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Description
This course, Themes in discourse research: The case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview with Diana, Princess of Wales as a case study.
Through this it examines the role of discourse in shaping social interaction and its psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and sense-making. The course aims to demonstrate that in studying discourse we cannot help but study social life.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Identify some key themes in discourse analysis
- Appreciate the consequences of discourse research for some key topics in social science, such as indentity, interaction and subjectivity
- Be familiar with some discourse analytical techniques and their consequences for analysing social interactions.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction 00:10:00
- Learning outcomes 00:05:00
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- Introduction 00:10:00
- Discourse as social action 00:15:00
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- Discourse is constitutive 00:20:00
- Discourse involves work 00:15:00
- Footing 00:20:00
- Discursive practices are flexible 00:20:00
- Subject positions 00:10:00
- Talk is dialogical 00:20:00
- The politics of representation 00:07:00
- Contestation and power 00:10:00
- Constructing discursive spaces 00:20:00
- Conclusion 00:15:00
- Take the next step 00:03:00
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