) ▁is ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁disc ourse ▁analysis ▁based ▁on ▁Chris ▁We ed on ' s ▁theories ▁of ▁femin ist ▁post - struct ural ism , ▁and ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁analysis ▁by ▁Jud ith ▁B ax ter ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁F P DA ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁femin ism ▁and ▁post - struct ural ism . ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁evol ving ▁as ▁a ▁method ology , ▁F P DA ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁international ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁gender ▁and ▁language ▁to ▁analy se ▁texts ▁such ▁as : ▁class room ▁disc ourse ▁( Cast añ eda - Pe ña ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁Sa unt son ▁ 2 0 1 2 ), ▁te en age ▁girls ' ▁conversation ▁( K am ada ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁and ▁media ▁representations ▁of ▁gender ▁( B aker ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁F P DA ▁is ▁an ▁approach ▁to ▁anal ys ing ▁the ▁disc ourse ▁of ▁spoken ▁interaction ▁princip ally . ▁ ▁The ▁post struct ual ist ▁part ▁of ▁F P DA ▁views ▁language ▁as ▁social ▁practice ▁and ▁cons iders ▁that ▁people ' s ▁ident ities ▁and ▁relationships ▁are ▁' per formed ' ▁through ▁spoken ▁interaction . ▁F P DA ▁anal ys es ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁speak ers ▁are ▁' position ed ' ▁by ▁different ▁and ▁often ▁compet ing ▁' dis c ourses ' ▁according ▁to ▁Michel ▁Fou ca ult ' s