Training

We are pleased to announce that the DN34 conference on Discourse, Identity and Polarisation will feature two pre-conference workshops on 9 November, the day before the main conference programme (10–12 November). These workshops are designed especially for doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and other early-career scholars, offering practical guidance and opportunities for discussion on key aspects of academic research, career development and interdisciplinarity in discourse studies.

The aim of this course is to introduce and deepen the understanding of employing an anti-essentialist perspective in research. After an introductory overview of three contemporary post-structuralist approaches – assemblage thinking, discourse theory and governmentality studies – the course deepens discussions on topics such as: How can relevant research problems be articulated? What is the role of normativity in designing a study? How can analytical clarity and persuasion be achieved?

This course introduces and deepens participants’ understanding of critical policy analysis, with a particular focus on Carol Bacchi’s  What is the Problem Represented to be?  (WPR) framework.

Professor Jason Glynos & Professor Yannis Stavrakakis

2 week course / 35 hours (Please note: This course will be taught in person only).

Prof. David Howarth, Dr. Konstantinos Roussos, Dr. Jimena Vazquez Garcia, University of Essex

2 week course / 35 hours (Please note: This course will be taught online only. In person study is not available for this course)

Advanced International Seminar of Discourse Studies (AISDS): Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis

Dates: Weekly sessions from 21 March to 30 May 2026, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (CET/UTC+1)

Pre-registration form: https://forms.gle/2gBSvnhuAPMysKA76

Registration deadline for admitted participants: 4 March​ 2026

Fully online

Dates: weekly sessions every Thursday, from February 19th to March 26th, 2026

Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (Barcelona - CET/UTC+1 time zone)

Registration form: https://forms.gle/CZLP9aPibF5Y14FX9

Webpage: https://www.discoursestudies.org/cdacourse

Time & Location

15 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT – 16 Jan 2026, 14:30 GMT

Sheffield, Chimney House, 4 Kelham Island, Sheffield S3 8RY, UK

About the event

In-person workshop

For PhD students &

The Fall CDA Course offers a practical introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). While the course covers key theoretical assumptions and concepts, our focus will be on how to do critical discourse analysis. Specifically, students will be introduced to different approaches to critical discourse analysis and how these approaches may be applied and combined. The course centers on three forms of discourse that are key in solidifying and defying power relations: media discourse, political-institutional discourse, and social movement discourse.

We’re extending the application deadline for the Prague PhD Course on Discourse Studies and Method: Using Discourse-Theoretical Analysis and Discursive-Material Analysis. Limited spots still available!

New deadline for applications: 31 July 2025