Discourse

My understanding of what a discourse is, is a community or niche you belong to. I think that there can be a large variety of discourse communities you belong to. In my case, I’d say music taste, culture, faith, etcetera, have a huge influence on the communities I am a part of. The most important one to me is the one related to my faith, which I’ve decided to speak about in this project. I’m a Jehovah’s Witness and many people may have heard of the Witnesses, but from secondary sources. Such sources are not always accurate. One phrase I’d like to talk about is “neutrality.” We are over 8 million witnesses, but in some countries, our freedom of religion is not allowed to be exercised. This is a battle and the term neutrality becomes relevant, because we not only say we are a neutral people, but we practice that. So, what do I mean by neutrality? That is what I’d like to discuss in this unit.