CONSUMERISM REPRESENTED IN INSTAGRAM CAPTIONS OF @BLPBEAUTY PRODUCT

Abstract

This study aims to analyze textual features, discursive practices, and social practices based on the Fairclough three-dimensional model contained in beauty product captions on Instagram @blpbeauty to attract customer attention. This research is a descriptive qualitative method. To collect and analyze the data, this study used observation and document techniques by Creswell and used domain analysis technique proposed by Suyitno. This research is also analyzed
using a Critical Discourse Analysis with a three-dimensional model proposed by
Fairclough. Based on the result, the researcher found that there are textual
features such as overwording and rewording, metaphors, active sentences,
positive sentences, negative sentences, declarative and imperative sentences,
grammatical questions, simple sentences, compound and complex sentences, use
of pronouns, and modality. Meanwhile, in discursive practice, the researcher
found advertising discourse in the blpbeauty Instagram caption that could attract customer attention. Then at the stage of explanation (social practice), the writer finds consumerism in blpbeauty's Instagram caption.