[csaa-forum] Call for papers for colloquium 'Discourse Theory: Ways Forward', Brussels, 7-8 February 2019

[nico carpentier]

((apologies for cross-posting))

*Call for papers for colloquium ‘Discourse Theory: Ways Forward’, 
Brussels, 7-8 February 2019*

DESIRE, the centre for the study of Democracy, Signification and 
Resistance (https://www.researchcentredesire.eu) is happy to invite you 
to submit paper proposals for the colloquium ‘Discourse Theory: Ways 
Forward’. The colloquium will take place on 7-8 February 2019 in 
Brussels. The colloquium starts on Thursday 7 February at 9.00 and ends 
on Friday 8 February at 17.30.

See https://www.researchcentredesire.eu/discourse-theory.html

The aim of the colloquium is to critically and constructively consider 
where Discourse Theory is at this moment, and to reflect on ways forward 
for discourse theoretical approaches to society, politics, communication 
and media. In particular, the colloquium will focus on five topics:

1.The discursive and the material

2.Discourse theoretical perspectives on political economy

3.Discourse theoretical perspectives on health, ageing, and the body

4.Populist discourses and discourses about populism

5.Discourse theory and visuality

We invite paper proposals on any of these five topics that are based on 
a post-structuralist or post-foundationalist discursive approach, 
broadly defined. The *deadline* for**paper proposals is *30 May 2018*. 
Please send an abstract of around 300 words to bdecleen at vub.be 
<mailto:bdecleen at vub.be>. Please indicate clearly which of the five 
topics indicated above your paper fits with. If accepted, full papers of 
maximum 6000 words are expected by 20 December 2018.

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Confirmed *keynote* speakers are *Ruth Wodak* (Lancaster 
University/University Vienna) and *Michael Freeden* (Oxford).


Other confirmed speakers so far are (in alphabetical order) Nico 
Carpentier (Uppsala), Benjamin De Cleen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), 
Edina Doci (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Fani Giannousi (Aristotle 
University of Thessaloniki), Jason Glynos (University of Essex), David 
Howarth (University of Essex), Giorgos Katsambekis (Loughborough),Pieter 
Maeseele (Universiteit Antwerpen), Thomas Siomos (Aristotle University 
of Thessaloniki), Yannis Stavrakakis (Aristotle University of 
Thessaloniki),Ilija Tomanic-Trivundza (Ljubljana University), Laurens 
van der Steen (Universiteit Antwerpen), Andreja Vezovnik (Ljubljana 
University), Savvas Voutyras (University of Essex), and Jan Zienkowski 
(Université Saint Louis Brussel).


The *colloquium program committee* consists of the chairs of the five 
institutional members of DESIRE: Benjamin De Cleen (Vrije Universiteit 
Brussel, colloquium coordinator), Nico Carpentier (Uppsala University), 
Ilija Tomanić Trivundža (University of Ljubljana), Jason Glynos 
(University of Essex), Yannis Stavrakakis (Aristotle University of 
Thessaloniki).


The*local organizing committee* consists of Benjamin De Cleen 
(coordinator, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Karel Deneckere and Jana 
Goyvaerts (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Pieter Maeseele (Universiteit 
Antwerpen).


The day before the collloquium, on 6 February, we organise a *PhD 
masterclass* on Discourse Theoretical Approaches to Politics, Society, 
Communication and Media with Nico Carpentier (Uppsala), Jason Glynos 
(Essex), David Howarth (Essex), and Yannis Stavrakakis (Aristotle 
University of Thessaloniki). More information on the PhD masterclass can 
be found at 
https://www.researchcentredesire.eu/masterclass-discourse-theory.html