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The CfP for our DN35 Conference ”Mapping and Countering Authoritarian Discourses“ in Opole, Poland, 25–26 February 2027, is now open.

During DN35, we want to reflect on (neo)authoritarianism today, its role in public discourse, and its impact on contemporary politics. We want to map the discursive construction of the (neo)authoritarian appeal across the Global North and South, and the ways in which they can be counteracted. We welcome a wide range of methodologies and approaches to researching these issues, including critical political, psychological, and post-structuralist #DiscourseAnalysis, #CorpusLinguistics, and #RhetoricalAnalysis.

For all relevant information see: https://discourseanalysis.net/DN35

#Authoritarianism #Discourse #DiscourseStudies

The CfP for our DN34 International Conference on #Discourse, #Identity and #Polarisation is now open. It will be held 10–12 November 2026 at #Vilnius University and online. The call for papers and panel proposals is open until 15 May 2026. This conference provides an interdisciplinary space for examining how individual and group identities are discursively constructed in today’s increasingly polarised societies, and how discourse both reflects and shapes emerging social divisions.

For more information visit: https://discourseanalysis.net/DN34

#DiscourseAnalysis #DiscourseStudies

The next talk in the DiscourseNet Seminar Series on “#Discourse and #Sustainability” will take place on May 29, 1–2 UK pm time.

Salla-Riikka Kuusalu (University of Turku), will talk about “Linguistic constructions of clearcutting in an online forum: Learning from polarised views on #forestry and forest conservation in #Finland”.

For more information on the Seminar Series visit: https://discourseanalysis.net/group/40

We are excited to invite you to our next Open DiscourseNet Seminar, which will take place on 22 May 2026 (1-2 pm UK time)

Katy Highet (University of the West of Scotland) will talk about “Far-right co-optation: Hindu nationalism & decoloniality in India”.

For more information visit: https://discourseanalysis.net/DN/seminars/OpenDNLondon #DiscourseAnalysis #FarRight #HinduNationalism #India #Decoloniality

A new video from our Open DiscourseNet Seminar is online now. If your are interested in how Office #Architecture is discursively constructed as sites of #communication, check @perspektivbrocken@social.tchncs.de's talk on Office architecture as a Discourse Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_xbbVV6XRQ.

For more information on our monthly Open DiscourseNet Seminar, see: https://discourseanalysis.net/DN/seminars/OpenDNLondon #Discourse #DiscourseStudies #Performativity