Discourse and PowerTeun van Dijk is one of the founders of Critical Discourse Studies and this collection brings together some of his most important writing, framed by new introductory material. He examines the role of discourse in the reproduction of power and domination in society and the ways in which media and political elites control access to public discourse. |
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Structures of Discourse and Structures of Power | 27 |
Discourse Power and Access | 65 |
Critical Discourse Analysis | 85 |
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