Posts by: Paul McIlvenny
These two new journals could be interesting for C-DiT:ers:
Discourse, Context & Media with Elsevier and Learning, Culture and Social Interaction also with Elsevier
A new book has been published by Nordic Academic Press: http://www.nordicacademicpress.com/bok/tracking-discourses/
The blurb says:
“Discourse Theory (DT) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) are theoretical traditions that have gained intense research interest in recent decades. Both are concerned with critical studies of politics, identity, and social change with a focus on issues of power and [...]
The fourth international conference Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines (CADAAD) will take place at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, 4-6 July 2012.
CADAAD conferences are intended to promote current directions and new developments in cross-disciplinary critical discourse research. We welcome papers dealing with any contemporary social, scientific, political, economic, or professional [...]
“Crisis 2: Communicating Crisis in an Age of Complexity”
6-8 October 2011 in Aarhus, Denmark***
The conference “Crisis 2: Communicating Crisis in an Age of Complexity” organized by the Centre for Corporate Communication at
Aarhus University in Denmark has now got the ECREA Temporary Working Group on Crisis Communication as partner. The participants
Rob Hopkins is the originator of the Transition concept and co-founder of the Transition Network. He spent many years teaching permaculture and cob building, mostly when living in Ireland. Now based in Totnes, he is a member of Transition Town Totnes, works part time for Transition Network, publishes www.transitionculture.org, is author of [...]
The WEF published a report this year on global risks. It seems the neoliberal powers now recognise the likelihood of interlocking crises such as:
Climate change Economic price volatility around energy Financial crisis
Information about PhD Course in Crisis Communication:
Studying Crisis Communication: New Theories and Methodologies
October 3-5 2011, Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences,
Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark, R Building,
The course is organized by the ASB Centre for Corporate Communication.
Course teachers
W. Timothy Coombs, Professor of Public Relations, Nicholson School [...]
Together with his wife, Isabela Letcu-Fairclough, Norman Fairclough, who is honorary doctor at Aalborg University, will conduct a two-day workshop focusing on Critical Discourse Analysis of political texts in a broad sense. The workshop is organized by the doctoral programme Discourse and Contemporary Culture.
Thursday 29. September 2011 at 9:00 – Friday [...]
ÖRECOMM FESTIVAL 2011
AGENCY IN THE MEDIATIZED WORLD is the overarching theme for the first Ørecomm festival, 9 – 13 September 2011, a five-day event taking place on both sides of the Öresund strait. The event is organized by the transnational research centre, Örecomm, which works to strengthen research in the interdisciplinary field of media, [...]
The Centre for Health Communication, Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark, is pleased to invite PhD students to a workshop conducted by Professor Mohan Dutta on September 27, 2011.
The title of Professor Mohan Dutta’s workshop is: “The Culture-Centred Approach to Health Communication: Marginalization, Health Inequalities, and Social Change”.
Please find more [...]
Recent Posts
- Two new journals start this year!
- New book: “Tracking Discourses: Politics, Identity and Social Change”
- Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines (CADAAD), Braga, Portugal, 4-6 July 2012
- Crisis 2: Communicating Crisis in an Age of Complexity, Aarhus, 6-8th October 2011
- A conversation with Transition Network founder Rob Hopkins (hosted by Richard Heinberg)
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