Social Sciences: Methods of Text and Discourse Analysis

The aim of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the use of text and discourse analytical methods within the social sciences, and to convey the necessary practical skills required for their application. Through lectures, seminars and practical workshops, the course will offer you in-depth knowledge of three discourse analytical methods, namely discursive psychology, discourse theory and critical discourse analysis. The goal of the course is to show the contributions of the methods to the study of modern society and contemporary research issues within the social sciences.

The course contains both a theoretical and a practical section. It begins with a theoretical introduction to central text and discourse analytical traditions and methods. During the practical section, which is the main part of the course, you will use the methods and apply it to an empirical material of your own choosing during a series of workshops and papers.