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The language of "race" and prejudice : a discourse of denial, reason, and liberal-practical politics
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by M Augoustinos, Danielle EveryDanielle EveryDuring the past 20 years, there has been a burgeoning literature on racial discourse in Western liberal democracies that has been informed by several disciplines. This literature has analysed linguistic and discursive patterns of everyday talk and formal institutional talk that can be found in parliamentary debates, political speeches, and the media. One of the most pervasive features of contemporary race discourse is the denial of prejudice. Increasing social taboos against openly expressing racist sentiments has led to the development of discursive strategies that present negative views of outgroups as reasonable and justified while at the same time protecting the speaker from charges of racism and prejudice. This research has demonstrated the flexible and ambivalent nature of contemporary race discourse. The present article reviews these discursive patterns or ways of talking about the other and emphasises the significant contribution that this work has made to research on language and discrimination.
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Volume
26Issue
2Start Page
123End Page
141Number of Pages
19eISSN
1552-6526ISSN
0261-927XLocation
USAPublisher
Sage PublicationsPublisher DOI
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en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
TBA Research Institute; University of Adelaide;Era Eligible
- No