Mar del Plata (Argentina) 26 October 2022 - 28 October 2022

Deadline for abstract submission: June 15, 2022. Deadline for registration: October 15, 2022.

From its beginnings, Critical Theory has developed a strong interest in language and in the relationship between the symbolic, our ways of thinking and material reality. Not only as a cultural element to enrich Marxist analysis, but -especially after Auschwitz- as an aporia of thought, language became important as a product and producer of social reality. The impossibility and at the same time the need to develop a non-identifying language has characterized much of the intellectual work of the most prominent authors of the so-called first generation such as Adorno, Horkheimer and Benjamin, among others.

With the linguistic turn in the social sciences and humanities, it was Jürgen Habermas who prominently introduced the concept of "discourse" into Frankfurtian thought. His use of the concept is often perceived as opposed to that developed by Michel Foucault and used in most currents of discourse studies. This central Habermasian notion both resonates with and distances itself from the more familiar notions within the post-disciplinary field of discourse studies. With his ethics and discursive conception of democracy, the relations between arguments, norms, interests and the capacity to transform social reality have been successfully analyzed.

Also the most current works on suffering, contempt or social pathologies associated with the figure of Axel Honneth are in constant communication with studies on language, communication and discourses. Reflections on suffering or art as intersubjective language attempt to reach those spheres of communication not reached by linguistic communication. Works on invisibilization, silencing and "language theft" analyze slights that affect the capacity of subjects to be considered relevant actors in the production of discourses. Likewise, the recovery of the (post-)Marxist notion of ideology also points to those (discursive) acts that impede the understanding of social pathologies.

In this DiscursoNet #DN28 conference, aimed at both young researchers and more experienced researchers, we are interested in the topicality of the issues raised by the different generations of Critical Theory especially for discourse studies. We are interested in the relevance of Critical Theory and Discourse from a multidisciplinary perspective, including linguistics, sociology, philosophy, political science, aesthetics, educational science, cultural and communication studies, among others.

We look forward to receiving proposals on (but not limited to):

• The reifying and identifying character of language
• Language and discursive practices as constitutive of social reality
• The normative force of language, its power of domination and emancipation
• The language of suffering
• Invisibilization and Silencing in Discourse Studies
• Suffering, aesthetics and other non-linguistic discursive elements
• Ideology and discourse
• Language and discourse as a means of critique
• Contempt, discrimination, recognition and discourse

Applications

To participate, please send an abstract in Spanish of approx. 250 words and a brief biography of one paragraph to: discursoyteoriacritica@gmail.com

Key dates:

Abstract submission: by June 15, 2022 Notification of acceptance: June 25, 2022 Registration: by October 15, 2022

Registration fees:

The activity is free for members of the DiscursoNet association.

To participate, the selected persons must become a member of the DiscursoNet association (annual fee: 30 Euros, approx. 3500 Argentinean pesos).

Organizing Committee

Leandro Paolicchi - Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina) Benno Herzog - Universidad de Valencia (Spain)

Scientific Committee

Leandro Paolicchi - National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina)

Benno Herzog - University of Valencia (Spain) Johannes Angermuller - Open University (United Kingdom)

Tamires Bonani - Universidade Federal de São Carlos (Brazil) Júlio Bonatti - Universidad de Valencia (Spain)

Sabine Heiss - Centro Florida Universitaria (Spain)

Susana Martinez Guillem - University of New Mexico (United States)

Cesar Ortega - University of Valencia (Spain)

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