Lacanian Theory of Discourse: Subject, Structure, and Society - Softcover

Bracher, Mark

 
9780814712993: Lacanian Theory of Discourse: Subject, Structure, and Society
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0814712991 ISBN 13: 9780814712993
Publisher: NYU Press, 1997

Synopsis

This collection introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity, and society. Lacanian Theory of Discourse provides an account of how language both interacts with and constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes and behaviors as well as significant social effects.

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About the Author

Mark Bracher is Professor of English and Director of the Center for Literature and Psychoanalysis at Kent State University. Marshall W. Alcorn is Associate Professor of English at George Washington University.
Ronald J. Corthell is Associate Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies at Kent State University. Franoise Massardier-Kenney is Associate Professor of French and a member of the Institute for Applied Linguistics at Kent State University.

From the Back Cover

The purpose of this collection is to provide an exposition of a theory of discourse that, we believe, offers unique possibilities for understanding both the constitutive and the transformative functions of discourse in human affairs.

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Publisher
NYU Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0814712991
ISBN 13 
9780814712993
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176

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