What do we mean when we describe something as being "framed" by something else? In the humanities and social sciences, the metaphor of "framing" is commonly used by those who study socio-cultural texts, and appears to have developed independently in various disciplines such as linguistics, cultural studies, anthropology, psychology, literary criticism, artificial intelligence, aesthetics and the sociology of education. "Framing and Interpretation" provides a cross-disciplinary exposition and systematic analysis of framing theory and its various technical applications. It traces the historical emergence of this cluster of methodologies, and describes with admirable clarity the various ways in which acts of interpretation may be regarded as acts of framing. The aim of this book is to make some fairly complex ideas not only accessible but also useable. Consequently, it is especially helpful in giving examples of how framing and reframing can be used strategically in the reading of literary and social texts.