More than 300 specialists from 48 countries participate from 25 to 28 July in the congress DCN5ALED: Discourses and their impacts on a world of multiple which will take place at the Faculty of Social Sciences on the Tarongers Campus. The meeting was organised by the following discourse studies associations: DiscourseNet and the Latin American Discourse Studies Association (ALED).

During the meeting, specialists from various fields of knowledge will reflect, among other aspects, on the impact that discourses can have on the lives of citizens in an increasingly globalised world facing multiple crises.

Discourse, language, and communication are central to our understanding of the world today. Researchers from many disciplines have become interested in how discourses shape social, political, and economic realities and they study discourses in many areas of social life. As a transdisciplinary field, Discourse Studies responds not only to the theoretical and methodological questions important for academia but also to real-life and practical challenges of a changing social world.

The conference, chaired by Professor of Sociology at the Universitat de València Benno Herzog, which brings together more than 300 specialists, will explore how discourses and discourse studies have an impact on the contemporary world. The meeting invites participants to reflect on the impact that discourses can have in our lives in an increasingly globalised world which faces multiple crises. Among the questions to be addressed are: 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.

Information on the congress can be consulted here.

The complete programme is available here.