Deconstruction of science hegemony: discursive strategies of Chinese science communication on genetically modified foods

被引:4
作者
Lin, Jinrong [1 ]
机构
[1] Jinan Univ, Sch Translat Studies, 206 Qianshan Rd, Zhuhai 519070, Peoples R China
来源
GM CROPS & FOOD-BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE AND THE FOOD CHAIN | 2023年 / 14卷 / 01期
关键词
Discursive strategies; GM scientific discourses; hegemony; power relations; PERCEPTIONS; DISCOURSE;
D O I
10.1080/21645698.2023.2247133
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
This study analyzes Chinese online science communication and discussion about genetically modified foods (GMFs). Based on data collected from one of the largest Chinese GMFs science popularization website, it utilizes Wodak's discourse analysis to investigate how Chinese genetically modified (GM) scientific discourse is characterized by a range of discursive strategies that construct specific identity of Chinese GM scientists and explore science hegemony underlying Chinese GMFs debates. Findings show that discourse features of Chinese GM scientific discourse is objective as well as emotional, particularly conveying a strong sense of superiority realized by trope, argumentative strategies and intertextuality. The unequal power relationship between scientists and the public as well as Chinese intellectuals' knowledge hegemony could partly explain why those discursive strategies are employed in science communication practices of GMFs debates in Chinese context.
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