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Spanish-Language Print Media in the United States: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Ideological Representations
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Strom, Megan |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | As of 2010, there were 50.5 million people of Hispanic or Latino origin in the United States (Ennis, Rios-Vargas and Albert, 2011, p. 2). The analysis of discourse about Latinos as a minoritized group is typically carried out on texts produced by majority groups (cf. de Beaugrande, 2008; Martin Rojo and Gomez Esteban, 2005; Martin Rojo and van Dijk, 1997). In other words, while critical discourse analysts know a great deal about the discursive construction of minoritized groups in discourse created by majority groups (e.g., how the United States mass media represent Latinos), it is not known how such groups create their own discourse (cf. Delbene, 2008; Strom, 2013). Moreover, while critical discourse analysts have observed that discourse created by majority groups often contains racist ideologies concerning minoritized groups (cf. van Dijk, 1988, 1991), they do not know what kind of ideologies are represented in discourse created by minoritized groups, leading to an incomplete understanding of the discourse created by such groups and, more importantly, its potential to challenge the negative discursive practice of majority groups. There is no doubt that media have the potential to reach enormous audiences and, consequently, communicate particular ideologies to their readers, listeners, and viewers. Regarding Spanish-language media in the United States, most studies have focused on the consumption patterns of these media and, to a degree, their role in the Spanish-speaking community. In one such study, Carreira (2002) reviews the current state of Spanish-language media in the United States (the print industry, radio, and television) and concludes that there are several functions they carry out, such as contributing to a sense of community. This observation is corroborated by Suro (2004), who conducted phone surveys of 1,316 Latinos to determine their language preferences for media consumption. His findings point to Spanish-language media as a valuable ethnic institution: “The Spanish-language media play an esteemed role as spokesmen [sic] for the Latino population and...have a significant influence in the formation of Hispanic identities,” (p. 2). From these studies, one can infer that media in Spanish contain ideologies that represent and promote the Latino community. However, what still remains to be seen is how the linguistic characteristics of these media lead to the establishment of ideologies and, more importantly, how such ideologies may afford the Spanish-speaking community the opportunity to challenge stereotypical discursive practices in the United States. |
| Starting Page | 253 |
| Ending Page | 267 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.lingref.com/cpp/hls/16/paper2938.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
