Culture, Power and Difference
Subtitle: Discourse Analysis in South Africa
Contributors: Ann Levett (Editor); Amanda Kottler (Editor); Erica Burman (Editor); Ian Parker (Editor)
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: March 15, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781856494717
Subjects: Cultural studies; Discourse Analysis; Political structure & processes; South Africa; Language; Social Situations And Conditions; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Social conditions; Republic of South Africa; General; Social Science / General; 1961-; Social aspects
Description: With the eyes of the world watching South Africa, this book provides a unique window on the transition to democracy through an analysis of the practice of power in language.

The book shows how discourse perspectives can provide a framework for critical intervention and radical political engagement. The first part focuses on discursive expression of the process of dismantling the apartheid regime. Part two addresses issues of gender and sexuality in popular cult, everyday talk, counselling practice and preventative health policy - issues historically framed within racialized discourses.

The third part explores methodological issues arising from discourse analysis in South Africa, while the final section explores the wider context of using this kind of analysis for supporting change. Throughout, the contributors address different varieties of oppression as they are present in South Africa today.