A study on humor as a structure of domination in Bolsonaro's speeches

On at least four occasions (one live, two meetings with supporters and a lecture) Bolsonaro used the term “arrobas” to refer to black people, justifying it as a joke. We understand that this type of aggressive and hostile humor against certain groups has been used as a discursive strategy by radical...

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Autores: Namise, Daniel Kei, Rizzotto, Carla Cândida
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação
Repositorio:E-Compós
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.e-compos.org.br:article/2676
Acceso en línea:https://www.e-compos.org.br/e-compos/article/view/2676
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Comunicação Política
Análise do Discurso
Humor
Racismo
Comunicación Política
Análisis del discurso
Political Communication
Discourse analysis
Racism
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Sumario:On at least four occasions (one live, two meetings with supporters and a lecture) Bolsonaro used the term “arrobas” to refer to black people, justifying it as a joke. We understand that this type of aggressive and hostile humor against certain groups has been used as a discursive strategy by radical political actors to assert a position of social domination. Therefore, in paper we seek to analyze Bolsonaro’s speeches on the four occasions mentioned. By using Van Dijk’s socio-cognitive method, it was possible to evaluate power relations and cognitive constructions present in the selected speeches. At the same time, it was demonstrated how humor can be used as a tool for ideological propagation and domination.