A Cultural Approach To Discourse

Shi-xu critiques universalism in discourse studies in terms of the cultural consequences of its current white, western standpoint and advocates a culturally pluralist approach, a theory and research methodology from an innovative position between Eastern and Western cultures. Practical research strategies are illustrated by examples drawn from culturally wide ranging discourses.

Shi-xu is Professor and Director of the Institute of Discourse and Cultural Studies, Zhejiang University, China

Preface and Acknowledgements

ix

Introduction

1

(12)

Part I Theory and Methodology

1 Discourse and Reality

13

(29)

Introduction

13

(1)

Representationalism

14

(4)

A reality-constitutive view of discourse

18

(15)

Meaning and context

33

(7)

Conclusion

40

(2)

2 Discourse and Culture

42

(29)

Introduction

42

(2)

The universalist discourse

44

(7)

Critical studies of culture

51

(6)

Theorizing from in-between cultures

57

(2)

A pluralist account of discourse

59

(8)

The goals of CAD

67

(1)

Conclusion

68

(3)

3 Political Ethnography

71

(34)

Introduction

71

(3)

Foundationalism versus interpretivism

74

(12)

An in-between cultural stance

86

(4)

Discourse research strategies

90

(10)

Conclusion

100

(5)

Part II Practical Studies

4 Deconstructing the Other Place

105

(27)

Introduction

105

(2)

The construction of the Other Place and contradiction

107

(4)

Imperialist pleasure and prejudice

111

(18)

Conclusion

129

(3)

5 Reading Non-Western Discourses

132

(33)

Introduction

132

(1)

Discourse and reading cultural others

133

(6)

Contextualizing research on non-Western discourse

139

(5)

Making sense out of the Other's accounts

144

(18)

Conclusion

162

(3)

6 Fanning the Sparks of Hope from History

165

(34)

Introduction

165

(2)

Identity: a historical-comparative approach

167

(6)

The reconstitution of historical data

173

(2)

Analysing discourses of identity

175

(21)

Conclusion

196

(3)

7 Promoting New Discourses of the Other

199

(13)

Introduction

199

(1)

Intercultural studies

200

(2)

Power in intercultural communication

202

(2)

Formulating and warranting new discourses of cultural others

204

(6)

Conclusion

210

(2)

Notes

212

(4)

References

216

(12)

Author Index

228

(3)

Subject Index

231

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