Newman, J orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7546 (2020) Critical realism, critical discourse analysis, and the morphogenetic approach. Journal of Critical Realism, 19 (5). pp. 433-455. ISSN 1476-7430
Abstract
This paper contributes to the development of a critical realist approach to discourse analysis by combining aspects of ‘critical discourse analysis’ (CDA) and ‘the morphogenetic/morphostatic approach’ (M/M). Unlike poststructuralist discourse theory, CDA insists on the maintenance of two distinctions: (i) between discourse and other aspects of social reality; (ii) between structure and agency. However, CDA lacks clarity on these distinctions. M/M, on the other hand, offers a coherent modelling of these distinctions that can underpin the application of CDA. The paper begins by introducing CDA, M/M and the existing literature on critical realist discourse analysis. It then establishes the M/M model of social change within CDA’s existing social theory by focusing on ‘analytical dualism’ and ‘social practice’. Finally, the paper locates the concept of discourse within M/M’s model of social change by theorizing discourse as one of four objective structures of meaning.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of Critical Realism. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Archer; critical discourse analysis; Critical realism; Fairclough; morphogenetic approach; realist discourse analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 May 2020 15:22 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2022 12:27 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14767430.2020.1758986 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160879 |