DISCOURS is an interdisciplinary forum for scholars from diverse fields to discuss discourse theory and practice from a wide range of perspectives. We define discourse studies broadly and welcome all scholars concerned with the notion of discourse, including but not limited to those in the disciplines and research areas of: anthropology, architecture, composition studies, computer science, cultural studies, education, folklore, gender studies, geography, history, information science, journalism, language and literary studies, law, linguistics, music, performance studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, race and ethnic studies, rhetoric, sociology, women's studies.
We encourage the discussion of theoretical, methodological, practical, and other issues related to the study of discourse, including such questions as: What is discourse? How does it relate to other concepts such as text, ideology, structure, culture? What do we mean by discourse studies? How do various fields undertake the study of discourse? How can discourse be investigated from an interdisciplinary perspective? What is gained and lost in an interdisciplinary approach? Other appropriate postings include announcements about upcoming events, publications, and so on relevant to discourse studies and inquiries about issues related to discourse studies, such as reference information, previous work on a particular topic, contact information for a scholar, and the like.
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DISCOURS is an unmoderated list sponsored by the program in Discourse Studies in the Department of English at Texas A&M University. It is the brainchild of Anthony Aristar, formerly of Texas A&M and now at Wayne State University. We gratefully acknowledge his support and the technical support of the LINGUIST List.
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Email: Mary Bucholtz
Email: James Cornish
Email: Chris Holcomb
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