"A critical discourse analysis (CDA) is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of discourse that views language as a form of social practice."
Critical Race Theory examines the ways in which language and discourse are used to reinforce systems of oppression. This includes exploring how language is used to marginalize and silence individuals and groups.
Discourse Analysis: The study of language use in context, including the social, cultural, and political factors that influence language production and interpretation.
Critical Race Theory: A theoretical framework that examines how race and racism intersect with other forms of oppression and discrimination to shape social structures and hierarchies.
Language and Power: The ways in which language is used to reinforce or challenge power dynamics and social hierarchies.
Structural Racism: The historical and ongoing systems of discrimination, exclusion, and marginalization that are embedded in social structures and institutions.
Intersectionality: The concept that multiple dimensions of identity (such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability) intersect and interact to shape individuals' experiences and opportunities.
Linguistic Diversity: The richness and complexity of linguistic diversity across cultures and communities, and the implications for understanding and respecting diversity in multiple contexts.
Critical Pedagogy: An approach to education that emphasizes social justice, equity, and empowerment of marginalized groups, and challenges traditional power structures and teaching methods.
Discursive Inequality: The ways in which discursive practices reproduce and reinforce social inequalities, including exclusion, marginalization, and oppression of certain groups.
Intersectional Feminism: A feminist perspective that recognizes and addresses the intersections of oppression and privilege across multiple dimensions of identity, and aims to challenge systems of power and privilege.
Language Ideology: The shared beliefs, values, and attitudes about language and its use in social contexts, which can shape language practices and contribute to inequality and discrimination.
Counter-stories: Personal narratives that are used to challenge the dominant discourse and offer a different perspective on social issues.
Cultural practices and norms: These are the ways that individuals from certain cultural groups interact and communicate with one another, often reflecting beliefs and values specific to their culture.
Language ideologies: These are beliefs and attitudes towards different languages and dialects, and how they impact power dynamics in society.
Institutionalized Racism: Refers to the ways in which organizations and institutions systematically exclude marginalized groups based on their race.
White Privilege: The unearned advantages and benefits that white people receive in society based solely on their race.
Microaggressions: Subtle forms of discrimination and prejudice that are often unintentional, but still harmful.
Intersectionality: Recognizing how different systems of oppression intersect and impact individuals in different ways based on their identities (e.g. race, gender, sexuality, ability).
Structural Racism: Refers to how societal structures and systems are organized in a way that creates and perpetuates racial inequality.
Stereotyping and Prejudice: The act of making assumptions about individuals based on their race or ethnicity, often leading to harmful and discriminatory behavior.
Whiteness: Refers to the cultural norms and expectations that are generally associated with white people, often seen as the default or the norm in society.
"CDA combines critique of discourse and explanation of how it figures within and contributes to the existing social reality, as a basis for action to change that existing reality in particular respects."
"The goal of CDA is to change the existing reality in particular respects."
"In this sense, it differs from discourse analysis in that it highlights issues of power asymmetries, manipulation, exploitation, and structural inequities in domains such as education, media, and politics."
"CDA focuses on investigating how societal power relations are established and reinforced through language use."
"Scholars working in the tradition of CDA generally argue that (non-linguistic) social practice and linguistic practice constitute one another."
"CDA highlights issues of power asymmetries, manipulation, exploitation, and structural inequities in domains such as education, media, and politics."
"CDA combines critique of discourse and explanation of how it figures within and contributes to the existing social reality."
"CDA is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of discourse."
"It [CDA] views language as a form of social practice and provides a basis for action to change that existing reality in particular respects."
"CDA is applied in domains such as education, media, and politics."
"CDA views language use as a means of establishing and reinforcing societal power relations."
"The main focus of CDA is to analyze power asymmetries, manipulation, exploitation, and structural inequities through the lens of discourse."
"CDA combines critique of discourse with the explanation of how it figures within and contributes to the existing social reality."
"CDA aims to change the existing social reality by challenging power asymmetries through its analysis of discourse."
"CDA aims to change existing reality in particular respects, particularly in domains such as education, media, and politics."
"CDA explains how language figures within and contributes to the existing social reality."
"The main objectives of CDA are to critique discourse and explain its contribution to societal power relations."
"Language use plays a role in establishing and reinforcing societal power relations."
"CDA highlights power asymmetries, manipulation, exploitation, and structural inequities in domains such as education, media, and politics."