| Textual Politics: Discourse And Social Dynamics Contributor(s): Lemke, Jay L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748402160 ISBN-13: 9780748402168 Publisher: Taylor & Francis OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 94047422 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives on Literacy and Education |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.22" W x 9.23" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |