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For this thesis, my aim was to deconstruct the notion of heterosexual love in order to question if and how current stories of love are involved in producing gender inequality. Using discourse analysis, informed by feminist theory, I analysed, in detail, qualitative interviews with eleven women and eleven men about their most important intimate heterosexual relationships and their experiences of love. The traditional view of romantic love as a symbol of freedom and redemption has been challenged by feminist arguments that romantic love obscures male privilege in intimate heterosexual relationships. Mainstream social psychological research has tended to measure and categorize 'love' with little regard to wider historical and social contexts which means that the few in-depth explorations of the complex meanings of love are primarily sociological. Where some research has suggested that gender inequality may proceed from women's investment in romance and men's in emotional illiteracy (e.g. Jackson, 1993; Langford, 1999), others conceive that a wider democratization of social life is producing a shift to more rational and equitable intimate relationships (e.g. Giddens, 1992; Illouz, 1997). My findings demonstrate that talk of love is extremely complex while also cliched and inchoate. I identified two broad and pervasive discourses, in tension with each other - the discourse of romantic love and the work discourse of love and intimacy. The romantic discourse was inextricably inscribed with discourses of emotion where the work discourse was associated with doing rather than feeling. The work discourse allowed the male interviewees, in particular, to construct relationships as contexts for their own personal growth work and exercise of expertise. The democratization of heterosexual love may not be well underway if a shift to rational intimacy involves a transformation of romantic feeling into a narcissistic discourse of personal success. I also identified how male privilege was instantiated in discourses of infidelity.

Since the early 1990s, there has been an increasing focus on the education of boys in the media, impacting more recently on education policy processes. Some previous research has documented the background to this focus, including the impact on earlier policies and programs addressing the education of girls. However, the ways in which discourses about masculinity have informed gender equity policies in education have not been analysed at a fine-grained level. This study identifies the major perspectives involved in debates about the education of boys, and the various discourses informing them 1) advocates for boys' perspectives informed by discourses including biological essentialism and anti-feminism; 2) feminist and profeminist perspectives and discourses; and 3) social psychological perspectives and discourses. A theoretical framework for understanding discourse and policy, as well as gender and masculinities is developed, drawing on critical discourse theory and theories about gender relations. Using critical discourse analysis, drawing on the work of Fairclough, I analyse the discourses about masculinity informing two recent policy documents: Gender Equity: A Framework for Australian Schools and Education Queensland's Boys Education Strategy. The study found that the Gender Equity Framework was primarily informed by (pro)feminist discourses, although advocates for boys discourses informed the Framework in significant ways as well. The Boys Education Strategy, while primarily framed by advocates for boys' discourses, was largely informed by (pro)feminist discourses at the micro level. In both cases, discourses marginalised in the broader culture and in the debates generally, such as those associated with marginal sexualities or minority cultural groups, were found to be marginal. These findings have implications for policy and policy processes, gender equity policy and for teacher education. In particular there is a need for further research on the role of the media in policy processes as well as work on developing teacher understanding of and responses to policy processes and the construction of gender and masculinities.

Este trabalho circunscreve-se ao campo de investigação da Linguística Aplicada. À luz da concepção dialógico-enunciativa da linguagem, defende a tese de que a prova é um gênero do discurso e, como tal, deve integrar o projeto discursivo de alunos e professores na sala de aula. Ao ser entendida como um gênero do discurso e não, apenas, como um instrumento de medida classificatório, a prova pode favorecer o ensino e aprendizagem da linguagem e, ao mesmo tempo, ser tomada como ponto de partida para (re)orientar o trabalho docente, no projeto de uma concepção de avaliação mais processual e formativa. A pesquisa foi aplicada em uma escola de periferia da rede municipal de Cubatão (SP). Envolveu um corpus de análise de 112 provas, resultado da aplicação de três modelos de provas de língua portuguesa, em quatro turmas dos anos finais do ensino fundamental (5ª. e 6ª. séries). As provas foram elaboradas, aplicadas e corrigidas por três professores de língua portuguesa que, voluntariamente, aceitaram participar do projeto e cederam suas provas ao pesquisador para a análise. A contribuição fundamental desta tese, de por a prova á prova , está na possibilidade de trazer novos significados para a prova na esfera escolar, tanto no que se refere à sua função como instrumento de medida da aprendizagem, quanto a de gênero discursivo estabilizador das relações entre professores e alunos, com vistas ao sucesso da aprendizagem. / This work is limited to the research field of Applied Linguistics. Based on a dialogic/enunciative conception of language, it defends the point of view that the school test is a gender of discourse and, because of that, should be part of the teachers and students discursive action in the classroom. When understood as a gender, not only as a measuring instrument, the school test may support teaching and learning language process and, at the same time, be taken as a starting point for (re) direct the teacher´s work in the proposed design of a formative assessment. The research was carried out in a public school, Cubatão, São Paulo. It has involved analysis of 112 school tests, resulting from the application of three types of Portuguese Language tests, in fifth and sixth grade classes (11 and 12 years old children). The tests were developed, applied and corrected by three teachers of Portuguese Language, who voluntarily agreed to participate in the project and gave their tests to the researcher for analysis. The key contribution of this thesis is the possibility of bringing new meaning to the test in schools, in both terms: as a measuring tool of learning and as a gender of discourse in order to aim the success of learning.

