Thursday 23 AND FRIDAY 24 MARCH 2023
Discourse Theory: Ways Forward, 2ND edition
BY DESIRE
After a successful first edition in 2019, the centre for the study of Democracy, Signification and Resistance (DESIRE) will hold a second edition of its colloquium ‘Discourse Theory: Ways Forward’ on 23-24 march 2023. This interdisciplinary event connects academics with research focusing on constructivist and post-structuralist discursive approaches. Participants will be introduced to works on broad-ranging themes, such as:
- Environment and climate
- Media and journalism
- Political communication and propaganda
- Health and care
- The discursive and the material
- Discourse, class, and political economy
- The past, present and future of progressive politics
- Nationalism, racism, and the (populist) far right
- Sex and gender
- International relations, conflict and war
- Discourse theory, critique and practice
Keynote speakers are Emmy Eklundh (Cardiff University) and Alan Finlayson (University of East Anglia).
More information about the conference at researchcenterdesire.eu