Exploring Body Positivity Through Instagram Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Clara Dao and Her Audience

ETERNAL: English Teaching Journal
Universitas Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia Semarang

📄 Abstract

This study focuses on the feminist stylistic features of Clara Dao's Instagram discourse. A qualitative research design is employed, using Sara Mills’s feminist stylistics within the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), which focuses on the word, sentence, and discourse levels. Data were collected through purposive sampling and documentation techniques. The subject of the study is the commentary associated with Clara Dao’s Instagram content, explicitly discussing body image issues. The data include 18 comments categorized as positive, negative, and neutral, selected based on the relevance issue of body positivity. The findings reveal that societal expectations impose certain norms and standards on women’s physical appearances. These expectations influence how women are judged and often criticized when they do not conform to dominant beauty ideals. Additionally, the construction of female identity is shown to be shaped by social norms that dictate how women should behave and present themselves in public discourse.

🔖 Keywords

#body positivity; feminist stylistics; critical discourse analysis; instagram

ℹ️ Informasi Publikasi

Tanggal Publikasi
11 July 2025
Volume / Nomor / Tahun
Volume 16, Nomor 2, Tahun 2025

📝 HOW TO CITE

Baiq Rahayu Kurniasih; Aprillia, "Exploring Body Positivity Through Instagram Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Clara Dao and Her Audience," ETERNAL: English Teaching Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Jul. 2025.

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