[Commlist] CFP - DiscourseNet Winter School No 8 - Discourse studies and power from the margins

The Call for participation deadline for the DiscourseNet Winter School No8,
“Discourse studies and power from the margins” that will take place from
Tuesday 16 until Friday 19 January 2024 at the Universitat de València
(Spain) has been extended until October, 2nd.

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theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches
in doing discourse studies seem to broaden and to become more diverse, 
the most current
approaches applied all over the world are originated in western 
traditions. The absence of
epistemologies of the South has been questioned by post-and decolonial 
thinkers, as well as
by feminist scholars. The critiques concern the epistemic and conceptual 
legacy of discourse
studies as well as its contextual applicability. Discourse studies 
emerged in a research system
deeply connected with colonial and imperial ways of ‘world-making’. By 
using terms, theories,
methods and languages evolving from this (Western) system they reproduce 
structures of
power and knowledge and the coloniality of being within global power 
relations.
Our aim here is to re-think discourse theory and analysis not only 
regarding methodologies
and methods, but also in the context of its interconnectedness with 
economic, social, political
and cultural power relations on a global level. More precisely, we 
encourage research where
questions about the situatedness of knowledge of researchers and 
research subjects are
critically examined. Is it possible to argue from the South (and with 
Southern theories) by
using research methods developed in the West? What does it mean to 
provincialize European
knowledge systems in discourse studies, to dissolve the 
centre-periphery-dichotomies, and
to argue from (or with) the margins, i.e., non-dominant, subalternised 
traditions? Can we
establish some kind of ‘border thinking’ by examining bifurcations 
between different forms
of power and knowledge?
The core interest of the DiscourseNet Winter School No 8 lies in
- rethinking Discourse Studies from the structuring conditions of doing 
research within
global power relations,
- understanding contemporary societies and their social phenomena at 
local and
global levels, and
- peripheralizing discourse studies from a Southern perspective: 
decolonising
(in)visibilities in discourse studies.
The aim of DiscourseNet Winter School is to bring together MA as well as 
PhD students across
disciplines (social sciences, linguistics, cultural studies, humanities, 
etc.). Advanced BA
students with their own research project are also welcome.
In different, topic-related workshops we will collaboratively address 
theoretical,
methodological, and practical challenges of re-thinking (and 
decolonizing) Western
hegemonic structures in discourse studies. Both initial ideas and more 
advanced thesis
projects are welcome.
Please send your proposals for participation (max. 250 words) to 
(dns8 /at/ discourseanalysis.net)
until September 5th, 2023 extended: October, 2nd. The abstract should 
include the problem
statement, the (preliminary) object of study and research question(s), 
as well as ideas and
questions about the methodological approach of the research project.
We will inform you on October 10th 30th, 2023 whether you have been 
accepted or not. The
DiscourseNet Winter School is free of charge for members of 
DiscourseNet. There will be
places for up to 20 participants.
The common workshop language will be English. To accommodate 
participants with different
levels of English skills, we will try to assist with peer-to-peer 
translations into Spanish and
German.
In case of acceptance, each participant will be asked to send in a 
10-page version of the
research project by December 15th, 2023. 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 experts/participants.
The workshop setting is informal and aims at discussing the 
methodological, theoretical and
practical challenges of the students’ theses projects or first ideas.
DiscourseNet is an interdisciplinary and international network of 
discourse researchers
existing since 2007 (see https://discourseanalysis.net).
The Winter School is supported by the University of Valencia, the Mar 
del Plata University,
Florida Universitària, The Open University as well as by the “Grupo de 
investigación de Teoría
Crítica y Escuela de Frankfurt de la Universitat de Valencia.”
Te activity can be recognized within the Doctoral Program of Social 
Sciences at the University
of Valencia (actividad de formación específica – código 50030)
Organization team:
Annette Knaut, University of Augsburg (Germany)
Sabine Heiss, Florida Universitària (Spain)
Leandro Paolicchi, Mar del Plata University (Argentina)
Arturo Lance, University of Valencia (Spain)
Jaspal Naveel Singh, The Open University (United Kingdom)
Benno Herzog, University of Valencia (Spain)
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