Lesbian Discourses is the first book-length treatment of lesbian text and discourse. It looks at what changing images of community American and British lesbian authors have communicated since 1970, how this change can be traced in texts such as pamphlets, magazines and blogs, and why this change has taken place. At the heart of the book is a detailed linguistic analysis, which is embedded in a discussion of the relevant socio-political contexts and discourse practices, and supplemented by interview data. The book can more generally be read as an example of how to do textual analysis in social research, in particular how to engage in the discourse-historical and socio-cognitive study of collective identity. Despite its text-centered approach, the book avoids being overly technical and will therefore be of interest not only to postgraduate students and researchers in linguistics but also to those in anthropology, history and sociology, especially women’s/gender studies.
By:
Veronika Koller
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780415883894
ISBN 10: 041588389X
Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 07 June 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Chapter One: Introduction: Lesbian Discourses, Lesbian Texts Chapter Two: Approaches to Researching Lesbian Discourses Chapter Three: Creating a Community: The 1970s Chapter Four: Challenging the Community: The 1980s Chapter Five: Contradicting Voices within the Community: The 1990s Chapter Six: Consuming the Community: The 2000s Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Changing Images, Changing Communities Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
Veronika Koller received her PhD from Vienna University (2003). She was appointed as lecturer to the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University in 2004.
