The Power of Violence in the Abortion News' Discourse

Ergec N.

ILEF DERGISI, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.179-201, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: ILEF DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.179-201
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, news discourse on violence is examined through Michel Foucault's conceptualization of bio-power. Discourse on "abortion law" in two daily newspapers in Turkey (Sabah and Zaman) are explored through critical discourse analysis. The concept of violence understood as a violation is regarded as an aspect of refined violence practice and a reflection of bio-power. This study asserts that the power disciplining and regulating everything related to body and population is everywhere and it justifies and normalizes the violence through news discourse.