Discurso y poder: Análisis crítico de la narrativa de resistencia en “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2”. De Pink Floyd

Abstract

The persistence of authoritarian structures within the educational system has generated processes of control, discipline, and homogenization that limit critical thinking and individual autonomy. In this context, cultural products emerge as spaces for the representation and questioning of these power dynamics. This study analyzes how the song Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 by Pink Floyd constructs a narrative of resistance against such structures, from the perspective of critical discourse analysis. A qualitative descriptiveinterpretative methodology was employed, based on discourse and semiotic analysis, as well as a review of the socio-historical context of the work. The results show that the educational system is represented as a space of control and homogenization, where both students and teachers reproduce relations of domination. The music video reinforces this critique through symbols of dehumanization, mechanization, and loss of identity. The discussion suggests that the work not only reproduces these relations but also challenges them, promoting a critical reading and possibilities for symbolic resistance. It is concluded that the song constitutes a cultural product with strong ideological content that makes visible structures of social control.