This seminar explores a definition of ideology that focuses on the reproduction of ideology through the meaning-making modalities. Drawing on Hallidayan linguistics and work on intertextuality by Lemke (e.g. 1995) it discusses the role of intertextuality as the “bridge” between the instance of language use and the context of culture.

The seminar describes how intertextual relations constructed by an instance of text function to not only bring meanings to the text but also to establish relations of opposition and alliance with community held meanings and hence to (re)construct ideology in a given moment. Questions explored include ‘what’ and ‘where’ is ideology? What is the relationship of ideology to the study of language? How does intertextuality function to reproduce ideology?

Abstract

Lemke, J. (1995) Intertextuality and text semantics. In P. Fries and M. Gregory (Eds.) Discourse in society: Systemic functional perspectives: Meaning and choice in language: Studies for Michael Halliday. Norwood: Ablex.

Biodata
Dr McAndrew has been a Lecturer with the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University since 2003. Dr McAndrew convenes postgraduate programs in Applied Linguistics and the Doctor of Professional Communication. Previous to coming to Macquarie, Dr McAndrew worked as a teacher and researcher in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), living and working in Japan, South Korea and Columbia.

Dr McAndrew’s research is ongoing in the broad areas of TESOL, ideology and online learning. Currently this includes the co-writing of the book Focus on discourse, which discusses the implications of a discourse-based approach to pedagogy; the writing of the book Analysing ideology, which explores the relevance of intertextuality, heteroglossia and systemic functional linguistics to the analysis of ideology.

 

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