tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485951652947866242.post8056384441705277253..comments2022-08-11T02:27:47.217-04:00Comments on Research Methods: The dehumanizing effect of critical discourse analysisElizabeth Kurzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04949228003578508874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485951652947866242.post-22656982822547065262010-10-30T14:20:36.041-04:002010-10-30T14:20:36.041-04:00Thanks Jennette, I think you made several good poi...Thanks Jennette, I think you made several good points - notably that it was only because van Dijk described his biases that I was able to criticize them. You may also be right in saying that it is not only the research method, but also the institutions themselves, that categorize citizens and reduce understanding of their individuality.Eleonorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909921240038718849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485951652947866242.post-51614950136063946312010-10-30T01:00:34.885-04:002010-10-30T01:00:34.885-04:00I'm so happy to see this critique, I think it&...I'm so happy to see this critique, I think it's an important thing to remember; one of the difficulties I always had with reading theorists like Foucault was the abolishment of individual agency, an overemphasis of the system as if society was trapped in a machine, or operating like puppets by some superior script given from above.<br /><br />With that said, I appreciated van Dijk's honesty in describing this method. I read it be quite articulate to point out this was a very particular approach that is working at a certain scope and is based on assumptions. He says that social inequality is so complex, the best way we have come up to investigate it is by looking at these massive shifts ("focusing on the role of discourse in the (re)production and challenge of<br />dominance.", pp 1).<br /><br />Regardless though, the dehumanizing effect critical discourse has might only be matched by the dehumanizing effect of the social institutions it is analyzing.Jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683705471540350010noreply@blogger.com