Critical discourse analysis of news coverage of ethnic studies curriculum in California
Stance and power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21747232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hangil Kim (0000-0001-6930-4094, Boston College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 563-584 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1550-5170 • E-ISSN: 2156-8154 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15505170.2024.2322708 |
| OpenAlex | W4392503304 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
This study analyzed how two popular newspapers, The LA Times and The Sacramento Bee, discursively constructed stances on the controversy over California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum by employing critical discourse analysis. The analysis revealed that the newspapers sought to uphold the historical status of African, Latino, Asian, and Native Americans in the new curriculum by legitimizing perspectives of the State Board of Education in California and its supporters. Additionally, the newspapers legitimized pro-Israel perspectives on the Israeli and Palestine conflict by foregrounding the voices of the Jewish Caucus despite divergent voices within the Jewish community. This study concluded that the construction of stances in the two newspapers should be perceived as discursively constituting a reality where the opinions of both the newspapers and the selected racial/ethnic groups were normalized. This indicated the newspapers’ discursive involvement in the politics of ethnic studies curriculum development and underscored their potential symbolic power over their readership
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |