[ecrea] DiscourseNet Winter School No. 3: Discourse, Ideology, and Political Economy

CfP Call for papers

DiscourseNet Winter School No. 3: Discourse, Ideology, and Political Economy
17.01.2017-19.01.2017
Valencia (Spain)

Within the multitude of approaches in the field of discourse studies, 
the question of how ideology, power and authority operate in and through 
discourse(s) takes a special place. Whether it is the study of how power 
is (re)produced in micro-practices and interactions, the analysis of 
inequality and dominance in macro-structures, or the investigation of 
the functioning of ideology in texts, spoken communication, gestures or 
pictures - these topics have been an integral part of many research 
traditions on the intersection of language and society.
The DiscourseNet Winter School brings together advanced BA and MA as 
well as PhD students who want to pursue research on questions revolving 
around Discourse, Ideology and Political Economy and to discuss the 
methodological and theoretical challenges of their thesis projects or 
first ideas. Its aim is to bring young and established discourse 
researchers together to address practical challenges in discourse 
research. The event will provide a collaborative exchange and hands-on 
research experience in a rather informal workshop setting. Introductory 
workshops on the three main fields will be given by more experienced 
scholars (Discourse: Johannes Angermuller, Ideology: Benno Herzog and 
Johannes Beetz, Political Economy: Jens Maesse and Amelie Kutter).

Our keynote speaker Prof Bob Jessop from Lancaster University will 
provide a lecture on ‘Antonio Gramsci as a Cultural Political Economist’

Participants from the disciplines and fields of linguistics, sociology, 
political sciences, literary and cultural studies, media and 
communication, education, geography and related areas in the social 
sciences and humanities are all invited.
Applicants are expected to send in proposals which include a short 
letter of motivation, an abstract with one’s project (no more than one 
page) as well as an academic CV. The abstract will consist of a title 
and a description of the proposed research project which can deal with 
academic, educational, intellectual or other discourses and/or 
methodological questions in discourse research.
Proposals should be sent in by the 20th of September 2016. In case of 
acceptance, each participant will be asked to send in a 10-page version 
of the research project by December 15th 2016. These longer texts should 
delineate the research object, lay out the research questions, situate 
the project in the field, and reflect on the preferred methods. These 
versions will be circulated among the participants prior to the event 
and will be used by the commentators. Each participant will get two 
comments on their paper by two experts. During the Winter School, the 
students will not present their entire papers but elaborate on specific 
points, practical problems and methodological challenges of their 
projects. If they wish, the participants can stay the weekend after and 
join in the social activities with the organisers in the Valencia region.

The DiscourseNet Winter School is free of charge but a small 
contribution for coffee etc. may be requested. There are places for up 
to 20 participants. Low cost accommodation will be available upon 
request. The working language is English.
The Winter School is a Giessen-Warwick-Paris-Valencia event, organised 
by members of the DIPE (Discourse, Ideology, and Political Economy) 
research group within DiscourseNet. DiscourseNet is an interdisciplinary 
and international network of discourse researchers existing since 2007. 
The Winter School is supported by the University of Giessen, the 
University of Valencia, and the ERC-funded DISCONEX project at the 
University of Warwick and the EHESS Paris.

To apply for the Winter School and for any inquiries or questions, 
please contact:
(valenciawinterschool /at/ discourseanalysis.net)

Organizers: Johannes Beetz (University of Warwick) Benno Herzog 
(University of Valencia) Jens Maesse (University of Giessen)

Contact person: Johannes Beetz, Benno Herzog, Jens Maesse
email: valenciawinterschool(at)discourseanalysis.net

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