Dear Colleagues,
we (Reiner Keller, Annette Knaut and Dennis Puorideme) are pleased to announce the start of an English-language working group on the sociology of knowledge approach to discourse (SKAD) within the framework of DiscoursNet (see https://discourseanalysis.net/group/46).
We would like to invite anyone who is interested to participate. To start with, we are initially planning a two-hour online meeting via Zoom every two months, depending on interest. We suggest Wednesday, 19 March at 6 p.m. Central European Time as the first date. We hope that this is possible for participants from different time zones; time schedules might be modified later. The first meeting will be about organisational matters and general considerations for further action. We also offer to discuss the theoretical foundations of SKAD. This can be continued in follow-up meetings. On the other hand, there should be the opportunity to present and discuss your own past, present or maybe future SKAD-related work, as well as questions of data analysis and the further development of the approach. There will be room for open questions and discussions. Further suggestions for content are very welcome.
We are planning a real-life meeting to discuss further possibilities for collaboration at the upcoming DiscourseNet conference in Brussels in July 2025.
We look forward to your registration with the group (via the DiscourseNet website) and will be happy to keep you informed about our activities. If you are interested in participating in the first online meeting, please let us know. We will send you a zoom link in a timely manner.
Best regards,
Reiner Keller, Annette Knaut, Dennis Puorideme
Augsburg, February 25, 2025