LINGUIST List 17.2518

Thu Sep 07 2006

Books: Discourse Analysis/Sociolinguistics: Le

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Directory         1.    Paul Peranteau, The Spiral of 'Anti-Other Rhetoric': Le
Message 1: The Spiral of 'Anti-Other Rhetoric': Le
Date: 05-Sep-2006
From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com>
Subject: The Spiral of 'Anti-Other Rhetoric': Le


Title: The Spiral of 'Anti-Other Rhetoric' Subtitle: Discourses of identity and the international media echo Series Title: Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 22 Published: 2006 Publisher: John Benjamins
                http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=DAPSAC%2022

Author: Elisabeth Le, University of Alberta Hardback: ISBN: 9027227128 Pages: 280 Price: U.S. $ 138.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9027227128 Pages: 280 Price: U.S. $ 115.00
Abstract:

How do media inform our representations of the Other and how does thisinfluence intercultural / international relations? While officially dialoguesbetween different national societies are conducted by diplomats in bilateraland multilateral settings, in practice journalists also participate every day insuch dialogues through the phenomenon of the "international media echo" inwhich they report on each others' societies. Until now, media have only beeninvestigated for their potential role in the foreign policy of specific states. In acase study involving media in three national cultures and languages (French,American and Russian), this book presents an interdisciplinary frameworkthat combines quantitative and qualitative analyses for the study of theinternational media echo in an intercultural / international relationsperspective. In particular, the fundamental functioning of "spirals of anti-Other rhetoric", i.e. media wars, is examined in a Critical Discourse Analysisapproach completed with Social Identity Theory and International Relationstheories.

Table of contents

Foreword xi-xiiChapter 1. Media, international relations, collective memories, and criticaldiscourse analysis 1-16Chapter 2. National and international contexts for the international mediaecho 17-52Chapter 3. Russia in Le Monde and The New York Times 53-105Chapter 4. Le Monde's and The New York Times' editorials in their nationalsocieties 107-128Chapter 5. Russian reactions to the West 129-160Chapter 6. Crossing cultural and disciplinary boundaries 161-181Appendices 183-243Notes 245-267References 269-277Index 279-280

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis                             Sociolinguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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