[Commlist] Critical Discourse Analysis Summer School

In August 2019, Maastricht University organizes a Summer School course 
on Critical Discourse Analysis. Like the previous five editions, it 
helps you to develop a sound analytical framework that can be applied to 
study texts, images, or textual-visual representations. The course fee 
is €600, and the course represents 2 ECTS. Below you find more info on 
the course and reading recommendations. In case you have any questions, 
please contact Course Leader Dr. Leonhardt van Efferink at 
(l.vanefferink /at/ maastrichtuniversity.nl) To apply for the course, please 
visit Maastricht University website: 
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/contract/maastricht-summer-school

Critical Discourse Analysis Summer School (12-16 August 2019)
Introduction: The campaigns of both supporters and opponents of BREXIT, 
the many photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and the debate on 
whether media should speak of immigrants or refugees underline the 
importance of language and images in (social) media. This course teaches 
you the skills to study the possible meanings of media texts and, if 
applicable, the juxtaposed images. You learn how particular words, 
phrases and visual elements can be interpreted in terms of a broader 
debate in society. Other key elements of the course are the role of the 
national and ideological context in the production of a media text, and 
the underlying power relations in society. Further, you learn how to 
develop a coherent analytical framework and structure for your research 
paper or thesis. In a step by process, you will address these questions 
by applying a critical discourse analysis (CDA) method. You will write a 
paper in which you will use the method of Richardson (2007), or a method 
of your own choice, to analyze discourses in one or more news articles 
or social media posts. Interactive lectures and roundtable discussions 
help you prepare for the different steps in the writing process.

Goals:
-Designing a framework to study discourses in (social) media, in line 
with your research objectives.
-Developing a qualitative method to conduct critical discourse analysis 
of media representations and select the relevant textual (and possibly 
visual) elements.
-Addressing the role of the national and ideological context in which 
media operate.
-Understanding the complexity of text-image relations and their role in 
meaning-making processes.
-Compiling a dataset for your dissertation or thesis that is manageable 
and relevant.

Prerequisites:
-Strong motivation and good command of English are essential to get a 
pass for the course;
-Basic knowledge of textual analysis is recommended;
-Aimed at Bachelor/ Master/ PhD students in Media Studies/ Journalism/ 
Cultural Studies/ Linguistics/ Political Sciences/ International 
Relations/ Geography/ History. If in doubt, please contact Leonhardt for 
personal course selection advice.

Recommended reading: Below you find some general reading suggestions. It 
is not required to do some reading before the course. If you like to 
read something, select the sources that are closest to your research 
interests. Alternatively, please ask Leonhardt for personal reading 
advice or check his website: 
http://www.geomeans.com/category/media-representations/reading-lists-media-representations/
-Fowler, R. (1991) Language in the news. Discourse and ideology in the 
press.
-Jørgensen, M. and Phillips, L. (2002) Discourse analysis. As theory and 
method.
-Machin, D. (2007) Introduction to multimodal analysis.
-Machin, D. and Mayr, A. (2012) How to do critical discourse analysis.
-Reisigl, M. and Wodak, R. (2001) Discourse and discrimination. 
Rhetorics of racism and antisemitism.
-Richardson, J. (2007) Analysing newspapers. An approach from critical 
discourse analysis.
-Royce, T. D. (2006). Intersemiotic complementarity: A framework for 
multimodal discourse analysis. In T. D. Royce, & W. Bowcher (Eds.), New 
directions in the analysis of multimodal discourse (pp. 63-109).
-Van Efferink, L. (2018) Our Research Paper Template for 
Textual/Visual/Multimodal Media Analysis. 
https://www.geomeans.com/our-research-paper-template-for-textual-visual-multimodal-media-analysis/
-Van Leeuwen, T. (2008) Discourse and practice. New tools for critical 
discourse analysis.
-Wodak, R. and Meyer, M. (eds., 2016) Methods of critical discourse studies.
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