边缘话语分析视角下“井底人”的空间身份管控

Manipulating the spatial identity of the“well habitants”: A marginal discourse analysis perspective

"井底人"事件的媒体叙事体现了话语各方对井底人的空间身份管控以及差异群体的自我身份定位与外部标签之间的博弈。本文采用边缘话语分析视角,揭示井底人事件媒体再现中的叙事方式及动机。研究发现,这一边缘群体一方面被表征为"受难者",另一方面又被呈现为"受爱护者",且受难源于自身原因。这一再现过程与角色定位体现了媒体叙事的多声对话性,在表达边缘群体主体性的同时又消解了读者的同情立场。研究揭示并呼吁边缘话语分析者的社会责任与担当,话语分析应直接介入公共决策与社会现实建构。

The media discourse of the'well habitants'reflects how this deviant groups spatial identity is manipulated and how their identity self-fashioning interacts with the imposition from the outside world. This paper proposes a marginal discourse analysis approach in the hope of shedding light on both the unfolding of such discourse and its underlying motivation. Our analysis shows that:(1) the'well habitants'are portrayed both as sufferers of the hardships and beneficiaries of the social cares, and the suffering is merely attributable to their own problems;(2) the discursive multi-voicedness and dialogicality manifest themselves in the media representation and in the identity assignment therein contained, which gives expression to the subjectivity of the marginalized group while preventing them from receiving sympathy. The paper argues that the marginal discourse analysts should take on their social responsibility by seeking to play a direct role in the public policy making and social reality construction.