Class as deviance: constructing the support for and opposition against Hugo Chávez

Abalo, Ernesto,1982-Örebro universitet,Akademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap,Örebro universitet, Akademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap (author)

Class as deviance : constructing the support for and opposition against Hugo Chávez

Session: Challenging western epistemologies : intersected constructions of difference. ERIC division
By applying the methods of Critical Discourse Analysis this paper aims to explore how ideology works within the discursive construction of class, in the representation of the supporters and opponents of the government of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela. News items from New York Times (US), El País (Uruguay) and Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) constitute the analyzed material. The paper argues that class-markers are important in the representation of government supporters, whom many times are constructed as belonging to the poorer sectors of society. Class is however less explicit in the representation of Chávez-opposition, which in fact is lead by elite groups. It is therefore argued that class in this context becomes a marker of deviance, which in turn works ideologically in legitimizing oppositional groups and disqualifying the support for Chávez’ government.

Örebro universitetAkademin för humaniora, utbildning och samhällsvetenskap (creator_code:org_t)

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