[ecrea] Conference: RC 33 Session: Methodologies of Sociological Discourse Research

status: CfP Call for papers
conference
RC 33 Session: Methodologies of Sociological Discourse Research
11.09.2016-16.09.2016
University of Leicester

Call for Papers
RC 33 Session: Methodologies of Sociological Discourse Research
Session organizer: Reiner Keller (Augsburg University)

RC33 Conference 2016
9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology
11-16 September 2016
University of Leicester, UK

For more information: 
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/sociology/research/rc33-conference

RC 33 Session
Methodologies of sociological discourse research
In her influential book "Situational Analysis", American sociologist 
Adele Clarke (UCSF) argued that in today's societies, every social 
phenomenon including social actors are awash in a sea of discourses. 
Nevertheless, and despite the groundbreaking works of Michel Foucault, 
sociology has to date been hesitant in developing methodologically sound 
ways for approaching discursive phenomena that have been adequately 
reflected upon. This is due in part to the dominance of a rather loosely 
defined concept of discourse in cultural studies, and of other, more 
widely used linguistic tools and devices in discourse research across 
the humanities.
In this context, the proposed session intends to discuss methodologies 
of discourse research that are adapted to sociological purposes and are 
able to address the complex discursivity of today's orders of discourse 
and knowledge production, accounting for actors as well as discourse 
structuration in methodologically substantiated ways by using 
sociological methods and tools for inquiry. In addition to a general 
discussion of such methods, the session will offer and in-depth focus on 
the methodology and methods of the sociology of knowledge approach to 
discourse (SKAD) which combines elements of the sociological 
interpretive paradigm with Foucauldian concepts and strategies of 
qualitative research for doing discourse research today. Papers 
addressing the methodology and methods of sociological discourse 
research in SKAD or related approaches via theoretical reflection or 
analytical and empirical cases are welcome. In this way, the session 
aims to strengthen genuinely sociological meth
 odologies of discourse research.
Please note: Abstract submission is only possible via the conference 
homepage (see above). Abstracts are limited to 5000 characters. The 
deadline for abstracts is 21st January, 2016.

1. To submit a paper abstract for the RC33 9th International Conference 
on Social Science Methodology, you should visit: 
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/sociology/research/rc33-conference 
After landing on the homepage, navigate to -Abstract Submission', which 
appears in the top left hand column of the webpage, see image below:
2. Complete the form in full. You may wish to cut and paste your 
abstract into the Abstract field from another document.
3. Choose the relevant session for your stream. To do so you will need 
to select the relevant lead session organiser from the drop-down menu 
highlighted in the image below. To check you are submitting to the 
correct session, you can view a table of sessions and session convenors 
by clicking the link entitled -View the list of sessions and session 
convenors'. Once complete, click submit.

Session Organizer
Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller
Universität Augsburg
Lehrstuhl für Soziologie
Philosophisch-Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät
D-86135 Augsburg

Email: (reiner.keller /at/ phil.uni-augsburg.de)
Homepages: 	http://www.uni-augsburg.de/keller
 http://kellersskad.blogspot.de/p/blog-page.html

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller
email: (reiner.keller /at/ phil.uni-augsburg.de)

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