Name: The Nature and Context of Minority Discourse
ISBN: 9780195067026

The Nature and Context of Minority Discourse

David Lloyd

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Author Description

This volume of essays on the new field of "minority discourse" marks a significant departure from traditional criticism. While the institutions of Western humanism have often treated minority cultures as supplements, this book emphasizes work that is theoretically centered in the political experiences of minority cultures themselves. Bringing together the writings of an international group of scholars, this collection creates a new paradigm for critical cultural studies, one that accounts for both the similarities and differences in the experiences of minority and Third World cultures. The Nature and Context of Minority Discourse provides a theoretical basis for the movement away from an isolating emphasis on cultural differences toward a shared sense of community.

Menrva's Summary

THE THESIS

This volume investigates the theoretical foundations and political implications of minority discourse as a distinct field of critical inquiry. Editors Abdul R. JanMohamed and David Lloyd assemble a collection of essays from international scholars to challenge the traditional Western humanist framework. By centering the political experiences of minority and Third World cultures, the text proposes a new paradigm that moves beyond the marginalization of these groups as mere supplements to dominant cultural narratives.

THE SCOPE MAP

What You Will Find

Theoretical frameworks for analyzing minority and Third World cultural production
Comparative analysis of political experiences across diverse minority groups
Critique of traditional Western humanist institutional practices
Methodologies for shifting from isolated cultural study to a shared sense of community

THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE

Scholars and critics recognize this collection as a foundational text for the development of minority discourse as a formal academic discipline. Readers frequently note the dense, theoretical nature of the prose, which is intended for advanced students and researchers in cultural and political studies.

Page Count:
488

Publication Date:
1991-02-07

Publisher:
Oxford University Press

ISBN-10:
0195067029

ISBN-13:
9780195067026

Literary Criticism

Literature

Sociology