The concept of sibling is used in everyday language in a way other than describing family
relations.The use of sibling discourse for disadvantaged groups who are isolated from different socioeconomic and political rights or left behind is quite common in the media. Women, workers, Syrians
and disabled people can be shown as examples. In this article, the marginalizing meaning of the concept
of sibling will be discussed through the discourse of “Our Disabled Brothers”. The discourse of our
disabled brothers and sisters is a situation that is frequently encountered in the news and other media
representation categories that reduced individuals with disabilities to a "dramatic" and "must-have"
position. Basically, the stigma and marginalization processes produced by the discourse of “sibling”
used in the media are explained as examples of disabled individuals. Discursive analysis of the news was
done with the critical discourse analysis based on van Dijk. High circulation newspapers (Sabah,
Milliyet, Hürriyet) and various local newspapers were selected as samples in the article. The main reason
for choosing these media outlets is that they are considered mainstream media. Opposition newspapers
and media outlets were also examined. The news published in these newspapers between 2015-2018
using the phrase "our disabled brothers" were analyzed. As a result of this examination, it has been seen
that the discursive counterpart of the disabled people, who are marginalized in social practices such as
education, health, politics and social assistance, is the concept of "brother" in the media. In this
context, the concept of sibling emerges as a discourse that both produces the marginalizing discourse
and is produced by marginalizing practices.
Sibling Discourse Disabled Critical Discourse Analysis Ideology
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2020 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 5 Ekim 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 4 |
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