Textual Politics: Discourse And Social Dynamics

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.

Author: Jay L. Lemke
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 01/18/1995
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.22w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780748402168