The Indonesian Journal of Communication Studies
Vol 8, No 1 (2015): The Indonesian Journal of Communication Studies

WESTERN HEROISM AS CULTURE IDEOLOGY IN THE AVANGERS

Feni Fasta (Faculty of Communication Science, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta)
Christina Arsi (Faculty of Communication Science, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta)
Lestari Lestari (Faculty of Communication Science, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jul 2019

Abstract

This paper is about the heroism of the probe in a pop culture product is The Avenger movie depicting the ideology of western culture. The use of theory in a study of communication in the process of production of meaning, through the film as a product of pop culture that will depict heroism as an ideology of Western culture. The method used in this paper is a critical discourse analysis of Teun A. VanDijk. It refers to the three levels of discourse structure, namely the macro-structure, super structure, and micro structure. The results shown in this paper is the analysis by describing the mask of the hero who displayed is actually just a cover for attracting all mankind to enter the world of "American version"  which is constructed to a western cultural hegemony as the American position as god or king of the world.

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