THE IDEOLOGY OF GUS YAQUT AS INDONESIAN MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS IN CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

Abstract

An ideology is a set of ideas, beliefs, and attitudes held consciously or unconsciously that reflect or shape an understanding or misunderstanding of the social and political world. Act to encourage, legitimize or advocate collective action aims at maintaining or changing political practices and institutions.  A person’s ideology can be seen through his speech, way of thinking, and actions. Speech is one of the oral communications that is frequently utilized, and it is a type of public speaking that has become an essential component of official proceedings. One of the government leaders who used the speech to communicate with people is Gus Yaqut, the Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia. He caused controversy with his speech that likened mosque loudspeakers to a dog barking, causing various reactions from the public who considered it blasphemy. The purpose of this study is to find out what ideology is contained in Gus Yaqut’s speech and what context triggers the ideology. In conducting this study, the writer used a qualitative method with data collection including observation and note-taking. The method of data analysis used the critical discourse analysis method by Norman Fairclough. The data result showed that the writer found institutional context, situational context, and cultural context that supported the ideology of tolerance and the ideology of harmonization of Gus Yaqut.

Keywords: Critical Discourse Analysis, Ideology, Contexts