New methods blog on CDA & STM by Hendrik Theine & Carlotta Verità: www.discourseacademy.org/post/scaling...
Very interesting - what do you think?
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Call for panels and papers: **deadline tomorrow 3rd April**
Critical Policy Discourse Analysis conference, Sheffield, UK June 16-18
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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.
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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
New episode of Doing CDA with @veronikakoller.bsky.social on metaphor! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Call for panels and papers flyer
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...
" 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...
Wonderful discussion on your work with metaphor and superb advice on metaphor analysis in CDA research projects - episode will be out early April!
Fantastic opportunity for PhD students critically analysing policy texts and discourse and who are ready to start presenting and receiving feedback from a friendly audience on their project design, data, methods, early analysis and interpretative work.
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Registration includes:
15th June 2026 - PhD pre-conference with tea/coffee, morning and afternoon snacks, lunch
Entry to all three days of the main conference (16th - 18th June) with tea/coffee, morning and afternoon snacks, lunch
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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.
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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.
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"Participants helped decide what mattered, what questions to ask, and what data to generate, and are now helping to interpret the findings"
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"What makes this dataset unique isn’t just its size or duration, but rather that the entire process was co-produced and community-generated"
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The research team hope to 'develop a richer understanding of how community-based projects can support meaningful engagement with complex issues like climate and sustainability'.
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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!
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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
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
First Critical Policy Discourse Analysis Conference June 2026, Sheffield UK. Call for panels and papers! www.discourseacademy.org/so/27PmjkwYQ...
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!!!
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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:
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Day 2
- Positive discourse analysis
- Genre & social practices
- [Optional] Project presentations & feedback
#qualitativeresearch #discourse #CDA
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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
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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
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