Book review: Theresa Catalano and Linda R. Waugh, Critical Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Studies and Beyond

Theresa Catalano and Linda Waugh start by asking ‘Why do we need another book about Critical Discourse Analysis?’. I think they answer this question throughout the whole book. This is not just ‘another Critical Discourse Analysis book’. This book is the reconstruction of the history and developments of a field by bringing many research strands and traditions together: those of the pioneers of the field (even from before it became a ‘field’) and those of the many ‘new’ practitioners and researchers, to weave the trajectories and transformations of CDA throughout the years.