Discourse, technology, and change / Brenton Faber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faber, Brenton D., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

Technological innovations.

Social change.

Written communication.

Physical Description:

xi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2007.

Summary:

Discourse, Technology and Change presents a detailed analysis of discourses that initiate, enable, and stabilise social change in organizational contexts. The book examines the function of written discourse within this setting to examine the dynamic relationships between writing, technology, and socio-cultural change. Focusing on everyday texts used to create technical and social change, it offers a detailed study of the intersections of discourse, technology and persuasion illustrated through an empirical case study of technological change in an academic institution. Working at both the micro and macro textual level, the book examines the functions of change discourse providing a framework for understanding how change is constituted within social networks.

Contents:

1 Writing research and social change 1

2 Theoretical intersections: Discourse technologies and autonomous change 29

3 Discourse/technology: Heterogeneous narratives 47

4 Discourse stability and change 79

5 Migrations and conversions 103

6 Linguistic politeness in technologized means 127

7 Conclusion: Change studies 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780826494849

0826494846

OCLC:

76750984