Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 1025 entries in this glossary.Term | Definition |
---|---|
discourse |
a complex term one sense of which can be described in the words of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) as the group of statements that belong to a single system of formation - for example political discourse educational discourse psychiatric discourse. In a broader sense however discourse also means a whole way of understanding and constructing the world a system of thought and so is interwoven with issues of social practices and power. |