Literatura boa é que eu gosto; ruim a que eu não gosto : fóruns de discussão literária da rede social ORKUT e a Teoria da Valoração uma análise crítica

Abstract

This dissertation, in the area of Linguistics, is developed within the theoretical frameworks of Critical Discourses Analysis (FAIRCLOUGH: 1989; 2003) AND Systemic Functional Linguistics (HALLIDAY, 1970;1973) and investigates representations about literally quality expressed by internet users that interact in discussion forums on Orkut. Adopting analytical categories within the subsystem of Attitude, from Appraisal Theory (MARTIN ; WHITE, 2005), we examine how readers express their ideas on, or representations about, the concept of literary quality and investigate the ideology behind such representations. The concept of ideology in this research is from Thompson (2009), who argues that it must be understood in association with the notions of hegemony and power, ie, ideology necessarily establishes and maintains relationships of domination, by reproducing a social order that favors individuals and dominant groups. The corpus of this research is made up of three samples collected between 07.15.2009 and 01.05.2010 corresponding to a discussion started in a community organized around discussions of literature. . SAMPLE 1 introduces the topic Leitura difícil é sinal de qualidade? from the community Literature; SAMPLE 2 takes, as a starting point, the topic Qualidade do texto literário , from the community Discutindo... literatura, and, finally, SAMPLE 3 introduces the topic O que é um 'bom' texto literário para você , from the community Literatura. Each sample has consistencies and differences in the representations expressed by the participants and these were analyzed. Our focus is on how ideologies permeate participants´ discourses, according to the values they assign to aspects of the literary text. Online discussion forums on Orkut were chosen because the interactions in social networks represent a new element of social practices and therefore are considered relevant sites of investigation. Probing into how literature, the object of academic study, is discussed in cyber space is justified on the grounds that there are hardly any studies of how literature is represented outside institutional spaces. Results obtained in this study suggest that internet users articulate hegemonic academic discourse in their discussions of literature, but they also express specific attitudes towards particular texts and writers (codified as feelings of pleasure or displeasure in discussions of reading practices). These results suggest that in online discussions of literature readers feel free to express their personal reactions to text, given the characteristics of this discussion forum