Handbook on critical discourse studies / edited by Bernhard Forchtner, (School of Arts, Media, and Communication, University of Leicester, UK) and Franco Zappettini, (Faculty of Political Sciences, Sociology and Communication, La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forchtner, Bernhard, editor.

Zappettini, Franco, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical discourse analysis--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Critical discourse analysis.

Social policy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2026]

Summary:

"Featuring a series of engaging conversations with key figures in the field, this accessible Handbook outlines the crucial concepts of Critical Discourse Studies (CDS). Mapping the existing literature, contributors use qualitative and quantitative research to invite new engagements with CDS and to provide insight into primary debates. Chapters showcase the contributions of CDS scholars and their predictions for the future through conversations with key figures in the field. They explore the complexities of integrating empirical and theoretical approaches, as well as discussing fundamental methodological debates including those around decolonisation, argumentation, cognition, and affect. Expert authors survey the area through a series of specific case studies covering topics such as the environment, gender and sexuality, immigration, and discourse and governance. They assess the relationship between ethnography and CDS, the impact of the rise of social media, and the connections between CDS and health, wellbeing, and communication. The Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies is a vital resource for scholars and students interested in discourse, identity and power, especially but not limited to those studying communication, linguistics, politics and sociology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Welcome to the Introduction of handbook on critical discourse studies

Part I: Perspectives - conversations with critical discourse studies scholars

2. 'The key linguistic universal is the ability in every language to say no'

3. 'I don't separate the cognitive and the rhetorical'

4. 'I figured marx was doing language analysis'

5. 'I like an evidence-based cda'

6. 'It's an approach which allows for the most of inter- or transdisciplinary dialogue'

7. 'The classroom is the best place to engage students in critical discussion for social change'

8. 'We can only build situated knowledge, even if some situated knowledge dresses as if it were universal'

9. 'We've got to work out how our knowledge can be used for public good'

10. 'Cds moves with the times'

11. 'Cds needs a cognitive analysis of the role of knowledge, attitudes, ideologies, norms and values'

12. 'You make a lens and the lens leaves something out'

13. 'I do believe that we do have some impact, but it will take a long time and it's all small steps'

14. Critical discourse studies: A decolonial approach

Part II: Debates - navigating methodological challenges

15. Contexts of complementarity: An easy relationship between critical discourse studies and ethnography

16. Towards a social and ethnographic multimodal critical discourse analysis

17. Anything goes? Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in critical discourse studies

18. Argumentation, cognition and manipulation in critical discourse studies

19. Affect in/and critical discourse studies

20. Critical discourse studies and the rise of social media: Methodological debates and challenges

Part III: Topics - mapping the field and case studies

Section 1. The natural environment

21. Critical discourse studies and the environment

22. Incorporating text mining into critical discourse studies: A corpus-assisted discourse study of press representations of climate change in China

Section 2. Neoliberal economy

23. The discursive power of economic reasoning in the neoliberal era

24. 'Diagonalist' discourses: A case study of russell brand under-labouring the far right

Section 3. Media and democracy

25. Gatekeeping the public sphere

26. Lapdog interviewers: A critical discursive analysis of flattery towards political figures on the air

Section 4. Gender and sexuality

27. Gender and sexuality in critical discourse studies

28. Identity construction of transgender women: A multimodal critical discourse analysis of videos on Chinese social media

Section 5. Health and wellbeing

29. Critical discourse studies and health communication

30. What is good care, and who is it good for? A multimodal critical discourse analysis of UK care home websites

Section 6. Immigration and discrimination

31. Researching immigration and racism with critical discourse studies

32. 'Our country will not be an open-field': Analysing greek electoral campaigns on the migration issue through the lens of critical discourse studies

Section 7. Communication and governance

33. Discursive strategies of power and governance

34. Discourse and governance

Section 8. Conflict, war and terrorism

35. Mapping the field of critical discourse studies on war and armed conflict

36. Critical discourse studies of conflict, war and terrorism: A case study of boko haram and al-shabaab.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035319763 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.