Reading for affect: A methodological proposal for analyzing affective dynamics in discourse

Anna L. Berg, Christian von Scheve, N. Yasemin Ural, Robert Walter-Jochum

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On the basis of a review of positions on the relationship on language/discourse, affect, and emotions as conceived of in social and cultural sciences, the chapter makes a methodological proposal to grasp affective dynamics in discourse. In a case study centering on German news coverage after the Charlie Hebdo attack, “Reading for Affect” is laid out as a perspective in analyzing discourse that is informed by affect theories, approaching (a) the discursive ascription of emotion to bodies, (b) relating discourse bodies with affective means, and (c) bodily material characteristics of discourse itself.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnalyzing Affective Societies
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Methodologies
EditorsAntje Kahl
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages45-62
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9780429754784
ISBN (Print)9780367671082
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

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