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1	Archaeology of Knowledge more books like this by Michel Foucault "Next to Sartre's "Search for a Method" and in direct opposition to it, Foucault's work is the most noteworthy effort at a theory of history in the last 50 years." -- "Library Journal" see all copies from $5.11! new only from $25.64! \| first editions
2	Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method more books like this by Gerard Genette, Jane E Lewin (Translator), Jonathan Culler (Foreword by) Gerard Genette, a critic of international stature, here builds a systematic theory of narrative upon an analysis of the writings of Marcel Proust, particularly Remembrance of Things Past. Adopting what is essentially a structuralist approach, the author identifies and names the basic constituents and techniques of narrative and illustrates them by ... see all copies from $8.48! new only from $18.00!
3	The Culture of Education more books like this by Jerome Bruner In a masterly commentary on the possibilities of education, the eminent psychologist Jerome Bruner reveals how education can usher children into their culture, though it often fails to do so. Applying the newly emerging "cultrual psychology" to education, Bruner proposes that the mind reaches it full potential only through participation in the ... see all copies from $11.75! new only from $17.95! \| SVS
4	A Dictionary of Narratology more books like this by Gerald Prince In this book, Gerald Prince provides quick and reliable access to terms and concepts that are defined, illustrated, and cross-referenced. All entries are keyed to articles or books in which the terms originate or are exemplified. It should prove indispensable to writers, critics, and scholars in many fields. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Culture & Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis more books like this by Renato Rosaldo Culture and Truth is a call for a new approach to thinking and writing about culture. Exposing the inadequacies of old conceptions of static, monolithic culture, and of detached, "objective" observers, the book argues instead for social science to acknowledge and celebrate diversity, narrative, emotion, and the unavoidability of subjectivity. In ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.34! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics more books like this by Arthur W Frank In this title, the author draws on accounts of illness by Oliver Sacks, Norman Cousins, Gilda Radner, Steward Alsop, and many others to illustrate that seriously ill people are wounded in both body and voice. He asserts that they need to become storytellers to recover the voices that illness and its treatment have taken away. see all copies from $6.38! new only from $12.96! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Gender & Discourse more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. Clearly, the author of the bestselling You Just Don't Understand posseses wonderful insights into how and why women and men so often misunderstand each other. For this new work, Tannen has gathered together five of her scholarly essays--which provide a theoretical backdrop to her bestselling books--that address the controversies surrounding her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Discourse Analysis more books like this by Barbara Johnstone Fully revised and updated throughout, the new edition of Discourse Analysis is a user-friendly textbook for students taking their first course in linguistic approaches to discourse. * Second edition of a popular introductory textbook, combining breadth of coverage, practical examples, and student-friendly features * Includes new sections on ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $43.95! \| SVS
9	Critical Theory Since 1965 more books like this by Patricia Nassif Meerow, Hazard Adams (Editor), Leroy Searle (Photographer) see all copies from $7.29! new only from $47.94! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Social Constructionism more books like this by Vivien Burr This book aims to introduce students to the area of social science theory and research that has come to be known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from everyday experience and from existing research in areas such as personality, sexuality and health, the basic theoretical assumptions of social constructionism are clearly ... see all copies from $23.98! new only from $30.93! \| first editions
11	The Subject of Semiotics more books like this by Kaja Silverman see all copies from $8.81! new only from $37.18! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk Among Friends more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. This revised edition of Tannen's first discourse analysis book--first published in 1984--presents an approach to analyzing conversation that later became the hallmark and foundation of her extensive body of work in discourse analysis. see all copies from $2.29! new only from $17.14! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Discourse more books like this by Sara Mills The term discourse has a wider range of possible significations than any other term in literary and cultural theory. Yet it is often the term within theoretical texts which is least defined. In this useful guide, Sara Mills offers an accessible and comprehensive analysis of the term discourse and explores the theoretical assumptions ... see all copies from $5.39! new only from $19.11! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Descartes: Discourse on Method and the Meditations more books like this by Laurence J. LaFleur see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.46! \| SVS
15 view cover	On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection more books like this by Susan Stewart Miniature books, eighteenth-century novels, Tom Thumb weddings, tall tales, and objects of tourism and nostalgia: this diverse group of cultural forms is the subject of "On Longing," a fascinating analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world. Originally published in 1984 (Johns ... see all copies from $23.57! new only from $23.57! \| SVS
16 view cover	Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses more books like this by James Paul Gee In its first edition, Social Linguistics and Literacies was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the 'New Literacy Studies'. This new edition includes much updated and revised material, and discusses some of the criticisms that have ... see all copies from $6.82! new only from $40.07! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Last Cannibals: A South American Oral History more books like this by Ellen B Basso An especially comprehensive study of Brazilian Amazonian Indian history, The Last Cannibals is the first attempt to understand, through indigenous discourse, the emergence of Upper Xingu society. Drawing on oral documents recorded directly from the native language, Ellen Basso transcribes and analyzes nine traditional Kalapalo stories to offer ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Life Stories: The Creation of Coherence more books like this by Charlotte Linde This sociological study explores how people create and exchange coherent life stories, and looks at the psychological and social purposes behind them. see all copies from $26.50! new only from $26.50! \| SVS
19 view cover	An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method more books like this by James Paul Gee Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, Gee presents both a theory of language-in-use, as well as a method of research. This method is made up of a set of tools of enquiry and strategies for using them. Perspectives from a variety of approaches and disciplines, including applied linguistics, education, psychology, anthropology, and ... see all copies from $29.99! new only from $34.30! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Talking Voices: Repetition, Dialogue, and Imagery in Conversational Discourse more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. Provides a clear framework for understanding how ordinary conversation creates meaning and establishes relationships. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $14.96! \| SVS
21 view cover	Linguistic Criticism more books like this by Roger Fowler A particularly fruitful development in literary studies has been the application of ideas drawn from linguistics. Precise analytical methods help the practical criticism of texts, while at the same time the theory of language has illuminated literary theory. Linguistic Criticism is an accessible introduction to this often confusing subject. Fowler ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.81! \| SVS
22 view cover	The rustle of language more books like this by Roland Barthes "The Rustle of Language" is a collection of forty-five essays, written between 1967 and 1980, on language, literature, and teaching--the pleasure of the text--in an authoritative translation by Richard Howard. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $19.58! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Narrative Analysis more books like this by Catherine Kohler Riessman Recipient of the 1994 Critics' Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association "This exposition of the principles of narrative analysis is a crisp and thankfully accessible introduction to a range of more or less formal techniques for the interpretation of first-person oral narratives. . . . Riessman organizes her discussion in a ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $30.35!
24 view cover	Language and Power more books like this by Norman Fairclough Language and Power is about how language works to maintain and change power relations in contemporary society, and how understanding these processes can enable people to resist and change them. Substantial changes in social life have taken place in the decade since the original publication, which have changed the nature of unequal power relations, ... see all copies from $10.61! new only from $42.47! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Music of Everyday Speech: Prosody and Discourse Analysis more books like this by Ann K Wennerstrom Recently there has been a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating prosody into the analysis of spoken language. Wennerstrom considers the role of prosody in a variety of discourse genres and offers an over-all framework within which future analysis might continue. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $45.84! \| first editions \| SVS

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