Hello Chuka Fred Ononye,

Identity construction is an integral part of human nature which may be be manifested through a wide variety of  resources.People construct their identities based on  their  experiences, emotions, connections, etc. , and a result,  identity is  constantly in a state of flux because it is a social practice dominated by the sociocultural, sociopolitical , and socioeconomic aspects of any given the community. Therefore, it can be stated that identity is purposefully, consciously and  actively constructed by individuals.Not surprisingly,  gender may indeed  have a great bearing on identity construction because it is a very powerful social parameter. As such, you are right to assume that in critical discourse analysis, the analyst should be wary of the role of gender in order to shed light on the differences between the self identity  and the other identity. For further details, the following links can hopefully provide you with the targeted literature concerning the issue.

Best of luck,

R. Biria

https://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2015/4031/pdf/doc.pdf

https://www.aijcrnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_3_March_2012/17.pdf

https://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~gerhards/lehrangebot_ss06/identitaet_cerulo_1997.pdf

 Hola Chuka! La identidad es un proceso abierto y no atado a una esencia, como dice Reza. Por supuesto, se realiza a través del lenguaje (imágenes, textos). En ese punto, es fundamental considerar dos cosas: primer, que la identidad es un proceso que posee una dimensión inconsciente,  ya que siempre es aquello que también nos viene dado y opera fuera de nuestra conciencia. En segundo lugar, es fundamental la dimensión del cuerpo, ya que es éste el territorio mediante el cual se llevan a cabo prácticas subjetivantes. En eso, el análisis del discurso tiene un vacío teórico.

Saludos!

Dear Professor Reza Biria,

thank you so much, you have always been available with your wealth of knowledgeable experience. I shall sure put your insights into consideration while I also look at the references you offered. Thanks!