Catcalling as Street Harassment: A Critical Discourse Analysis

  • Asrofin Nur Kholifah Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
Keywords: Catcalling, Critical Discourse Analysis Street Harassment, Women

Abstract

This study aims to explain the issue of catcalling as a form of harassment against women on the street. This research applies descriptive qualitative method which tries to identify, describe and explain phenomena through linguistic data along with the social and cultural context. The data were collected according to the research goal namely to explain the issue of catcalling depicted in the news text. The data were gathered by retrieving news text on catcalling issue from wollipop.detik.com and analyzed it using Fairclough's CDA framework. The results of the analysis show that in terms of text descriptions, the news writer used a variety of non-standard languages, informal word choices and the involvement of sources to support the issue. In terms of text interpretation, this media concentrates its news presentation on women-related issues by presenting its news which involves several sources to strengthen its reporting objectives. On the explanatory side of the text, the practice of discourse is associated with the socio-cultural context. Wollipop.detik.com alignment with the victim in this report confirms indirectly that the act of catcalling is a form of harassment against women. Readers are led to the understanding that as subtle as catcalling is, it is still a form of violence against women. Readers are also led to raising awareness of their impact. Readers' opinions are directed to provide a positive image as an active media in providing useful information to women as well as to play an active role in voicing injustice and inequality that occurs in society.

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Published
2024-03-01
How to Cite
Kholifah, A. N. (2024). Catcalling as Street Harassment: A Critical Discourse Analysis. K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Languange and Literature, 26(00), 7-14. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.26.00.7-14