Interactional Pattern of Discursive Hegemony

Debating the Events of September 11th: Discursive and Interactional Dynamics in Three Online Fora

This study examines the constituencies, patterns of interaction, and ideologies in three online fora created to discuss the events of September 11th, 2001. Drawing on comparative case studies, the research explores the frames and discursive styles used by Brazilian, French, and American participants to articulate their views about this polarizing topic. The research identifies commonalities and...

A Psycho-Diagnostic Tool for Psychotherapy: Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA)

This article proposes a description of a psycho-diagnostic tool for psychotherapists, the Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA). Sixteen interpersonal variables are proposed to describe the observable behaviour that constitutes a client’s interpersonal style within the context of a particular relationship, such as client-therapist; husband-wife; mother-daughter; friends: context; definition of t...

From ‘theories of Hegemony’ to ‘hegemony Analysis’ in International Relations

The Hegemony of Play

In this paper, we introduce the concept of a “Hegemony of Play,” to critique the way in which a complex layering of technological, commercial and cultural power structures have dominated the development of the digital game industry over the past 35 years, creating an entrenched status quo which ignores the needs and desires of “minority” players such as women and “non-gamers,” Who in fact repre...

discursive motivation/demotivation construction: a case of iranian efl majors

بررسی نقش گفتمان در شکل گیری یا کاهش انگیزش فراگیران زبان خارجی موضوع تحقیق نسبتاً جدیدی است. از این رو، تحقیقات کمی در این زمینه وجود دارد. به منظور پر کردن این خلاء ، مطالعه کنونی به بررسی فرآیند گفتمان مدار شکل گیری یا کاهش انگیزش دانشجویان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی پرداخت. نخست، این مطالعه به صورت آزمایشی با 7 نفر (? دانشجوی پسر و 5 دختر) از دانشجویان سال دوم دوره ی کارشناسی زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی ...