Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis,
Systemic Power Procedure,
Patriarchy,
Masculinity,
Femininity
Abstract
Ideologies that promote unequal power relations are more or less structured in the fabric of the various world social systems. Among such ideologies is the issue of gender ideal which has favoured patriarchy and subjected women to extreme subordination for hundreds of years. To some extent, language has been very effective in contesting this social injustice. Thus, this study, using Lazar’s Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis as a theoretical framework, analysed selected discourse exchanges in the epic movie, E̩fúns̩etán Aníwúrà, to weigh systemic power manifestations in varied contexts where unequal gender ideologies are contended. The study finds that gender power manifestations can be incited in feminine exchanges through discursive behaviours such as denigration, self-aggrandisement and blasphemy.
