REPRESENTATION OF PATRIARCHY IDEOLOGY IN THE LYRICS OF THE SONG "LABOUR" BY PARIS PALOMA: A STUDY OF CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE NORMAN FAIRCLOUGH MODEL
Keywords:
critical discourse analysis, feminism, song lyrics, Norman Fairclough, patriarchyAbstract
This study examines the representation of criticism of patriarchy in the lyrics of the song “Labour” by Paris Paloma using Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis model. The method employed is qualitative descriptive analysis with three dimensions of analysis: microstructural, mesostructural, and macrostructural. The results show that the lyrics of “Labour” systematically represent the exploitation of women through strong physical imagery, degrading labels, and rhetorical statements that dismantle patriarchal ideology within domestic relationships. The process of digital distribution has transformed this song from a personal work into a collective discourse of global feminist resistance. At the macrostructural level, these lyrics depict a shift in women’s position from passive victims to conscious and active subjects resisting an oppressive system. This study demonstrates that “Labour” constitutes a discursive practice that employs language as a tool of resistance against gender injustice.
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