After putting some thought into it, I came up with a few groups that I think fit the mold of what "S" was talking about. Unfortunately, they were all pretty messed up groups, meaning they all did/ continue to cause harm to the public good, to say the least. The group I decided to talk about, seeing as I just finished binge watching a show on these guys, is the drug cartels.
Lets talk about the Columbian drug cartels, or should I say Narcos. Just like the groups "S" refers to, these guys fit all the qualifications of being a discourse community. All of the different cartels, prior to them being broken up, had a set of common goals with respect to one another. They were all making loads of cash off of the drug trade and they were all happy about it. Secondly, their lines of communication with one another were flawless. When trouble was on the horizon for one of the cartels, they would communicate with one another for assistance. These lines of communication were nearly untraceable, making them their own sort of genre. And lastly, the Narcos were very secretive and suspicious groups. No outsiders were allowed in and those who were granted access, had to meet very strict standards. Goodnight peeps.
I feel you, dude. I just got home not too long ago. Long day at work and school. Anyway, I think that you could elaborate a little more on the Narcos. I get what you're saying though. You should mention that they have their own unique words. What's funny though is that their words are no longer unique in that they have meaning in other discourses. That and the fact that shows like, "Narcos" are sort of documenting everything, taking away from the whole "secret" aspect. It's kind of ironic because with the public's growing interest in the show and the story in general, we have sort of been included, taking away from the discourse. It's not like we can be narcos, but we know more about them than say what it's like to be a nurse.
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Well, this is a first, Nick. Yes, they do indeed meet the criteria, and it made Swales seem slightly cooler than he did before. (OKay, not so very cool.)
ReplyDeleteSo do most gangs, actually. I had a student do his final project on prison gangs. (He worked in a prison.) EF