A discursive formation is a system of rules and regularities that governs which objects, types of statement, concepts, and themes can appear in a body of discourse. It gives discourse a historical, contingent unity rather than a timeless coherence.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitParadigms, Traditions & Metatheories
- DomainVoice, Silence & Power
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Paradigms, Traditions & Metatheories
Provides a broad intellectual perspective within which multiple concepts, theories or investigations are developed. Traditions carry histories and commitments; metatheories examine how theories themselves are organized or related.