Representation of homelessness in electronic journalism in verb-visual texts - violence in discourse in the Correio Braziliense newspapers (2011-2013)

Abstract This paper discusses part of a research project aiming to investigate texts about homelessness published between 2011 and 2013 in the newspapers Correio Braziliense, O Globo and Folha de S. Paulo. In this paper, we analyze only the 95 texts published in Correio Braziliense crossing the themes homelessness and violence, and the 19 images that compose these texts. To organize data, we have used software for qualitative analysis, and textual analyses were driven by critical discourse analysis and the grammar of visual design. Taken together, the results suggest the naturalization of violence against the homeless population, in a rhetorical effect of distancing, which does not provoke empathy between those who read the newspaper and the victims of the represented violence.

摘要：本研究探讨了一项调研项目的部分内容，该项目旨在梳理2011年至2013年间《Correio Braziliense》、《O Globo》及《Folha de S. Paulo》三家报纸刊载的无家可归者相关报道。本文仅针对《Correio Braziliense》刊载的95篇围绕无家可归与暴力主题的报道，以及配套该报道的19幅配图展开分析。为开展数据整理工作，我们使用了质性分析软件；文本分析以批判话语分析（critical discourse analysis）与视觉设计语法为理论框架。综合分析结果显示，针对无家可归群体的暴力行为已被自然化，该修辞效果通过营造疏离感实现，未能促使报纸读者与报道中暴力行为的受害者产生共情。