Anti-Americanism Discourse in Hasan Hegazy’s Poetry Anthology Fi Intizhar Al-Fajr: A Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective

Abstract

Historically, the United States has been involved in various conflicts in the Middle East. This involvement has not been limited to acting as a direct combatant, but has also positioned the United States as a behind-the-scenes orchestrator that guarantees the perpetuation of conflict in the region. The aim of this research is to explore anti–United States discourses in the poetry anthology Fi Intizhar Al-Fajr by Hasan Hegazy from the perspective of critical discourse analysis. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach using Norman Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis method. The primary data source of this research is the poetry anthology Fi Intizhar Al-Fajr by Hasan Hegazy. Secondary data are derived from journal articles, books, and official websites relevant to the study. The data are analyzed using Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis, in collaboration with the data analysis techniques proposed by Miles and Huberman. Based on the analysis of the poetry anthology Fi Intizhari Al-Fajr through critical discourse analysis, the study identifies the use of specific lexical choices and grammatical structures at the textual dimension to construct anti-Americanism discourse. At the discursive practice dimension, the findings indicate that the production of anti-Americanism discourse is contextualized through narratives of political and economic instability in the Middle East. Meanwhile, at the socio-cultural practice dimension, the study finds that the anti-Americanism discourse constructed by Hegazy emerges as a consequence of United States military, political, and economic interventions in the Middle Eastern political constellation.