Critical discourse studies and migration

Brookes, G and Wright, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2300-5915, 2024. Critical discourse studies and migration. In: Allen, WL and Vargas-Silva, C, eds., Handbook of research methods in migration. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 136-152. ISBN 9781800378025

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Abstract

Critical Discourse Studies, or CDS, is a multidisciplinary field of research which is broadly concerned with analysing how language and discourse are used to enact, maintain and challenge power relationships within society. CDS comprises a number of approaches to studying situated language use. In this chapter, we explore how such approaches can (and have) been used to help us understand and critically engage with the various ways in which migrants are talked about and represented – and in turn, understood – within societies. Following this survey, we demonstrate what a critical examination of representational discourses around migrants might look like by presenting an analysis of the discourses that characterise UK media representations of migrants who cannot speak English. The chapter then concludes by addressing some of the ethical considerations that arise when carrying out CDS research, both in relation to migration and in more general terms.

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Creators:	Brookes, G. and Wright, D.
Publisher:	Edward Elgar
Place of Publication:	Cheltenham
Date:	8 October 2024
ISBN:	9781800378025
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.4337/9781800378032.00019 DOI 2254671 Other
Rights:	This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in the handbook of research methods in migration, 2nd ed., edited by W. L. Allen, & C. Vargas-Silva, published in 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378032.00019
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	16 Oct 2024 12:34
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 12:34
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52427

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