Critical Discourse Analysis

Van Dijk (2015) defines Critical Discourse Analysis as a type of discourse analytical research that primarily studies the way social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted, reproduced, and resisted by text and talk in the social and political context.

a. What is your understanding of the value of CDA in understanding the way we see the world, the way that the world is presented, and the way it can be controlled by those in power. In your discussion use one of the areas of CDA research to illustrate your insights. These can include:

a. Gender Inequality

b. Media Discourse

c. Political Discourse

d. Ethnocentrism, antisemitism, nationalism, and racism