Margret Jäger (author's name) or Margarete Jäger (born March 15, 1951, in
Duisburg
Duisburg (; , ) is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine (Lower Rhine) and the Ruhr (river), Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruh ...
) is a German linguist and director of the (DISS).
Scientific biography
After studying economics (diploma) 1972-1977 and a second degree in German studies 1985–1990, both in Duisburg,
Jäger received his doctorate in 1995 at the Department of Literature and Linguistics at the
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg () is a university located in Oldenburg, Germany.
History
The first teachers training was held in Oldenburg as early as 1793, launched by Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig. A garden seminar for te ...
.
Her areas of work at the DISS are studies on political, media and everyday discourses in the Federal Republic of Germany with a focus on gender, racism, migration and right-wing extremism.
Margret Jäger worked closely with her husband, the linguist
Siegfried Jäger
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace".
The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...
. Together they developed the research methodology of "critical
discourse analysis
Discourse analysis (DA), or discourse studies, is an approach to the analysis of written, spoken, or sign language, including any significant semiotic event.
The objects of discourse analysis (discourse, writing, conversation, communicative sy ...
" at the DISS, which is also known as the "Duisburg School" after its approach. It is a further development of the discourse theories of
Michel Foucault
Paul-Michel Foucault ( , ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French History of ideas, historian of ideas and Philosophy, philosopher who was also an author, Literary criticism, literary critic, Activism, political activist, and teacher. Fo ...
,
Jürgen Link and Siegfried Jäger.
Political biography
Together with
Manfred Coppik,
Karl-Heinz Hansen, Brigitte Kiechle, Herwart Achterberg,
Harald Wolf, Marie Veit and others, she was a member of the 1st
Federal Executive Committee. Federal Executive Committee (November 28, 1982, to January 14, 1984) of the
Democratic Socialists
Democratic socialism is a left-wing economic and political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self-manage ...
party founded in 1982. Margret Jäger was also co-editor of the magazine ''Revier. Zeitung für das Ruhrgebiet'', founded in 1978,
[Luigi Wolf, Luigi: ''Strategien gewerkschaftlicher Erneuerung.'' In: ''t21 Marxismus & Gewerkschaften.'' Frankfurt am Main 2013, S. 31–78, hier S. 52–60 (''Die 1970er Jahre: Laboratorium der gewerkschaftlichen Erneuerung''), auch in]
''Netzwerk marx21 - Gewerkschaftsseminar.''
2018, S. 3–8, hier: S. 8. which was temporarily published by the Duisburg-based ''Margret Jäger Revier Verlag'', which she managed from 1977 to 1985.
Writings
* as ed. with
Siegfried Jäger
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace".
The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...
: ''Baustellen. Contributions to the discourse history of contemporary Germany.'' 1996, ISBN 3-927388-56-4.
* ''Fatale Effekte. The critique of patriarchy in the immigration discourse.'' 1996, ISBN 3-927388-52-1.
* as ed. with Siegfried Jäger, Ina Ruth, Ernst Schulte-Holtey and Frank Wichert: ''Biomacht und Medien. Ways into the bio-society.'' 1997, ISBN 3-927388-59-9.
* as ed. with Gabriele Cleve and Ina Ruth: ''Schlank und (k)rank. Slim body - slim society.'' 1998, ISBN 3-927388-62-9.
* with Gabriele Cleve, Ina Ruth and Siegfried Jäger: ''Von deutschen Einzeltätern und ausländischen Banden. Media and criminal offenses.'' 1998, ISBN 3-927388-65-3.
* as ed. with Heiko Kauffmann: ''Leben unter Vorbehalt. Institutional racism in Germany.'' 2002, ISBN 3-927388-83-1.
* with Siegfried Jäger: ''Die Nahost-Berichterstattung zur Zweiten
Intifada
Intifada () is an Arabic word for a rebellion or uprising, or a resistance movement. It can also be used to refer to a civilian uprising against oppression.Ute Meinel''Die Intifada im Ölscheichtum Bahrain: Hintergründe des Aufbegehrens von 19 ...
in deutschen Printmedien'', in: Siegfried Jäger /
Franz Januschek (Eds.): ''Perceived History and Struggles for Identity''. Edition DISS, 2004, ISBN 3-89771-730-1.
*
Violence against women - through language?Lecture manuscript 2006.
* with Siegfried Jäger: Deutungskämpfe. ''Theorie und Praxis Kritischer Diskursanalyse''.
VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 978-3-531-15072-7.
External links
*
Margret Jäger: Ethnisierung von Sexismus im Einwanderungsdiskurs. Analysis of an entanglement of discourses (lecture 1999)
* Adi Grewenig, Margret Jäger (eds.): ''Medien in Konflikten. Holocaust - War - Exclusion.'' DISS anthology, Duisburg 2000, ISBN 3-927388-73-4
diss-duisburg.dePDF; 2,25 MB)
At: ''www.diss-duisburg.de''
References
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Living people
1951 births
Linguists from Germany