The Language and Politics of Exclusion: Others in Discourse

by Stephen Harold Riggins

Overview

This volume brings together articles that apply critical discourse analysis to texts and speech which contribute to the marginalizaton of minority groups. Studying both the fine detail of language use and the political values implicated by word choice, the contributors demonstrate the usefulness of linguistic perspectives in advancing the study of prejudice and social inequality.

Journalists and academics can contribute unwittingly to the marginalization and denigration of others. A better understanding of the ways in which discourses operate might contribute to the more efficient self-monitoring on the part of any writer. This book's in-depth look into the issue helps lead the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761907282
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/28/1997
Series:	Communication and Human Values , #25
Pages:	301
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

The Rhetoric of Othering - Stephen Harold Riggins
Political Discourse and Racism - Teun A van Dijk
Describing Others in Western Parliaments
'Das Ausland' and Antisemitic Discourse - Ruth Wodak
The Discursive Construction of the Other
Who Are They? The Rhetoric of Institutional Policies towards the Indigenous Population of Post-Revolutionary Mexico - Teresa Carbó
Discourses of Exclusion - Jane Helleiner and Bohdan Szuchewycz
The Irish Press and the Travelling People
Racial Intimidation - Philomena Essed
Socio-Political Implications of the Usage of Racist Slurs
The Historical Resilience of Primary Stereotypes - Karim H Karim
Core Images of the Muslim Other
Benetton Culture - Michael Hoechsmann
Marketing Difference to the New Global Consumer
Afrocentricity and Inclusive Curriculum - George J Sefa Dei
Is There a Connection or a Contradiction?
The Assimilation of the Other within a Master Discourse - William E Conklin
Subverting Poor Me - Roxanne Rimstead
Negative Constructions of Identity in Poor and Working-Class Women's Autobiographies