Ideological Battlegrounds
Author | : Joanna Witkowska |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2016-01-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1443896977 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781443896979 |
Rating | : 4/5 (979 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ideological Battlegrounds written by Joanna Witkowska and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Volume 2 of Ideological Battlegrounds - Constructions of Us and Them Before and After 9/11 continues and complements the discussion of the event undertaken in the first part of the two-volume publication (2014). This time, the focus is put on language and discourse. The contributions here volume explore the construction of "Us" and "Them" in a variety of pre- and post-9/11 texts, mainly from the perspectives of (political) discourse analysis and translation studies. The book shows how language in use reflects and retells the tragic event and how it (re-)constructs its actors, bringing us closer to understanding the roots and long-term consequences of 9/11. The volume is by no means exhaustive of the topic, but demonstrates its complexity and continuing relevance for today's world."