Date: 29-Aug-2007 From: Shereen Muhyeddeen <s.muhyeddeenpalgrave.com> Subject: Discursive Constructions of Identity in European Politics: Mole (Ed) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Discursive Constructions of Identity in European Politics
Series Title: Language and Globalization
Published: 2007
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Sociolinguists and discourse analysts have long been aware of the fact that language does not simply describe a pre-existing reality but is rather the medium through which the social world is created and given meaning. While other branches of learning have been slow to take this on board, there is nevertheless a growing awareness of the importance of discourse in the creation of identities and the legitimisation of social structures and moral and political hierarchies. Discursive Constructions of Identity in European Politics brings together specialists from critical discourse analysis and critical approaches to communications, history, literature, media, sociology, politics and International Relations to discuss the discursive construction of identities and analyse how specific identity discourses condition and constrain knowledge and action with regard to various socio-political issues in Europe.
Linguistic Field(s):
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
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