A critical discourse analysis study of cyberbullying in LGBTQ’s Instagram account

As the advancing of technology, bullying became online, it moved to social media, which was then called cyberbullying.Instagram is one of social media that contain a lot of cyberbullying, it usually happened to public figure. It became interesting when the public figure in the bully is LGBTQ, namel...

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Main Authors: Putri, Sukma Ari Ragil, Prihandari Satvikadewi, A.A.I
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/20963/1/shsconf_icome2017%201%207xxxxi.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/20963/
http://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173300071
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Summary:As the advancing of technology, bullying became online, it moved to social media, which was then called cyberbullying.Instagram is one of social media that contain a lot of cyberbullying, it usually happened to public figure. It became interesting when the public figure in the bully is LGBTQ, namely Dena Rachman (transgender). This study explored how discourse formed the logic of truth which naturalize the perpetrators to commit cyberbullying act without hesitation. This study used Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) method and Teun A. van Dijk’s analysis technique and data interpretation.This study found that the logic of truth that became the basis of cyberbullying is already a natural logic and became the perpetrator’s mindset because it has been institutionalized in everyday life through education, religion, social life, and state regulations.