Representations and othering in discourse : the construction of Turkey in the EU context / / Beyza Ç. Tekin

• Autore: Tekin Beyza Ç
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, Pa., : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Disciplina: 401/.4109561
• Soggetto topico: Discourse analysis - Political aspects; Communication in politics
• Soggetto geografico: Turkey Foreign public opinion, French
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Representations and Othering in Discourse -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. The socio-historical context -- 1. The makings of the historical image of the Turk -- The early medieval image of the Turk -- The Renaissance image of the Turk: Friend or foe? -- The first encounter with the Mamamouchi -- The gaze of the Other: The Parisian mode of Turqueries -- The specter of Oriental despotism -- Turkey in the writings of the nineteenth century French Orientalists -- The new image of Republican Turkey -- 2. Contextualizing French attitudes towards Turkey's possible EU membership -- France and European integration: A historical perspective -- The community option: A difficult choice -- France's attitudes to Turkey's European aspirations in retrospect -- Beyond the referendum: Reshuffling ideas, strange coalitions -- France in transition: Immigration and the crisis of republican universalism -- Part II. The discourse analysis -- 3. Analyzing manifest discourse -- Drawing the imaginary frontiers of Europe: Essentialist arguments -- The question of Turkey's unqualifying democracy -- On Turkey's duty to recognize its past -- The question of Turkey's demography and economy -- Geo-strategic evaluations -- 4. Representations and Othering in discourse -- An analysis of referential, nomination and predication strategies -- Exploring the characteristics of the Turkish Other -- Arguing for or against Turkey's EU membership: Argumentation strategies -- Rhetorical analysis and metaphors -- Mitigating derogatory discourse -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Index -- The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume examines the construction of Turkey's possible European Union accession in French political discourse. In today's France, heated debates regarding Turkey's EU membership are turning into an essential part of European identity formation. Once again, the 'Turkish Other' functions as a mirror for defining not only the 'European Self', but also European values. By providing a genuine and multi-disciplinary approach for studying the Otherness attributed to Turkey, this book contributes to our understanding of the Self/Other nexus in International Relations. Within a Critical Discourse Analysis framework, this study explores the socio-historical basis of the construction of Turkey's Otherness in an attempt to identify the processes through which past memories, representations, images and fantasies regarding Turkey are inserted into the French social imaginary. Focusing on these significations, which are (re)produced and become manifest through language, this book strives to uncover the link between discourse and political action.
• Titolo autorizzato: Representations and othering in discourse
• ISBN: 9786612895807; 9781282895805; 128289580X; 9789027287885; 9027287880
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910967007003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; ; v. 39.