Sylabus
Course structure
Week 1 (20 February) – Introduction to the course
Aim and structure of the course; a rough definition of discourse (studies)
Week 2 (27 February) – Entering the field of discourse studies
Social constructionism, (Post-)Structuralism, Text, Context
Week 3 (05 March) – Micro-/Macro- approaches to the concept of discourse
‘big D’ Discourse and ‘little d’ discourse
Week 4 (12 March) – Studying discourses: Approaches to discourse analysis (1)
Conversation Analysis, Multimodal (Critical) Discourse Analysis
Week 5 (19 March) – Studying discourses: Approaches to discourse analysis (2)
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
Deadline 1 - Submission of the research essay proposals.
Week 6 (26 March) – Studying discourses: Approaches to discourse analysis (3)
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
Week 7 (02 April) – Discourse theory and media studies
Discourse-Theoretical Analysis (DTA)
Deadline 2 - Submission of the peer feedback for fellow students.
Week 8 (04 April) – Discourses of / about / as …
Nationalism, gender, identity, conflict
Week 9 (09 April) – Feedback session
Week 10 (16 April) – Case study discussion (lecturer)
The discursive construction of childhood
Week 11 (23 April) – Case study discussion (Guest)
The discursive construction of the home by Ali Dokumaci
Week 12 (30 April) – Course Break
Week 13 (07 May) – Wrap up & Case study discussion (lecturer)
Discussion on nationalist discourse(s)
The deadline for the submission of the final research essay is 27 May 2024, 23:59 (CET).
Anotace
The course combines a series of lectures and workshops with the autonomous guided study.