Textual Politics: Discourse and Social Dynamics - Couverture rigide

Lemke, Jay L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0748402152 ISBN 13 : 9780748402151

Editeur : Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

Texts record the meanings we make: in words, pictures and deeds, and politics chronicles our uses of power in shaping social relationships large and small. Textual politics is about meaning - the meaning we make with words and with the symbolic values of every object and action.; The book begins with an introduction which discusses the relationship between Discourse And The Notions Of Power And Ideology. These Concepts Are Then applied to major issues: the social construction of class, gender and individuality; the rhetoric of polarizing social controversies religious fundamentalism vs. gay rights; and the abuse of technical language in policy arguments educational research vs. conservative politics. The book ends with chapters which extend the theory to processes of large- scale social change and apply it to the challenges facing education and political action in the new global information century.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jay L. Lemke

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748402152
• ISBN 13: 9780748402151
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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