Discourse Analysis as Social Critique

Discursive and Non-Discursive Realities in Critical Social Research
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-84930-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 203 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 291 g

Reihe: Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse

This book presents post-Marxist theoretical approaches towards social critique and offers discourse analytical tools for critical research. How is a normative critique possible? The author, working at the crossroads of sociological discourse analysis and social philosophy, answers this question and others to show how empirical discourse research can be used to develop normative critique of societies. Divided into three major sections, Herzog introduces the reader to the theoretical approaches to critique, provides tools for normative evaluations of social structures, and finally offers practical examples of theoretical concepts. The book will be of interest to those working in the fields and subfields of discourse analysis, poststructuralism, hegemony theory, cultural political economy and critical theory, with an interdisciplinary orientation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herzog, Benno

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Analytical tools.- Chapter 3: Practical examples.- Chapter 4: Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Benno Herzog is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, University of Valencia, Spain. He has worked and conducted research in Germany (Universities of Frankfurt and Mainz), the United Kingdom (University of Manchester, Open University, University of Warwick) and Brazil (Federal University of Paraíba). His research focuses on social critique & critical theory of society, on discourse theory & discourse analysis and on migration & discrimination.