School of Translation Studies, Jinan University, Zhuhai, P.R. China.
GM Crops Food. 2023 Dec 31;14(1):1-9. doi: 10.1080/21645698.2023.2247133. Epub 2023 Aug 20.
This study analyzes Chinese online science communication and discussion about genetically modified foods (GMFs). Based on data collected from one of the largest Chinese GMFs science popularization website, it utilizes Wodak's discourse analysis to investigate how Chinese genetically modified (GM) scientific discourse is characterized by a range of discursive strategies that construct specific identity of Chinese GM scientists and explore science hegemony underlying Chinese GMFs debates. Findings show that discourse features of Chinese GM scientific discourse is objective as well as emotional, particularly conveying a strong sense of superiority realized by trope, argumentative strategies and intertextuality. The unequal power relationship between scientists and the public as well as Chinese intellectuals' knowledge hegemony could partly explain why those discursive strategies are employed in science communication practices of GMFs debates in Chinese context.
本研究分析了中国网络上关于转基因食品（GMF）的科学传播和讨论。基于从中国最大的 GMF 科学普及网站之一收集的数据，它利用 Wodak 的话语分析来调查中国转基因（GM）科学话语如何通过一系列话语策略来构建中国 GM 科学家的特定身份，并探索中国 GMF 辩论背后的科学霸权。研究结果表明，中国 GM 科学话语的话语特征是客观的，同时也是情绪化的，特别是通过比喻、论证策略和互文性来传达强烈的优越感。科学家和公众之间的不平等权力关系以及中国知识分子的知识霸权可以部分解释为什么在中国的 GMF 辩论的科学传播实践中会采用这些话语策略。
