Discourse in a Material World
Journal of Management Studies · 2015 · Volume 52 · Issue 5
Abstract
We challenge recent assertions that discourse studies cannotde factoaddress materiality. We demonstrate how a Foucauldian theorization of discourse provides a way to analyse the co-constitutive nature of discursive and material processes, as well as explore the power relations implicated in these relationships. To illustrate our argument, we identify exemplary studies that have effectively combined a study of discourse and different aspects of materiality – bodies, objects, spaces, and practices. In doing so, we show how discourse scholars are able to study both materiality and power relations.
Keywords
discourse, Foucault, materiality, power
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