Discourse and Power: An Introduction to Critical Narratology: Who
Narrates Whom? is both an introduction to discourse research and an
application of the concept of discourse to the problem of power.
Divided into two sections, Part One is a presentation of the most
important theories of discourse in which the link between discourse
and power or language and power is central. It provides a critical
overview of the most important discourse theories: Foucault, Bourdieu,
Fairclough and Greimas’s structural semiotics. In Part Two, the
section on practice, the insights gained in the first part of the book
are applied to analyses of particular discourses and their involvement
in power relations. Ranging from psychiatric, legal, political,
literary and scientific discourses, examples include the presidential
speeches of Obama, Trump and Biden and the novels of Camus and
Pirandello. The book demonstrates that it is possible in theoretical
discourse to reduce the power factor to a minimum, improve theoretical
innovation, and thus pave the way for new insights in social sciences.
This is an important and timely text from a leading scholar, suitable
for use in discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis and
rhetoric courses.
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An Introduction to Critical Narratology: Who Narrates Whom?
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781000862256
Publisert
2023
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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