Author Identity and the Struggled for Power in Seratus Hari Keliling Indonesia, Kompas TV

摘要

This study is a discourse-based work which analyses the author identity construction in the novel Seratus Hari Keliling Indonesia (Seratus HKI) Kompas TV in order to reveal the authors' struggle for power. The data of this study is obtained from f the vocabulary found in the Seratus HKI Kompas TV. Using the theory of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this study applies the framework model of Norman Fairclough critical discourse analysis with the focus on the textual level. The finding shows that the identity (self-identification) of the author as a part of the government, local community, and foreigners are very much influenced by the interest of the nation, Indonesian citizens, conservation, environment, humanistic values, nationalism and patriotism. The analysis on the vocabulary found in HKI is emphasized on: (1) the vocabulary as a key words, (2) the usage of pronouns, and (3) rhetorical language's style. Self-identification on Seratus HKI Kompas TV is relevant with the slogan of Kompas TV inspiring Indonesia by enlighting people and as a documentary journey that insert the national ideology.