2023
DOI: 10.24821/jousa.v10i1.8694
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Black Struggles in I Can’t Breathe by H.E.R.: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis

Zahara Almira Ramadhan,
Marti Fauziah Ariastuti

Abstract: The death of George Floyd’s in May 2020 has raised the popularity of the phrase “I can’t breathe” as a statement against racism. This phrase inspired musician H.E.R., to write a song called I Can’t Breathe, which raises the issue of not only police brutality but also racism against black people in general. The objective of this study is to analyze the ideological structures and visual components in the song and examine how these aspects contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. The lyrics and music video … Show more

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