Constituting Cultural Difference Through Discourse

Mary Jane Collier

ISBN 10: 076192230X / ISBN 13: 9780761922308

Published by Sage Publications, Inc Aug 2000, 2000

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Neuware - Mary Jane Collier brings together essays that address issues such as how culture and discourse are related. It examines how people with varied cultural identities draw their boundaries and create distinctiveness through their communication with one another, and presents timely and relevant research on cultural difference as a contemporary social problem. The contributors to this volume represent a variety of cultural groups, and their discussions reflect a diverse array of perspectives on discourse analysis, ranging from localized, situated interpretations of group members' in-group dialogues to informed analyses of public images and texts. The content of this work demonstrates that research on discourse and culture is relevant to the dynamic global and sociocultural environment.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constituting Cultural Difference Through Discourse
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Aug 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076192230X
• ISBN 13: 9780761922308
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 19D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 436 grams

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Synopsis

Mary Jane Collier brings together essays that address issues such as how culture and discourse are related> It examines how people with varied cultural identities draw their boundaries and create distinctiveness through their communication with one another, and presents timely and relevant research on cultural difference as a contemporary social problem. The contributors to this volume represent a variety of cultural groups, and their discussions reflect a diverse array of perspectives on discourse analysis.

About the Author

Mary Jane Collier (Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1982) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Communication Studies, School of Communication, at the University of Denver. Her research interests focus on such cultural identities and discourses across multiple contexts. Her work appears in such journals as: Communication Monographs, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Communication Quarterly, and Howard Journal of Communication, and in various scholarly books and texts.