Communication and Discourse Theory: Collected Works of the Brussels Discourse Theory Group
Bristol (UK): Intellect (2019), vi, 312 pp.
ISBN 978-1-78938-054-5 (pbk); 978-1-78938-056-9 (pdf)
"Drawing on a variety of case studies, ranging from the politics of reality TV to the representation of populism, Communication and Discourse Theory highlights both the radical contingent nature and the hegemonic workings of media and communication practices. This volume gathers the work of the Brussels Discourse Theory Group, a group of critical media and communication scholars that deploy discourse theory as a theoretical backbone and an analytical research perspective. The book seeks to show the value and applicability of discourse-theoretical analysis (DTA) within the field of media and communication studies, through a variety of case studies that highlight both the radical contingent nature and the hegemonic workings of media and communication practices." (Publisher description)
Introduction: Discourse Theory, Media and Communication, and the Work of the Brussels Discourse Theory Group / Nico Carpentier, Benjamin De Cleen, and Leen Van Brussel, 1
SECTION 1: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
1 Crisis, Austerity, and Opposition in Mainstream Media Discourses in Greece / Yiannis Mylonas, 35
2 (Re)Articulating Feminism: A Discourse Analysis of Sweden’s Feminist Initiative Election Campaign / Kirill Filimonov and Jakob Svensson, 57
3 The Stage as an Arena of Politics: The Struggle between the Vlaams Blok/Belang and the Flemish City Theatres / Benjamin De Cleen, 79
SECTION 2: THE POLITICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
4 A Discourse-Theoretical Approach to Death and Dying / Leen Van Brussel, 95
5 Putting Your Relationship to the Test: Constructions of Fidelity, Seduction, and Participation in Temptation Island / Nico Carpentier, 113
SECTION 3: PRODUCTION
6 The Postmodern Challenge to Journalism: Strategies for Constructing a Trustworthy Identity / Jo Bogaerts and Nico Carpentier, 139
7 The Particularity of Objectivity: A Poststructuralist and Psychoanalytical Reading of the Gap between Objectivity-as-a-Value and Objectivity-as-a-Practice in the 2003 Iraqi War Coverage / Nico Carpentier and Marit Trioen, 157
SECTION 4: AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPATION
8 The Articulation of “Audience” in Chinese Communication Research / Guiquan Xu, 179
9 Articulating the Visitor in Public Knowledge Institutions / Krista Lepik and Nico Carpentier, 201
10 To be a Common Hero: The Uneasy Balance between the Ordinary and Ordinariness in the Subject Position of Mediated Ordinary People in the Talk Show Jan Publiek / Nico Carpentier and Wim Hannot, 225
SECTION 5: ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE
11 Online Barter and Counter-Hegemonic Resistance / Giulia Airaghi, 247
12 Activist Fantasies on ICT-Related Social Change in Istanbul / Itır Akdogan, 265
13 Contesting the Populist Claim on “The People” through Popular Culture: The 0110 Concerts versus the Vlaams Belang / Benjamin De Cleen and Nico Carpentier, 281
SECTION 1: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
1 Crisis, Austerity, and Opposition in Mainstream Media Discourses in Greece / Yiannis Mylonas, 35
2 (Re)Articulating Feminism: A Discourse Analysis of Sweden’s Feminist Initiative Election Campaign / Kirill Filimonov and Jakob Svensson, 57
3 The Stage as an Arena of Politics: The Struggle between the Vlaams Blok/Belang and the Flemish City Theatres / Benjamin De Cleen, 79
SECTION 2: THE POLITICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
4 A Discourse-Theoretical Approach to Death and Dying / Leen Van Brussel, 95
5 Putting Your Relationship to the Test: Constructions of Fidelity, Seduction, and Participation in Temptation Island / Nico Carpentier, 113
SECTION 3: PRODUCTION
6 The Postmodern Challenge to Journalism: Strategies for Constructing a Trustworthy Identity / Jo Bogaerts and Nico Carpentier, 139
7 The Particularity of Objectivity: A Poststructuralist and Psychoanalytical Reading of the Gap between Objectivity-as-a-Value and Objectivity-as-a-Practice in the 2003 Iraqi War Coverage / Nico Carpentier and Marit Trioen, 157
SECTION 4: AUDIENCES AND PARTICIPATION
8 The Articulation of “Audience” in Chinese Communication Research / Guiquan Xu, 179
9 Articulating the Visitor in Public Knowledge Institutions / Krista Lepik and Nico Carpentier, 201
10 To be a Common Hero: The Uneasy Balance between the Ordinary and Ordinariness in the Subject Position of Mediated Ordinary People in the Talk Show Jan Publiek / Nico Carpentier and Wim Hannot, 225
SECTION 5: ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE
11 Online Barter and Counter-Hegemonic Resistance / Giulia Airaghi, 247
12 Activist Fantasies on ICT-Related Social Change in Istanbul / Itır Akdogan, 265
13 Contesting the Populist Claim on “The People” through Popular Culture: The 0110 Concerts versus the Vlaams Belang / Benjamin De Cleen and Nico Carpentier, 281
