Counterdiscourse
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A way of thinking that opposes an institutionalized discourse.
"Counterdiscourses such as postcolonial and resistance literatures struggle with their hybrid nature. They generally find it necessary to appropriate the language and techniques of the center which they oppose."
Example
More examples"Counterdiscourses such as postcolonial and resistance literatures struggle with their hybrid nature. They generally find it necessary to appropriate the language and techniques of the center which they oppose."
Etymology
From counter- + discourse.
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