"The Practice of Critical Discourse Analysis is an introduction to the aims, principles and practices of critical discourse analysis (CDA). It is suitable for students of linguistics, sociolinguistics, stylistics, English and anyone interested in discourse and social change. It …
In a detailed linguistic analysis of the language use of prison officers and prisoners involved in a prison-based course, the author charts the shifting power relations of control and resistance and situates the findings in a broader sociological analysis of the prison as an ins…
"Andrea Mayr provides extensive and powerful examples of spoken interaction between prison officers and inmates in a big city prison during a rehabilitation course based on improving cognitive functioning. She charts language use and shifting power relations within the prison an…
Prison Discourse is unique in that it embeds detailed linguistic analysis within a sociological description of an important and controversial area: the prison. Andrea Mayr provides extensive and powerful examples of spoken interaction between prison officers and inmates in a big…
"Andrea Mayr provides extensive and powerful examples of spoken interaction between prison officers and inmates in a big city prison during a rehabilitation course based on improving cognitive functioning. She charts language use and shifting power relations within the prison an…
by Wodak, Ruth, Meyer, Michael
fromIntroducing qualitative methods
" .. An introductory text that emerged from the belief that we learn best through personal narrative and story. This collection of real stories connects critical theory and critical pedagogy with personal transformation. It is an experiential primer in how to navigate a developi…
"The Politics of Military Force examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once considered a strict taboo, so-called out-of-area operations have now become widely con…
