Critical Discourse Analysis - a two-day doctoral seminar with Norman Fairclough and Isabela Letcu-Fairclough)
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- Thursday 29. September 2011 at 9:00 - Friday 30. September 2011 at 16:00
Together with his wife, Isabela Letcu-Fairclough, Norman Fairclough, who is honorary doctor at Aalborg University, will conduct a two-day workshop focusing on Critical Discourse Analysis of political texts in a broad sense. The workshop is organized by the doctoral programme Discourse and Contemporary Culture.
Isabela Letcu-Fairclough has specialized in argumentation theory, pragma-dialectics, Critical Discourse Analysis and Critical Thinking. Having spent most of her working life in Romania, she is now attached to the University of Lancaster, where she was a PhD-student until 2004, and she is currently working on a book (with Norman Fairclough) entitled ‘Political Discourse Analysis’ (forthcoming in 2011). Isabela letcu-Fairclough has published numerous journal articles, including e.g. ‘Populism and the Romanian “Orange Revolution”. A Discourse-Analytical Perspective on the Presidential Election of 2004’.
Venue: Fredrik Bajers Vej 7A, room 106
Sign up for the workshop before 15 August 2011, no more than 30 PhD scholars will be admitted (on first come first served basis)
Readings for the workshop will be available from 1 September 2011.
Abstracts have to be sent to Marianne Høgsbro within 9 September 2011.
Registration fee:
Participation is free for students affiliated with a programme under Danish Universities. Other participants pay DKK 500.
Refreshments, lunches and dinners:
Because of the very low registration fee, you will buy your own lunches and dinners. However, refreshments (tea, coffee, fruit and cake) served in the workshop are free of charge.
Student presentations:
10 PhD students will have the opportunity to present their project on first come first served basis. They will be asked to describe their project in an abstract (one page) to be submitted ahead of the workshop. In addition they will have the opportunity of giving a brief presentation of their project (5-10 minutes) in which they reflect on the relevance of approaches introduced in the workshop and the readings for the workshop.
ECTS:
Active participation in the workshop will earn you 2 ECTS. You will receive a certificate to document your participation.
Accommodation:
- Host
- PhD Programme: Discourse and Contemporary Culture
- Address
- Aalborg University