Synopses & Reviews
Sara Mills offers an accessible and comprehensive analysis of the term 'discourse' and explores the theoretical assumptions underlying it. This handy, easy to follow pocket guidebook for students provides:
* straightforward working definitions
* historical developments of the term
* studied analysis of Michel Foucault
* discussion of the appropriation of the term 'discourse' by feminist theorists and post-colonial discourse theorists
* examples of literary and non-literary texts to illustrate the use of 'discourse'.
Synopsis
A concise survey which will be invaluable to introductory students of literary theory, philosophy, linguistics, feminist studies and post-colonial studies. From the author of Ways of Readingn and Discourses of Difference.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-173).