The purpose of this study was to investigate similarities and differences in the classroom discourse of male and female ESL teachers in the academic stream of one Western Australian tertiary institutions ELICOS program. Language and gender research generally suggests that males and females have different and quite distinctive communicative styles. This study attempts to examine if this finding is also manifested in male and female teachers discourse in adult ESL classrooms in the three main aspects of classroom interaction; giving explicit instructions, asking questions and providing verbal feedback, using Sinclair & Coulthards (1975) IRF framework. A sample of six teachers, three males and three females were observed through a process of non-participant observation and their lessons video-recorded in the naturalistic situation of the classroom in order to make a comparative analysis of their discourse.Teacher discourse in the three aspects of classroom interaction, namely, instructions, questioning and feedback, was examined with the purpose of exploring gender differences and similarities so that the reasons and implications for the manifestation of such similarities and differences can be further investigated. Conclusions were then made about the influence of traditional masculine and feminine speech styles on the discourse choices of the teachers.The discourse analysis found that more similarities than differences existed in the teachers classroom discourse supporting the notion that the choice of discourse features is dependent firstly on the context and secondly on the role of the interactants vis-à-vis each other in the community of practice. Although some differences emerged, the teachers in this study generally adopted a facilitative, cooperative speech style in their classroom discourse.

This dissertation examines the gendered discourses in the novels of the writers of different sexes/genders, Robert Heinlein&rsquo / s Stranger in a Strange Land, Ursula Le Guin&rsquo / s The Left Hand of Darkness, Joanna Russ&rsquo / The Female Man and Samuel Delany`s Trouble on Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia. This study investigates how writers linguistically construct their characters as gendered/sexed beings as an effect of certain identity politics, ideologies and power structures. In order to do so, critical discourse analysis is applied to the passages chosen from different parts of the novels under consideration. Moreover, Butler&rsquo / s performativity theory of gender and Foucault&rsquo / s theory of discourse/power/knowledge and his conceptualization of subjectivity are employed in the discursive analyses of the novels. The argument of the study is that there is a close relationship between discourse, ideology and the constitution/representation of gender/sex as contingent on a particular socio-cultural and historical context. This study is based on Butler`s assertion that gender is a doing, a performance, and it is a cultural and ideological construct. Thus, the study shows that writers&rsquo / linguistic choices for the constructions and descriptions of their characters are not ideologically or politically innocent but imbued with socio-cultural and ideological meanings.

Este trabalho circunscreve-se ao campo de investigação da Linguística Aplicada. À luz da concepção dialógico-enunciativa da linguagem, defende a tese de que a prova é um gênero do discurso e, como tal, deve integrar o projeto discursivo de alunos e professores na sala de aula. Ao ser entendida como um gênero do discurso e não, apenas, como um instrumento de medida classificatório, a prova pode favorecer o ensino e aprendizagem da linguagem e, ao mesmo tempo, ser tomada como ponto de partida para (re)orientar o trabalho docente, no projeto de uma concepção de avaliação mais processual e formativa. A pesquisa foi aplicada em uma escola de periferia da rede municipal de Cubatão (SP). Envolveu um corpus de análise de 112 provas, resultado da aplicação de três modelos de provas de língua portuguesa, em quatro turmas dos anos finais do ensino fundamental (5ª. e 6ª. séries). As provas foram elaboradas, aplicadas e corrigidas por três professores de língua portuguesa que, voluntariamente, aceitaram participar do projeto e cederam suas provas ao pesquisador para a análise. A contribuição fundamental desta tese, de por a prova á prova , está na possibilidade de trazer novos significados para a prova na esfera escolar, tanto no que se refere à sua função como instrumento de medida da aprendizagem, quanto a de gênero discursivo estabilizador das relações entre professores e alunos, com vistas ao sucesso da aprendizagem. / This work is limited to the research field of Applied Linguistics. Based on a dialogic/enunciative conception of language, it defends the point of view that the school test is a gender of discourse and, because of that, should be part of the teachers and students discursive action in the classroom. When understood as a gender, not only as a measuring instrument, the school test may support teaching and learning language process and, at the same time, be taken as a starting point for (re) direct the teacher´s work in the proposed design of a formative assessment. The research was carried out in a public school, Cubatão, São Paulo. It has involved analysis of 112 school tests, resulting from the application of three types of Portuguese Language tests, in fifth and sixth grade classes (11 and 12 years old children). The tests were developed, applied and corrected by three teachers of Portuguese Language, who voluntarily agreed to participate in the project and gave their tests to the researcher for analysis. The key contribution of this thesis is the possibility of bringing new meaning to the test in schools, in both terms: as a measuring tool of learning and as a gender of discourse in order to aim the success of learning.

In 2016, the actress Meghan Markle met prince Harry, duke of Sussex which later on led to amarriage. This has resulted in intense media coverage of her, especially by the tabloid press,depicting her in a manner that incorporates both sexist and racist elements. This study aims toanalyze how Markle has been represented in The Sun and Daily Mail during the two firstweeks following the announcement of her relationship with Prince Harry, with a particularfocus on potential racist and sexist discourses. The material used for the study consists ofeleven articles in total, five from The Sun and six from Daily Mail. Fairclough’s criticaldiscourse analysis is used as a method to answer the research questions, along with Foucault'sdiscourse theory and intersectionality as part of the theoretical framework of the study. Theseare applied in order to add another dimension to the study and fill the research gap. The mainfindings indicate sexist and racist discourses in the representation of Meghan Markle in TheSun and Daily Mail. As for Foucault’s discourse theory these discourses constitute a reality inwhich women with diverse ethnic backgrounds are portrayed derogatorily, and whereindividuals in these categories are perceived to have less power in society. Through anintersectionality perspective, Markle is predominantly constructed as an assertive biracialwoman who frequently self-promotes, actively seeks media attention and is perceived ashaving difficulty initiating serious relationships. This shows how both sexist and racistdiscourses work together to construct Markle unfavorably.Key words: Intersectionality; Discourse; Tabloid press; Gender; Critical discourse analysis;Sexism; Racism; Media.1

Consultórios Gramaticais são textos metalingüísticos formados por perguntas e respostas sobre as regras prescritas pela gramática tradicional. Esse gênero discursivo, veiculado no início do século XX na mídia impressa, atualmente, é propagado também na internet, todavia, os consultórios gramaticais da internet, ao mudarem de suporte, não se modificaram suficientemente para serem considerados um novo gênero. Assim, podem ser classificados como um gênero tradicional com suporte digital. Esta dissertação tem como principal objetivo caracterizar os consultórios gramaticais como gênero discursivo, observar o discurso metalingüístico presente nos enunciados desse gênero e levantar as marcas de intolerância e preconceito lingüísticos nos enunciados dos consultórios gramaticais. Utilizamos como método de pesquisa a Análise do Discurso e como base teórica a Teoria da Enunciação e a Teoria dos Gêneros Textuais. Os principais autores referidos neste trabalho são: Maingueneau (2004); Authier-Revuz (1990) e Bakhtin (1992). O corpus para a pesquisa é composto por consultórios gramaticais impressos no início do século XX e por consultórios digitais, veiculados atualmente na internet. Os consultórios do início do século XX que foram analisados neste trabalho são de autoria de Candido de Figueiredo, Napoleão Mendes de Almeida e Mário Barreto. Já os sites com seções de consultas gramaticais que foram utilizados para a pesquisa são Sua Língua de Cláudio Moreno, Por Trás das Letras, de Hélio Consolaro e Gramática On Line de Dílson Catarino. Com a pesquisa, confirmou-se a hipótese de que as marcas de preconceito e intolerância lingüísticos é uma característica do gênero consultório gramatical. / Consultórios Gramaticais are metalinguistics texts constituted by questions and answers about rules dictated by the traditional grammar. This gender of discourse, popular in the early 20th century among readers of printed media, today, is propagated also in the internet, however, the \'consultórios gramaticais\' in the internet, when changed their media support, don\' t changed themselves sufficiently to be considered another gender. Therefore, they may be classified how a traditional gender with digital media support. The main aim of this dissertation is to charaterize the \'consultórios gramaticais\' how a gender of discourse, to observe the metalinguistic discourse in the enunciations of this gender and to make evident the linguistic intolerance and preconception marks in the enunciations of the \'consultórios gramaticais\'. The research method we used was the Discourse Analysis; the theoretical basements were the Enunciation theory and the Theory of the textual genders. Mainguenau (2004); Authier-Revuz (1990) and Bakthin (1992) are among the main works studied here. The corpus for the resarch is compound by printed \'consultórios gramaticais\' in the early 20th century and by digital \'consultórios gramaticais\' found recently on internet. The \'consultórios gramaticais\' of the early 20th century that were analysed in this work were compound by Cândido de Figueiredo, Napoleão Mendes de Almeida and Mario Barreto.The sites with sections of grammatical questions that were used in this resarch were \'Sua língua\', found by Cláudio Moreno, \'Por trás das letras\", by Hélio Consolaro and \'Gramática on line\' by Dilson Catarino. This research has confirmed the hypothesis that the linguistic preconceptions and intolerance marks are a characteristic of the \'consultórios gramaticais\' gender.

