Discourse Academy
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A resource for developing, discussing, teaching, and learning methods of critical discourse analysis.
New methods blog on CDA & STM by Hendrik Theine & Carlotta Verità: www.discourseacademy.org/post/scaling... Very interesting - what do you think?
Scaling the Critique: How Structural Topic Modelling Can Enhance Critical Discourse Analysis
For us, the answer isn't to abandon our critical roots for computational, big data approaches. Our combination brings in the best of both worlds: it allows us to identify broad discursive patterns acr...
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Call for panels and papers: **deadline tomorrow 3rd April** Critical Policy Discourse Analysis conference, Sheffield, UK June 16-18 www.discourseacademy.org/cpda-confere...
For academics who are interested in doing CDA, but who are not discourse analysts: online introductory course! Introduction to analysing texts in CDA - Start analysing texts in critical discourse analysis in this 4-hour introductory training workshop. www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
Introduction to analysing texts in CDA | Discourse Academy
Start analysing your own texts in critical discourse analysis. 4-hour introductory training workshop.
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One of our hosts, @veronikakoller.bsky.social, switched sides and was interviewed on all things #metaphor for the @discourseacademy.org podcast "Doing Critical Discourse Analysis". Listen and find out more about the Discourse Academy here: www.discourseacademy.org
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CPDA conference 2026 - call for panels and papers - deadline this Friday, 3rd April. lnkd.in/e8cWrkYQ
Critical Policy Discourse Analysis conference - panel and paper proposal deadline 3rd April!!! www.discourseacademy.org/cpda-confere...
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" Humans are social beings, so language is social. Humans are ecological beings. Their language is also ecological" Arran Stibbe on the latest Doing CDA podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Ecolinguistics with Professor Arran Stibbe
Podcast Episode · Doing Critical Discourse Analysis · 5 March · 58m
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New Doing CDA podcast: Ecolinguistics with Arran Stibbe podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Ecolinguistics with Professor Arran Stibbe
Podcast Episode · Doing Critical Discourse Analysis · 5 March · 58m
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New blog post on CDA in times of war: www.discourseacademy.org/post/critica...
Critical Discourse Analysis In Times Of War: Methodological Reflections On Studying Ongoing Conflict
When conflict unfolds in real time, language does not merely describe events; it actively participates in shaping their meaning. Headlines circulate before facts settle. Casualty figures are framed be...
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Wonderful discussion on your work with metaphor and superb advice on metaphor analysis in CDA research projects - episode will be out early April!
Veronika Koller@veronikakoller.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis has been a day for podcasting so far: recording the next episode for @wordsactions.bsky.social, on language and food, in the morning, then being interviewed on metaphor and critical discourse analysis for @discourseacademy.org
Registration for the PhD pre-conference at the first Critical Policy Discourse Analysis Conference, Sheffield, is open. For PhD students who prefer to present work to a smaller audience of PhD peers, and to have dedicated feedback on their work. www.discourseacademy.org/cpda-confere...
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"I think that we need critical research now more than ever, especially when we see what's happening in the US to universities and elsewhere..." Professor Ruth Wodak on the Doing CDA podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Critical Discourse Studies with Professor Ruth Wodak
Podcast Episode · Doing Critical Discourse Analysis · 29/01/2026 · 1h 4m
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New blog post from @sgambell.bsky.social on the move from data collection to analysis in the GALLANT @communigallant.bsky.social project! www.discourseacademy.org/post/communi...
Community Data Talks Back
After three years of working alongside community groups as part of the GALLANT (Glasgow As A Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation) project based at the University of Glasgow, our team has reac...
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Interview with Professor Ruth Wodak on critical discourse studies - new podcast Doing CDA. Give is a list on the discourse academy home page: www.discourseacademy.org
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The Discourse Academy is a resource for developing, discussing, teaching, and learning methods of critical discourse analysis
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We've already received our first abstracts! - very interesting ones. Follow the link to find our call for panels and papers. Submission deadline: 3rd April, 2026
Discourse Academy@discourseacademy.org · 6mo agoFirst Critical Policy Discourse Analysis Conference June 2026, Sheffield UK. Call for panels and papers! www.discourseacademy.org/so/27PmjkwYQ...
