A discursive analysis of profiles (of) professionals about Creative Writing on Instagram

• Grant number: 23/12953-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2024
• End date: December 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Linguistic Theory and Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Luciana Nogueira
• Grantee: Gabriel Galdino da Silva
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this research work, based on the theory of Discourse Analysis, following the works of Michel Pêcheux and Eni Orlandi, and establishing a connection with the History of Linguistic Ideas (AUROUX, 2001 and 2008; ORLANDI, 2001; FERREIRA, 2009 and 2022), we aim to analyze the discursiveness of materials on "Creative Writing" in the digital context, specifically in (the) profiles of professionals on Instagram, as we regard this social network as a primary hub for discussions related to Creative Writing, centralizing these discussions and assigning significance to them as a product or a goal to attain, it aligns with our research issue. Our objective is to understand the unfolding of knowledge production and its materialization in the circulation of knowledge, observing how certain work relationships unfold in the digital sphere. The theoretical-analytical concepts of production conditions, discursive formation, subject-position, imaginary formations, and ideology will be fundamental for the development of this research, as well as the conceptualization of creative writing, language, (market of) work, and profession, to address the issues that will be explored. The methodology will be Discourse Analysis, considering its theoretical device and constructing an analytical device, interweaving procedures of description and interpretation of the corpus of analysis. This undergraduate research project is linked to a larger, interinstitutional project, and aims to contribute to discussions on writing and the production and circulation of knowledge applied to the context of the digital (market of) work.