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MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis University of Essex

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Course overview

Questions concerning the impact of ideological and symbolic processes on the formation of political discourses, identities and communities are of crucial importance. 

You explore topics including:

  • Poststructuralist, post-Marxist and psychoanalytic theories of ideology and discourse
  • Research methods in critical political theory and analysis
  • Key concepts for political analysis
  • Mass media and democracy
  • Philosophy of social science

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