Discourse studies: theories and methodologies at the crossroads of language and society
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Discourse Studies is a field that has been developing dynamically at the intersection of language and society. While discourse analysis is an established subfield within linguistics, discourse designates an object of investigation and topic of controversial debate in many other fields of the social sciences and humanities: sociology, political science, education, history, anthropology, literary criticism, cultural studies, philosophy and beyond. This Collection reflects the growing awareness of the many strands and traditions that have been developing in different disciplines and aims to take stock of Discourse Studies as an interdisciplinary field. Its objective is to step outside the niche of established schools and to make recent discourse-related developments in specialised disciplinary fields available to a broader interdisciplinary audience.
Contributing authors are invited to approach the topic from either a theoretical or methodological vantage point. From a theoretical angle, articles can focus on critical conceptual and epistemological debates that have characterised a field, approach or school in Discourse Studies. These contributions should focus on contemporary challenges in the broader context of Discourse Studies. They should avoid theoretical exegesis, focus on problems and questions relevant to discourse researchers and explicitly aim to establish a dialogue across the disciplinary spectrum. From a methodological angle, contributions can present analytical tools and research methods that are applied to an empirical object. Against a background of past achievements, contributions should reflect on the articulation of theories and methods in discourse research.
Additional information on this Collection can be found at DiscourseNet.
