"A critical discourse analysis (CDA) is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of discourse that views language as a form of social practice."
The study of language and communication in media, particularly the ways in which language is used to reinforce or challenge ideas about race.
Language and Power: Examines the ways in which language is used to establish and maintain power structures in society and how it is deployed to perpetuate social inequality.
Ideology: Explores the sets of beliefs, values, attitudes, and ideas that underpin social structures and practices, and how they are represented in discourse.
Representation: Investigates how different groups are portrayed in the media and how these representations reflect and reproduce social norms and cultural assumptions.
Stereotyping: Analyzes the ways in which negative stereotypes are constructed and perpetuated in media representations of different groups.
Identity: Explores the ways in which identities are constructed and negotiated through discourse in relation to gender, race, sexuality, and other factors.
Discursive Practice: Examines how discourse operates as a social practice and how it both shapes and is shaped by the cultural and historical contexts of its use.
Critical Race Theory: Analyzes the ways in which race and racism operate in society and how power relations are established and maintained in relation to race.
Foucault: Explores the work of Michel Foucault, and how his analysis of power and discourse can be applied in media studies and critical race theory.
Postcolonial Theory: Examines the ways in which colonialism, imperialism, and globalization have shaped discourses and power relations around the world.
Cultural Studies: Examines the ways in which culture, representation, and power intersect and how they are infused in media representations.
Critical Discourse Analysis ( CDA ): This method is concerned with examining and revealing the social, cultural, and linguistic power relations that are present in discursive practices. It is based upon the idea that language is never neutral and that it reflects and reproduces social power relations.
Multimodal Discourse Analysis ( MDA ): An approach that focuses on analyzing the interaction between different types of communication modes, such as language, images, and sound.
Conversation Analysis ( CA ): Concerned with studying the structures and processes of communication between people in various interactions such as interviews, meetings, and everyday conversation.
Narrative Analysis: This method is concerned with analyzing the structure and content of narratives, whether in written or spoken form. It involves examining how stories are constructed, what themes are present, and how they are used to convey meaning to a specific audience.
Genre Analysis: Genre analysis examines how discourses are structured according to genre, such as news articles or political speeches. It is concerned with examining the characteristics and conventions of various genres, and how these features are used to construct meaning.
Corpus Linguistics: This method uses digital tools and resources to analyze large collections of language data, such as written or spoken texts. This method allows researchers to identify patterns and trends in language use, which can inform further research in critical race theory and media studies.
Ethnographic Discourse Analysis: This method involves conducting ethnographic research in order to observe and analyze communication practices in particular social settings such as schools, hospitals, and workplaces.
Critical Media Studies: It is concerned with examining how media institutions and technologies shape our perceptions of social, cultural, and political realities, and how its production and dissemination reinforce dominant ideologies and power structures.
"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."