This document discusses discourse analysis and different theories related to it, including social cognitive theory, social identity theory, and critical theory. It also mentions different approaches like the colonial paradigm and postmodern cultural studies perspective. Additionally, it discusses the work of Uta Quasthoff, one of the first discourse analysts who attempted to study and categorize prejudiced discourse, distinguishing between attitudes, convictions, and prejudices. It defines stereotypes as the verbal expression of beliefs directed at social groups or individuals.

1. Discourse Analysis
Teacher: Hector Vega
Students: Juan Castro
Maria Lagos
Constanza Risso

2.  Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed
against someone of a different race based on the belief
that one’s own race is superior.

4.  Social Cognitive
 Social Identity Theory
 Psychoanalytical Theories

5.  Critical Theory
 Colonial Paradigm or Race Relations Approach
 The Political Economy of Migration Paradigm
 The Postmodern Approaches and the Cultural Studies
Perspective

6.  Uta Quasthoff
 One of the first discourse analyst to
attempt to study and categorize
prejudiced discourse.
 She distinguishes between “attitudes”,
“convictions” and “prejudices”.

7.  Quasthoff defined stereotype as the verbal expression
of a certain conviction or belief directed toward a
social group or an individual.

8.  It transcends the linguistic dimension including more
historical, political, sociological and psychological
dimension in the analysis of discourse.
 Discourse
 Fields of action