through multimodal discourse analysis from the perspective of function and cognition and finally revealed the images of China in political cartoons of foreign media. This study grounded its analysis and discussion on generic features, semiotic resources utilized, relationship among semiotic modes, three meta-functions construed, metaphors, images of China construed, and finally proposed a functional-cognitive analytical framework for political cartoons. The findings revealed the cultural connotations in political cartoons were meant to create a specific negative impression of China, and to convey a particular political message to the viewers. The communicative intentions were to shape and promote China's political, economic, military threats, hegemony in all aspects, and construed the images of China as economically, politically, and militarily threatening, domineering, hypocritical, bullying, cunning and greedy, which was catered to the foreign ideological purpose of "China Threat Theory".

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Review of Statham (2022): Critical discourse analysis: A practical introduction to power in language

Cited by 2 publications

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Atrocity in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale: A Critical Discourse Approach

Atrocity in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale: A Critical Discourse Approach

The Images of China in Political Cartoons of Foreign Media

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