The poverty of equality: a critical discourse analysis of Harrison Bergeron

Abdul Latiff, Muhamad Farid and Feisal, Hannah Suraiya (2020) The poverty of equality: a critical discourse analysis of Harrison Bergeron. Selangor Science &Technology Review (SeSTeR), 4 (3). pp. 1-9. E-ISSN 2636-9931

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Abstract

This paper makes a Critical Discourse Analysis of how Vonnegut (1961) represents power in Harrison Bergeron, a dystopian-science fiction short story that tries to achieve equality through authoritarian and cruel means. Fairclough’s (1992, 2009) Dialectical-Relational Approach was employed as the theoretical framework. The TRANSITIVITY analysis following (Halliday & Matthiessen, 2014) reveals the backgrounding of actor by the author as to hide the agency and dismiss it from any form of accountability and responsibility. On interdiscursivity, the two dominant topoi identified are the discourse of media and discourse of law.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	9835/82023
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CDA; Dialectical-Relational Approach; interdiscursivity; TRANSITIVITY
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) > English Language Division Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD)
Depositing User:	Muhamad Farid Abdul Latiff
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2020 14:47
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2020 14:47
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/82023

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