Consultórios Gramaticais são textos metalingüísticos formados por perguntas e respostas sobre as regras prescritas pela gramática tradicional. Esse gênero discursivo, veiculado no início do século XX na mídia impressa, atualmente, é propagado também na internet, todavia, os consultórios gramaticais da internet, ao mudarem de suporte, não se modificaram suficientemente para serem considerados um novo gênero. Assim, podem ser classificados como um gênero tradicional com suporte digital. Esta dissertação tem como principal objetivo caracterizar os consultórios gramaticais como gênero discursivo, observar o discurso metalingüístico presente nos enunciados desse gênero e levantar as marcas de intolerância e preconceito lingüísticos nos enunciados dos consultórios gramaticais. Utilizamos como método de pesquisa a Análise do Discurso e como base teórica a Teoria da Enunciação e a Teoria dos Gêneros Textuais. Os principais autores referidos neste trabalho são: Maingueneau (2004); Authier-Revuz (1990) e Bakhtin (1992). O corpus para a pesquisa é composto por consultórios gramaticais impressos no início do século XX e por consultórios digitais, veiculados atualmente na internet. Os consultórios do início do século XX que foram analisados neste trabalho são de autoria de Candido de Figueiredo, Napoleão Mendes de Almeida e Mário Barreto. Já os sites com seções de consultas gramaticais que foram utilizados para a pesquisa são Sua Língua de Cláudio Moreno, Por Trás das Letras, de Hélio Consolaro e Gramática On Line de Dílson Catarino. Com a pesquisa, confirmou-se a hipótese de que as marcas de preconceito e intolerância lingüísticos é uma característica do gênero consultório gramatical. / Consultórios Gramaticais are metalinguistics texts constituted by questions and answers about rules dictated by the traditional grammar. This gender of discourse, popular in the early 20th century among readers of printed media, today, is propagated also in the internet, however, the \'consultórios gramaticais\' in the internet, when changed their media support, don\' t changed themselves sufficiently to be considered another gender. Therefore, they may be classified how a traditional gender with digital media support. The main aim of this dissertation is to charaterize the \'consultórios gramaticais\' how a gender of discourse, to observe the metalinguistic discourse in the enunciations of this gender and to make evident the linguistic intolerance and preconception marks in the enunciations of the \'consultórios gramaticais\'. The research method we used was the Discourse Analysis; the theoretical basements were the Enunciation theory and the Theory of the textual genders. Mainguenau (2004); Authier-Revuz (1990) and Bakthin (1992) are among the main works studied here. The corpus for the resarch is compound by printed \'consultórios gramaticais\' in the early 20th century and by digital \'consultórios gramaticais\' found recently on internet. The \'consultórios gramaticais\' of the early 20th century that were analysed in this work were compound by Cândido de Figueiredo, Napoleão Mendes de Almeida and Mario Barreto.The sites with sections of grammatical questions that were used in this resarch were \'Sua língua\', found by Cláudio Moreno, \'Por trás das letras\", by Hélio Consolaro and \'Gramática on line\' by Dilson Catarino. This research has confirmed the hypothesis that the linguistic preconceptions and intolerance marks are a characteristic of the \'consultórios gramaticais\' gender.