DNC5ALED: Discourses and their impacts on a world of multiple crises

Joint congress of DiscourseNet and ALED

25-28 July, 2023

University of Valencia, Spain

Co-organized by DiscourseNet, the International Association of Discourse Studies, and ALED, the Latin American Discourse Studies Association, this congress explores how discourses and Discourse Studies have impacts on the contemporary world. We invite participants to reflect on the impact that discourses can make on our lives in a globalising world facing multiple crises: What is the role of language in contemporary political struggles and how does it promote values such as democracy, social justice, and tolerance? What is the place of discourse in our current economic model of global neoliberalism and how can we imagine alternative visions that are culturally and environmentally more sustainable? How does the looming climate catastrophe or the coronavirus pandemic intersect with discursive developments? The uses of language are often associated with the idea of conveying a particular idea and pursuing a given ideological agenda. Yet, discourses not only represent our world but they also shape it in crucial ways. In their own work, discourse researchers may be committed to bring about positive social change. However, in many cases, the effects of discourses on the social fabric need to be accounted for more systematically and in detail, allowing for more complexity, than is currently the case.

More information: https://discourseanalysis.net/DNC5ALED