Representing Communities : Discourse and Contexts /
This edited collection offers the latest research into the reproduction of hegemonic discourse and the ways in which the description and evaluation of social groups affects their ability to exercise cultural and political autonomy. The book examines the representations of a number of communities and...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65030-2 |
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This edited collection offers the latest research into the reproduction of hegemonic discourse and the ways in which the description and evaluation of social groups affects their ability to exercise cultural and political autonomy. The book examines the representations of a number of communities and social groups, both within their micro-contexts , and with reference to the economic, political, social, cultural and technological macro-contexts in which they are embedded. The analysis highlights the connections between discourse, power, dominance and social inequality, focusing on patriarchal |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XV, 240 pages): illustrations |
ISBN: | 9783319650302 |
Index Number: | P87 |
CLC: | G206.3 |
Contents: | Chapter 1: Introduction Communities, Discourse and Contexts; Ruth Sanz Sabido -- PART I: Challenging the System Chapter 2: Constructing community: Notes on a slippery concept; Rinella Cere -- Chapter 3: Transforming the politics of gender and voice: Strategies of expertise and experience; Anita Biressi and Heather Nunn -- Chapter 4: Populism, community and political culture: The revenge of the liberal elite; Stuart Price -- Chapter 5: Discursive colonialism: German settler communities, their media and infrastructure in Africa, 1898-1914; Corinna Sch fer -- PART II: Representing Communities, |