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Discourse Theory and Cultural Analysis
A timely new book has just been published – the first collection of papers exporing ways in which discourse theory, as inspired by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, can aid the analysis of media and...
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Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical film that should be required viewing for all NGO spokespeople or grassroots activists. Hugely entertaining and highly informative on how to debate, persuade and —...
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Putin’s popularity
One question dominated a recent workshop on ‘New Stability, Democracy and Nationalism in Contemporary Russia’ at the University of Basel. How did Vladimir Putin manage to gain the trust of the...
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Brief introduction to discourse theory
Patrick De Vos has posted the talk with which he will introduce Chantal Mouffe’s keynote lecture at Ghent University College on 11 February. The talk is an excellent introduction to discourse theory,...
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NDSU and discourse theory
Fascinating glimpse into non-transparent discourse on “Composition Theory: Me, Thou, Us and Nobody”. It seems to be the course blog for a composition class at North Dakota State University. And of...
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DAAD position at University of Essex
For German post-structuralist discourse theorists: the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) is sponsoring a temporary lectureship (min 2 years; max 4 years) in political science at the...
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Discourse Theory vs Critical Realism
The full (edited) text of a debate between Ernesto Laclau and Roy Bhaskar, held at the University of Essex some years ago, is available online. …tip from Radical Reason & Materialism.
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