{"product_id":"9781350501522","title":"Exploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCorpus and Discourse\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eExploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eViola Wiegand | Michaela Mahlberg | Gavin Brookes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Privacy \u0026amp; Surveillance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSituated at the interface of corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and surveillance studies, this book focuses on how surveillance is defined, discussed, and negotiated in public discourses. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt analyses different meaning components of the cultural keyword of \u003ci\u003esurveillance\u003c\/i\u003e – inherently linked to power relations – in ongoing debates of public discourses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author looks at the representation of surveillance in different discourse domains through three different studies – the prime academic journal in surveillance studies (\u003ci\u003eSurveillance \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003ci\u003e The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper, and the signage of public spaces. The first two studies illustrate implementations of a novel method of 'co-occurrence comparisons' in diachronic analyses of collocation. The final study integrates cutting-edge research on the multimodal representation of surveillance in public spaces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdopting the sociolinguistic framework of 'surveillant landscapes' from mediated discourses analysis, this analysis reveals how surveillant practices are signalled in public environments. To capture the textual and material representation of surveillance in a collection of photographs from public spaces in multiple cities across Europe, North America, and Asia, the study presents a novel methodology combining corpus and qualitative methods for the analysis of multimodal data.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its analysis of innovative corpora, \u003ci\u003eExploring Meaning in Surveillance Discourses through Corpora\u003c\/i\u003e contributes new insights into meaning-making patterns of surveillance and makes a strong case for the role of corpus methods in the emerging 'sociolinguistics of surveillance'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eViola Wiegand\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Education (TESOL) at the University of Stirling, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 September 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350501522\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63034982924428,"sku":"9781350501522","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8c555b9e-cff4-4dbd-a0c6-c78e69e89709.jpg?v=1792189712","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350501522","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}