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...

New methods blog on CDA & STM by Hendrik Theine & Carlotta Verità: www.discourseacademy.org/post/scaling...

Very interesting - what do you think?

Call for panels and papers: **deadline tomorrow 3rd April**

Critical Policy Discourse Analysis conference, Sheffield, UK June 16-18

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Introduction to analysing texts in CDA | Discourse Academy Start analysing your own texts in critical discourse analysis. 4-hour introductory training workshop.

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

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Metaphor with Professor Veronika Koller Podcast Episode · Doing Critical Discourse Analysis · 1 April · 40min

New episode of Doing CDA with @veronikakoller.bsky.social on metaphor! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

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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...

Ecolinguistics with Professor Arran Stibbe Podcast Episode · Doing Critical Discourse Analysis · 5 March · 58m

" 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

New Doing CDA podcast: Ecolinguistics with Arran Stibbe podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

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...

New blog post on CDA in times of war: www.discourseacademy.org/post/critica...

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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Critical Discourse Studies with Professor Ruth Wodak Podcast Episode · Doing Critical Discourse Analysis · 29/01/2026 · 1h 4m

"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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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...

"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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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...

"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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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...

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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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...

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

Doing Critical Discourse Analysis How To Podcast · Updated Monthly · Interviews and discussion with leading scholars on theories and methods of critical discourse analysis.

New podcast: Doing 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

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...

First Critical Policy Discourse Analysis Conference June 2026, Sheffield UK. Call for panels and papers! www.discourseacademy.org/so/27PmjkwYQ...

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...

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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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.

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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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...

Day 2
- Positive discourse analysis
- Genre & social practices
- [Optional] Project presentations & feedback
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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...

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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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...

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
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