Discourse, Discourse Everywhere: Subject "Agency" in Feminist Discourse Methodology

• Published in: NORA : Nordic journal of women's studies Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 198 - 209
• Main Author: Bacchi, Carol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.12.2005
• Subjects: Agency; Conceptualization; Criticism; Equality; Feminism; Gender; Methodology; Political science; Scandinavia

The purpose of this article is to provoke much-needed discussion on the uses by feminists, in particular feminist political scientists, of the language of discourse, discourses and discursive. The terms, it argues, have become ubiquitous, with considerable confusion about intended meanings. A partic...