Dziri Soraya,
Department of French, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Algiers University-2 Abou El kacem Saâdallah, Algeria
In contemporary society, racism remains a pervasive ideology deeply ingrained within human psychological structures. This ideology, fundamentally based on perceived inequalities related to race, gender, religion, and more, adapts its manifestations while retaining its core essence. In the multicultural era, where the “out-group” and the “in-group” must coexist, it has become imperative to develop strategies for peaceful coexistence that render overt racism untenable. Consequently, racist ideologies have evolved into more covert forms, reducing racism to a subtle, discursive act. This article aims to identify and analyze the expressions that reflect racist ideologies, focusing specifically on Islamophobia as a distinct form of racism. Utilizing Van Dijk’s framework on racist discourse, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the discourse presented in Philippe d’Iribarne’s work “La Religion De l’Autre.” By applying Van Dijk’s (2006) “Categories of Analysis of Ideological Discourse,” we examined how the author employs various discursive strategies to mask direct expressions of racism. Our findings reveal that discourse serves as a potent tool for the perpetuation of racist ideologies in a multicultural world, adapting to the complexities of a hybrid society. Strategies such as implicitness and passivation enable the speaker to convey racist sentiments without explicit accusations of racism, demonstrating the malleability of language to the speaker’s objectives.
Keywords: Racist Ideology, Islamophobia, Ideological Discourse Structures, Discursive Strategies, Implicitness
The above abstract is a part of the article which was accepted at The 10th International Conference on Languages, Linguistics, Translation and Literature (WWW.TLLL.IR), 1-2 February 2025, Ahwaz.
