Useful Reading for Language and the Media
Click on the 'Useful Reading for Language and the Media' icon to find the following:-
Chapter by Alison Ross, from the excellent book of essays 'Language - Student Handbook on Key Topics and Theories' (EMC, Various Authors), full of interesting ideas relating to the concept of representation.
'Language and Power Book Theories' is a chapter from 'Language and Power' (Cambridge University Press) by Gary Ives and Raj Rana, running through the main power theories such as influential and instrumental power.
'Language and Power Book Journalism' is a chapter from 'Language and Power' (Cambridge University Press) looking at how subtle and not-so-subtle bias is to be found in newspapers and the media.
'Language and Gender Book Representation' s a chapter from 'Language and Gender' (Cambridge University Press) by Felicity Titjen running through various theories, including the excellent Social Actor Theory and Halliday's metafunction (material and process verbs etc)