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Powers (2007) The Philosophical Foundations of Foucaultian Discourse Analysis

The Philosophical Foundations of Foucaultian Discourse Analysis

Penny Powers, Thompson Rivers University

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Abstract

Discourse analysis may be performed in different ways, but all of the procedural variations share some philosophical underpinnings. This article will describe the theoretical antecedents for the Foucaultian version of this useful method of inquiry.

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