Discursivities about Identity, Sexuality and Feminism in Social Networks

Abstract:

This article analyzes the performative discursiveness on identity, sexuality and feminism from the posts made by the Curitiba’s rapper Karol Conka in her fanpage on Facebook, referring to the launching of her music video Lalá. The theoretical references for the development of this research are anchored in the studies of Applied Linguistics and in the dialogical conception of Bakhtin’s Circle language. From the analysis of the enunciative chains produced in the fanpage of the artist, it is possible to problematize the ways in which social networks on the Internet contribute to the re-signification of language practices and are characterized as significant space-time of voice clash, as well as performative positioning. The results show that, in the enunciation of the subjects, are mobilized centrifugal and centripetal forces.

Keywords:
Discursiveness; Identity; Sexuality; Feminism; Applied Linguistics