Discourse

This volume provides a broad analysis of the term discourse and a thoroughexamination of the many theoretical assumptions surrounding it. In the revisededition ... » 

This volume provides a broad analysis of the term discourse and a thoroughexamination of the many theoretical assumptions surrounding it. In the revisededition of this invaluable guidebook Sara Millsexamines the historical definitions and developments of discourseanalyzes Foucaults use of the term and its appropriation in the fields oflinguistics social psychology and feminist colonial and postcolonial theoryexplores the changes that have taken place in the field of critical discourseanalysis since original publicationdiscusses the work of various discourse theorists including Zizek andBourdieu.A fully updated bibliography new glossary and suggestions for further readingmake this more than ever the essential introductory guide to the concept ofdiscourse for students of literary theory. «