Social Criticism Through Humor: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis Of Bo Burnham’s Inside

Rastika Damayanti Putri, Dyah (2022) Social Criticism Through Humor: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis Of Bo Burnham’s Inside. Sarjana thesis, Universitas Brawijaya.

Abstract

Setelah rilisnya Bo Burnham: Inside, komedi tunggal ini diyakini mengandung sumber semiotik yang kritis terhadap isu-isu sosial global. Untuk menggali lebih dalam argumen ini, para peneliti menganalisis sumber semiotik yang diilustrasikan menggunakan analisis lirik Machin (2010) dan pendekatan tata bahasa visual Kress dan van Leeuwen (2006). Kedua kerangka tersebut merupakan pendekatan untuk melakukan penelitian terkait wacana multidisiplin dalam bidang analisis wacana multimodal. Pertama, teks dianalisis menggunakan teori Machin. Selanjutnya, tata bahasa visual Kress dan van Leeuwen diaplikasikan pada elemen visual. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kritik sosial dalam Bo Burnham: Inside digambarkan secara verbal melalui struktur skema wacana, partisipan, aksi dan agensi, serta setting dan situasi. Secara visual didefinisikan oleh interaksi beberapa elemen untuk memberikan tiga jenis makna: representasional, interaktif, dan komposisional. Melalui makna-makna tersebut, peneliti mengidentifikasi pesan-pesan yang mendasari isu-isu sosial. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa analisis visual dan verbal membantu pemahaman isi komedi tunggal dan membantu pemirsa menjadi lebih analitis terhadap niat Bo Burnham. Peneliti selanjutnya disarankan untuk melakukan analisis integrasi dan holistik yang juga mencakup komponen nonlinguistik, seperti analisis audial (melodi dan nada lagu).

English Abstract

After the release of Bo Burnham: Inside, it has been widely considered that the comedy special contains semiotic resources that criticize global social issues. To delve deeper into this argument, the researcher analyzes the illustrated semiotic resources using Machin’s Lyrics Analysis (2010) and Kress and van Leeuwen’s Visual Grammar approach (2006). Both frameworks are methods for conducting multidisciplinary discourse-related research in the Multimodal Discourse Analysis field. Firstly, the text is examined using Machin's framework. After that, Kress and van Leeuwen's visual grammar is applied to the visual elements. This study demonstrates that the social criticisms in Bo Burnham: Inside are portrayed verbally through the structure of the discourse schema, the participants, the action and agency, and the settings and circumstances. Visually, it is described by the interplay of several modalities to present three meaning types: representational, interactive, and compositional. Through these meanings, the researcher identified the underlying messages regarding social issues. This study suggests that both visual and verbal analysis help to the comprehension of the contents of the comedy special and help viewers become more analytical of Bo Burnham’s intentions. Future researchers are advised to undertake an integrated and holistic analysis that also includes the nonlinguistic components, such as audial analysis (melody and pitch of the song).

Item Type: Thesis (Sarjana)
Identification Number: 0522120066
Uncontrolled Keywords: analisis wacana multimodal, kritik sosial, humor, komedi tunggal
Subjects: 400 Language > 420 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Depositing User: Unnamed user with username nova
Date Deposited: 26 Oct 2022 03:13
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2022 03:16
URI: http://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/195980
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