REiLA: Journal of Research and Innovation in Language
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): REiLA : Journal of Research and Innovation in Language

Anti-racist Text and Talk: A Critical Discourse Studies Approach to Black Feminism

Limerick, Philip P. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Aug 2021

Abstract

While racist discourse has received much attention in Critical Discourse Studies (CDS), there is a dearth of scholarship on the anti-racist text and talk. A critical observation is that the anti-racist movement, and hence, discourse, often exclude women. With the goal of contributing to this gap in the CDS literature, the current analysis examines Black women's discourses concerning anti-Black racism in general and Black Feminism in particular. Four YouTube videos that feature both conference talks and news programs surrounding the topic of Black Feminism are analysed for recurring themes using thematic analysis and discourse structures from the perspective of critical discourse analysis. Findings reveal that the primary themes that emerged are the inclusion of Black women, Police brutality and unaccountability, and Black Feminism Defined, with various subthemes. In addition, the discourse structures examined are lexical choice, presupposition, pronominal choice, and the use of tag questions, among others. This study serves to further our understanding of the linguistic manifestation of ideologies through discourse concerning anti-racism and Black Feminism.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

REILA

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

REiLA Journal of Research and Innovation in Language is a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal published triannual on April, August and December. It is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers in the field of languages. Although articles are written in ...