{"product_id":"theories-of-discourse-isbn-9780631148395","title":"Theories of Discourse","description":"This is the first critical introduction to the theories of discourse advanced by Foucault, Althusser, PUcheux and Hindess and Hirst. Discourse theory proposes that in our daily activities the way we speak and write is shaped by the structures of power in our society, and that because our society is defined by struggle and conflict our discourses reflect and create conflicts. The words, expressions and forms of knowledge in institutions (schools and universities, the church and the media) become political as they are traversed and rearranged by the pressure of forces. Diane Macdonell reveals the various lines of thought in recent work on discourse, showing how the central conception of discourse as a political and social tool could diversify into several different critical theories and ideologies.  \u003cp\u003eThis book is of particular interest as it calls for a reappraisal of Althusser whose work, Macdonell argues, has been wrongly debunked. This is the first overview and introduction to a notoriously complex area of critical theory, an area which is at the heart of debates about form, meaning, ideology, literary criticism and the humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e Acknowledgements vii \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is 'discourse'? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscourse and literary studies 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The end of the 1960s 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructuralism's demise 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMay 1968 and questions of practice 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 From ideology to discourse: the Althusserian stand 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe prevailing practices 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeologies in struggle 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst humanism: problems of the subject 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Meaningful antagonisms: Pecheux on discourse 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscourse and position 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific discourse 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Discourse and the critique of epistemology 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHindess and Hirst 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEverything is discourse? 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe politics of philosophy 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Foucault's archaeologies of knowledge 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDismantling the history of ideas 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConditions of knowledge 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems and advances 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Subjection, discourse, power 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjection and the body 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscourse and subjection 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf power and resistance, or, What's wrong with pragmatism? 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 140\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDiane Macdonell is the author of Theories of Discourse: An Introduction, published by Wiley.   This is the first critical introduction to the theories of discourse advanced by Foucault, Althusser, PUcheux and Hindess and Hirst. Discourse theory proposes that in our daily activities the way we speak and write is shaped by the structures of power in our society, and that because our society is defined by struggle and conflict our discourses reflect and create conflicts. The words, expressions and forms of knowledge in institutions (schools and universities, the church and the media) become political as they are traversed and rearranged by the pressure of forces. Diane Macdonell reveals the various lines of thought in recent work on discourse, showing how the central conception of discourse as a political and social tool could diversify into several different critical theories and ideologies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is of particular interest as it calls for a reappraisal of Althusser whose work, Macdonell argues, has been wrongly debunked. This is the first overview and introduction to a notoriously complex area of critical theory, an area which is at the heart of debates about form, meaning, ideology, literary criticism and the humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990379249893,"sku":"NP9780631148395","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631148395.jpg?v=1761787587","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/theories-of-discourse-isbn-9780631148395","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}