Power without domination : dialogism and the empowering property of communication / edited by Eric Grillo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grillo, Eric, 1962-

Series:

Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 12.

Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture, 1569-9463 ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

Power (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The volume provides a multidisciplinary approach of the discursive dimension of power. It challenges the usual conception of discourse and power that underlies most of the current theories in contemporary discourse analysis, and shows that it is unsatisfying in so far as it reduces power to domination and discourse to power technology. In opposition to such a conception, an alternative model of power-in-discourse is constructed. It is called "Dialogical Model" in accordance with its being grounded in a dialogical conception of discourse that naturally leads to a participative conception of power (as empowerment). Part One provides the DM with theoretical and philosophical foundations, while Part Two affords empirical evidence by applying the DM to such typical situations as journalistic discourse under censorship, classroom sessions, and children interaction in a problem-solving situation.

Contents:

Power Without Domination

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Contents

Foreword

References

I. Discourse and Power in Dialogical Perspective

1. Two dogmas of discourse analysis

1. Introductory remarks

2. Challenging the 'dogmas': A justification

3. Evidence for the 'classical conceptions' of discourse and power

4. Critical remarks

5. Provisional appraisals

6. Towards a new conception of (discourse and) power

7. Concluding remarks

Notes

2. 'Discussion as a war'?

Introduction

1. Conceptual metaphors

2. Semantics of metaphor

3. Pragmatics of metaphor

4. Metaphors in conversation

Conclusions

Appendix

3. Euphemism and co-operation in discourse

1. Towards a deWnition of euphemism

2. Motivations for the use of euphemism

3. Functions of euphemism

4. Euphemism and co-operation in discourse

5. Conclusion

II. Dialogical Constraints on Verbal Interaction

4. Pragmatic goals and communicative strategies in journalistic discourse under censorship

2. Methods of Aesopian 'Wgurativeness'

3. Communicative strategies: Censorship-discourse relationship

4. Understanding subtext

5. Concluding remarks

5. Read me that sentence

1. Classroom discourse

2. Classroom verbal interaction in a formal Foreign Language Learning context

3. Classroom interaction and methodological change

6. Power and knowledge

1. Introduction

2. Children's interactions, power and knowledge: The diVerent levels of analysis

3. Cognitive, social and relational requisites in the production of 'new' cognitions.

4. Production of knowledge and expression of power within children's interactions in a problem-solving situation

5. Interlocutory analysis of the inter-individual co-ordination of points of view

6. Production of knowledge and expression of power within children's interactions: Three samples

7. Concluding remarks: Knowledge acquisition - a 'situated' and 'allocated' cognitive activity

Appendix: The corpus in the French original

Conclusion

1. The epistemological status of the Dialogical Model

2. The conceptual network of the Dialogical Model of Discourse and Power

3. Discourse Studies in dialogical perspective: An outline

Subject Index

The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612156946

9781282156944

1282156942

9789027294661

9027294666

OCLC:

70774071