O DISCURSO SOBRE A REDUÇÃO DA MAIORIDADE PENAL EM DUELOS DE MCS

Abstract

This research aims to analyze how the discourse on reducing the age of criminal responsibility is constructed by MCs, codenamed for Master of Ceremonies, in the rhyme battles in which they participate, observing the elaboration and organization of the themes and speeches raised by them in their improvised rhymes. In order to carry out the analysis, we take as a basis the assumptions of Critical Discourse Analysis (ACD) by Norman Fairclough (1992, 2003), a perspective in which discourse is understood both as a mode of action and as a mode of representation, being considered, still, as a form of social practice. In the meantime, discourse is the place to observe how linguistic structures can reproduce or challenge aspects of the world. We selected four battles, available on the Youtube video platform, through the Família de Rua channel, whose discussion took place about the age of criminal responsibility. The category of duel that establishes a theme for disputes is called "knowledge", since the objective is for the participants to show what they know about a previously defined subject. After the transcription of the battles, we started to identify the speeches mobilized by the MCs to develop their ideas. The results of the research showed how certain speeches were articulated to build a larger discourse that supports a position contrary to reducing the age of criminal responsibility. Among the themes evoked in the battles are the media, the political sphere, the school etc. Through speeches based on these themes, we could see that the MCs are aware of why they are opposed to the decrease in adulthood, not being configured as an empty discourse, in addition to pointing out a path for social change in which they are participatory agents.