Michel Pêcheux
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Michel Pêcheux was a French philosopher. He was a follower of Louis Althusser
. He was a leading French contributor to discourse analysis
. In the 1960s, Pêcheux became involved with the journal Cahiers pour l'Analyse
, where he began developing his own unique model of 'discourse analysis'. In all of his contributions to the Cahiers, Pêcheux used the pseudonym Thomas Herbert.
In English translation
Louis Althusser
Louis Pierre Althusser was a French Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy....
. He was a leading French contributor to discourse analysis
Discourse analysis
Discourse analysis , or discourse studies, is a general term for a number of approaches to analyzing written, spoken, signed language use or any significant semiotic event....
. In the 1960s, Pêcheux became involved with the journal Cahiers pour l'Analyse
Cahiers pour l'Analyse
Cahiers pour l'Analyse was a journal published by a group of young philosophy graduates at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris in the 1960s. Ten issues of the journal appeared between 1966 and 1969...
, where he began developing his own unique model of 'discourse analysis'. In all of his contributions to the Cahiers, Pêcheux used the pseudonym Thomas Herbert.
Select bibliography
- Analyse automatique du discours (1969)
- Les vérités la Palice (1975)
- La langue introuvable (1981) with Françoise Gadet
In English translation
- "Discourse: Structure or Event?", trans. Warren MontagWarren MontagWarren Montag is a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. He is known primarily for his work on twentieth century French theory, especially Althusser and his circle, as well as his studies of the philosopher Spinoza.-Overview:Montag's...
, with Marie-Germane Pêcheux and Denise Guback. In Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture, eds. Cary Nelson and Lawrence Grossberg. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois PressUniversity of Illinois PressThe University of Illinois Press , is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois system. Founded in 1918, the press publishes some 120 new books each year, plus 33 scholarly journals, and several electronic projects...
, 1988, pp. 633–650. - "Ideology: Fortress or Paradoxical Space?". In Rethinking Ideology: A Marxist Debate, eds. Sakari Hanninen and Leena Paldan. New York: International General/IMMRC, 1983.