First Critical Policy Discourse Analysis Conference June 2026, Sheffield UK. Call for panels and papers! www.discourseacademy.org/so/27PmjkwYQ...
Critical Policy Discourse Analysis Conference - Call for Panels and Papers
I’m pleased to share a call for panels and papers for the first Critical Policy Discourse Analysis conference - to be held in Sheffield, UK, in June 16th-18th. There is also a PhD pre-conference on 15...
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Although there are still a few weeks until the booking deadline, places are being taken up quickly for 'How to use critical discourse analysis in your research' - only 7 left!!! www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
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Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your resear...
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Relational dynamics in terrorist incitement - Language in the negotiation of bonds and obligations. Read my article in The Conversation Australia + NZ: doi.org/10.64628/AA....
Violent extremists wield words as weapons. New study reveals 6 tactics they use
The language and rhetoric of extremists helps fuel brutal, often deadly, violence. Spotting the strategies can help protect people from radicalisation.
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Day 2 - Positive discourse analysis - Genre & social practices - [Optional] Project presentations & feedback #qualitativeresearch #discourse #CDA www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research | Discourse Academy
Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your resear...
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Day 1 - Understanding your research project - Corpus analysis for CDA - Discourse & context - integrating CDA theories of discourse with your work - Analysing text & discourse: social actors, intertextuality, meaning relations, metaphor #discourse #CDA www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research | Discourse Academy
Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your resear...
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2-day CDA workshop Our aim is for you to make tangible steps in how to use CDA in your research project. Our emphasis in each session will be on working through how the ideas we present can be integrated into your work #qualitativeresearch #discourse #CDA www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research | Discourse Academy
Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your resear...
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Two-day workshop on CDA - join us in Sheffield! www.discourseacademy.org/post/how-to-...
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research
Booking now open!We are running an in-person workshop for PhD students and early career researchers working in any discipline and who are using CDA. Sheffield, UK 15th & 16th January 2026. • Professor...
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How to use critical discourse analysis in your research: 2-day, in-person workshop for PhD students & early career researchers. 15 & 16 January 2026 Sheffield, UK Details: www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
The November episode of the Language Power Podcast: Our discussion draws on Critical and Positive Discourse Analysis to examine how language operates as both a tool of discursive resistance to disinformation. 🎧 Listen here: languagepowerpodcast.org/series1/blog... #DiscourseAnalysis #CDA #PDA
S5 Episode 6: Jewish co-resistance to colonial disinformation — Language/Power Podcast
In this episode, we speak with Awni Etaywe from Charles Darwin University in Australia about his upcoming publication, 'A CDA/PDA of Jewish Co-Resistance to Colonial Disinformation'. We discuss how ...
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How to use CDA in your research project — Language/Power Podcast
Tom and Michael (with Michael Kranert and Jane Mulderrig) are running an in-person workshop for PhD students and early career researchers on CDA. Sheffield, UK 15th & 16th January 2026. Booking...
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How to use critical discourse analysis in your research - an in-person, 2-day workshop for PhD and early-career researchers in Sheffield. 15 & 16th January 2026. With: Tom Bartlett, Michael Farrelly, @kranertmichael.bsky.social, Jane Mulderrig. Booking open! www.discourseacademy.org/event-detail...
How to use critical discourse analysis in your research | Discourse Academy
Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your resear...
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'...as a critical discourse analyst, I’m concerned with who has the power to use their will and who does not; and I’m concerned with the extent to which texts and discourse are a factor in facilitating or curtailing this power...' www.discourseacademy.org/post/what-is...
What is a social actor?
This question—what is a social actor—is an important one that we, as people doing text and discourse analysis, should take seriously. It is a question that we should address before getting into the de...
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