Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Khoei

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Allameh Tabatab'i University

Abstract

The notion of ‘Discourse’ is among key concepts which have been used widely by scholars in social sciences research. Discourse analysis contains many forms which all are influenced by Michel Foucault’s theoretical considerations. One of the main approaches in discourse analysis is the Post-Structural one. Lacalu and Moufe, have formed one of the most important approaches to discourse analysis under post-structuralism. The most common criticism of their approach is that it is not methodological. In this paper, it has been tried to elaborate the methods of producing texts which demonstrate the identity of those surveyed in a post-structural discourse analysis. The main aim of this article is to argue that the post-structural discourse analysis contains both theory and method within. To do so, linkages among the theoretical concepts have been stablished to elaborate how we can use abstract notions of ‘Discourse Theory’ in order to present concrete contextual analysis. It also has been elaborated that the consequence of such analysis is a demonstration of the possibility of social changes. The current paper is a description of the methods that are most proper to reach people surveyed.

Keywords

• Discourse
• Subjectivity
• Producing Text
• Lived Experiences
• Narration
• Organic Intellectual