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.
Autorius: | Jay L. Lemke |
Leidėjas: | Taylor & Francis |
Išleidimo metai: | 1995 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 208 |
ISBN-10: | 0748402152 |
ISBN-13: | 9780748402151 |
Formatas: | Knyga kietu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
Žanras: | Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy |
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