The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-55112-3 (ISBN)
In this updated version of a contemporary classic of discourse research, Reiner Keller develops the theoretical and methodological foundations of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse (SKAD). Translated from the original German into English for the first time, this book brings together two previously unconnected domains of knowledge analysis in social science: the rich traditions of sociology of knowledge and symbolic interactionism on one hand and the works of discourse studies, especially in relation to Michel Foucault, on the other. It presents a critical discussion of key developments in sociology of knowledge, symbolic interactionist, and related interpretive approaches, explains the communicational turn of recent work in the field, and examines how traditions within sociology of knowledge shifted focus or converged over time. Following this, the book discusses the development of discourse theory and discourse analysis since the 1960s, including critical discourse analysis, hegemony analysis, or cultural studies approaches. Embarking from a profound reconstruction of Michel Foucault's work, the book then sets its own distinctive course by integrating major elements of Foucault's perspective with the sociology of knowledge. Along this path, Reiner Keller establishes the heuristics and methodology for a sociology of knowledge approach to discourse, providing a comprehensive research programme for the study of social relations of knowledge and politics of knowledge. Since its first publication in 2005, SKAD has informed a multitude of studies worldwide and across several academic disciplines. Today it can be considered as one of the major perspectives in discourse research in social science and beyond.
After completing his PhD in 1997 at the Technical University of Munich (a comparative study on waste debates in Germany and France) and later his professorial thesis (Habilitation) at the University of Augsburg on the "Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse", Reiner Keller is now Chair of Sociology at the University of Augsburg. His work is primarily focused on sociology of knowledge and Foucauldian traditions of discourse research, mostly on risk discourse issues. During the 2000s, he was a member of the Munich Research Center of Reflexive Modernisation (directed by Ulrich Beck). Since the late 1990s Reiner Keller has written extensively on discourse theory, discourse analysis and methodologies of research, the interpretative paradigm, Foucault etc. Keller has published several monographs (empirical work. textbooks and others) and edited a few volumes and handbooks on discourse theory and research (considered state of the art in the German-speaking research landscape). Considered as the leading German sociologist in discourse research, he is co-editor of the Journal for Discourse Research and editor of two book series on discourse research (by Springer VS, Wiesbaden). Reiner Keller is a member of several sociological associations, and Chair of the Section on Sociology of Knowledge of the German Sociological Association (DGS). His publications include one book in English (Sage Methods Books) as well as articles in English, French, and Spanish.
Introduction.- Stages in the Sociology of Knowledge.- Discourse: Knowledge and Language Use.- Basic Principles of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse.- A Summery.- Bibliography.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.07.2024 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XIX, 417 p. 4 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| Schlagworte | discourse • Discourse analysis • Discourse Studies • Discourse Theory • Dispositive • Foucault, methodology • Politics of Knowledge • power/knowledge • Science Studies • Social constructionism • social constructivism • Sociology of Knowledge • Symbolic Interactionism |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-55112-5 / 3031551125 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-55112-3 / 9783031551123 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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