The discursive construction of national identity / Ruth Wodak [and others] ; translated by Angelika Hirsch, Richard Mitten and J.W. Unger.

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Wodak, Ruth, 1950-

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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Critical discourse analysis seriesPublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (x, 276 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780748637355
0748637354
9786612059049
6612059044
1282059041
9781282059047

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Discursive construction of national identity.DDC classification:

306.44094 22

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P302.15.E85 D56 2009eb

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ES 123
MG 33070
16
53
63

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Contents:

Introduction -- The discursive construction of national identity -- On Austrian identity: the scholarly literature -- The public arena: commemorative speeches and addresses -- Semi-public discussions: the focus group interviews -- Semi-private opinions: the qualitative interviews -- Conclusion: imagined and real identites -- the multiple faces of the homo nationalis -- The 'story' continues: 1995-2000.

Summary: How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics, which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria. In the tradition of critical discourse analysis, the authors analyse current and on-going transformations in the self-and other definition of national identities using an innovative interdisciplinary approach which combines discourse-historical theory and methodology and political science perspectives. Thus, the rhetorical promotion of national identification and the discursive construction and reproduction of national difference on public, semi-public and semi-private levels within a nation state are analysed in much detail and illustrated with a huge amount of examples taken from many genres (speeches, focus-groups, interviews, media, and so forth). In addition to the critical discourse analysis of multiple genres accompanying various commemorative and celebratory events in 1995, this extended and revised edition is able to draw comparisons with similar events in 2005. The impact of socio-political changes in Austria and in the European Union is also made transparent in the attempts of constructing hegemonic national identities. Key Features Discourse-historical approach Interdisciplinarity (cultural studies, discourse analysis, history, political science) Multi-method, multi-genre Qualitative case studies

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Previous edition: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-268) and index.

Translated from the German.

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How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics, which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand, and differences to other national collectives on the other hand? The Discursive Construction of National Identity analyses discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria. In the tradition of critical discourse analysis, the authors analyse current and on-going transformations in the self-and other definition of national identities using an innovative interdisciplinary approach which combines discourse-historical theory and methodology and political science perspectives. Thus, the rhetorical promotion of national identification and the discursive construction and reproduction of national difference on public, semi-public and semi-private levels within a nation state are analysed in much detail and illustrated with a huge amount of examples taken from many genres (speeches, focus-groups, interviews, media, and so forth). In addition to the critical discourse analysis of multiple genres accompanying various commemorative and celebratory events in 1995, this extended and revised edition is able to draw comparisons with similar events in 2005. The impact of socio-political changes in Austria and in the European Union is also made transparent in the attempts of constructing hegemonic national identities. Key Features Discourse-historical approach Interdisciplinarity (cultural studies, discourse analysis, history, political science) Multi-method, multi-genre Qualitative case studies

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