Open AccessA Critical Discourse Analysis of Representation of Women in Selected South Asian Songs
Author(s) -
Farwa Qazalbash
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
media and communication review (lahore. print)/media and communication review (lahore. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2790-8364
pISSN - 2790-8356
DOI - 10.32350/mcr.12.03
Subject(s) - lyrics , critical discourse analysis , representation (politics) , gender studies , schema (genetic algorithms) , sociology , psychology , linguistics , art , literature , political science , politics , computer science , philosophy , machine learning , ideology , law
This paper analyzed how women are represented through derogatory use of language in the lyrics of the songs by men. This research is qualitative in its nature, different approaches of Critical Discourse Analysis as research tools, have been used to analyze the data. For a comprehensive analysis triangulated approach by Van Dijk (2006), Referential strategies by Reisigl and Wodak (2009), and schema of discursive reproduction of power by Dijk (2015) along with seven building tasks of language by (Gee, 2010) are used. The findings reveal that women are being portrayed as rapacious creature, as they tend to knee on just wealth and wealthiest, materialists, disloyal and liars, valueless as compared to men and as an object for sexual comfort for men, through different Punjabi songs. This study was focused only on the negative representation of women through Punjabi songs in South Asian countries, it can be analyzed how such representation of women in songs is affecting the thoughts of young generation.
Key words: Punjabi songs, Lyrics, CDA, Gender stereotypes, Women’s representation