ACTIVATE! Change Drivers: blame-attribution and active citizenship on a South Africa youth blog

IF 0.8 3区文学 Q3 COMMUNICATION

Text & Talk Pub Date : 2022-02-21 DOI:10.1515/text-2020-0115

M. Conradie

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Abstract

Abstract Processes of blame-attribution can be conceptualised as socially-situated and discursively-mediated events that feature attempts to assign meaning to harmful (or at least potentially harmful) occurrences. Part of the process involves the search for culprits and subsequent argumentation as to the blameworthiness of those singled out for blame. This study conducts a discourse analysis of blame-attribution in 33 online opinion pieces, posted on the website of the civil society organisation: ACTIVATE! Change Drivers. It concentrates on arguments that address the nexus between youth activism, active citizenship, the legacy of Apartheid and blame for the numerous problems afflicting the South African youth. The most recurring arguments hinged on constructions of the South African government as responsible to supporting the capacity of the contemporary youth to participate effectively in democracy, particularly since the youth continue to endure the repercussions of Apartheid. My analysis details the discursive repertoires through which this proposition is made, and considers its implications for research into contemporary online youth cultures and democratic argumentation.

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激活！变革驱动因素：南非青年博客的责任归属和积极公民身份

指责归因的抽象过程可以被概念化为社会情境和话语中介的事件，其特征是试图为有害（或至少潜在有害）事件赋予意义。这一过程的一部分涉及寻找罪犯，并随后就那些被点名指责的人的罪责进行辩论。这项研究在民间社会组织网站上发布的33篇在线评论文章中对指责归因进行了话语分析：ACTIVATE！改变驱动因素。它集中讨论了青年激进主义、积极的公民身份、种族隔离的遗产和对困扰南非青年的众多问题的指责之间的关系。最反复出现的争论取决于南非政府的建设，即有责任支持当代青年有效参与民主的能力，特别是因为青年继续承受种族隔离的影响。我的分析详细介绍了提出这一命题的话语曲目，并考虑了其对当代网络青年文化研究和民主论证的启示。

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