Susana Martínez Guillem
Hello! I am Associate Professor in the department of Communication at the University of New Mexico, USA, and affiliate faculty with the Latin American and Iberian Institute, also at UNM. In my research, I draw on discourse studies and cultural studies to study the ideological dimensions of institutional, mediated, and everyday practices in relation to migration, social movements, (anti)racism, multilingualism, education, and their connection to material conditions.
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-conversa (hosted by the International Association of Discourse Studies and Society (EDiSo); http://www.edisoportal.org/Ediso), it was suggested to read the introduction (the Spanish translation of which is included in this issue ofDiscurso y Sociedad) and to debate over some of the topics presented in the book. The result consists of several contributions which, by taking Martin Rojo’s text as the starting point, reflect on spatial practices, the role of mass media and social networks, the new emerging political subject, counter-hegemonic formations, multilingualism, and prefigurative practices, among other issues. Thus, this dialogic text is an invitation to continue thinking about discourse analysis from a new perspective linked to space.
‘praxis-oriented (whiteness) research, while also suggesting ways to complicate and expand it. Asa guiding principle, I try to follow Toyosaki’s call for ‘more careful, nuanced, and complexknowing of whiteness in the field of communication studies,’ through some of the ‘qual-ities of knowing’ that he lists in his essay. Due to space limitations, however, I concentrate mostly on nuance, context, and history in relation to the why, who, what, and how of whiteness theorizing.
immigration policy. Drawing on a theoretical framework that calls attention to the embeddedness of cultural ideas and notions in economic dimensions of society, the analysis first emphasizes the naturalized link in the Communications between the need for integration and specific immigrants whose cultures are marked as fundamentally different. Second, it shows how lack of cultural integration is intrinsically connected in these documents to an economic understanding of ‘otherness’, since it is made salient as an obstacle in immigrants’ path toward upward mobility, and thus as a threat to social cohesion. This, I argue, creates an irresolvable paradox that positions undesirable immigrants as simultaneously in need of and ineligible for integration measures.
that emphasizes how a successful hegemonic project achieves a “historic bloc” only when it operates both at the level of state and civil society. We claim that Occupy Wall Street’s
goals require an equally integral kind of struggle, one that operates at all of these multiple levels.
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/801950?fbclid=IwAR3FWLQ6c7Aea4-F_Fq7-pMbjsErrat5hSi3FCWjcFF8ohQHq-hlozllre8
-conversa (hosted by the International Association of Discourse Studies and Society (EDiSo); http://www.edisoportal.org/Ediso), it was suggested to read the introduction (the Spanish translation of which is included in this issue ofDiscurso y Sociedad) and to debate over some of the topics presented in the book. The result consists of several contributions which, by taking Martin Rojo’s text as the starting point, reflect on spatial practices, the role of mass media and social networks, the new emerging political subject, counter-hegemonic formations, multilingualism, and prefigurative practices, among other issues. Thus, this dialogic text is an invitation to continue thinking about discourse analysis from a new perspective linked to space.
‘praxis-oriented (whiteness) research, while also suggesting ways to complicate and expand it. Asa guiding principle, I try to follow Toyosaki’s call for ‘more careful, nuanced, and complexknowing of whiteness in the field of communication studies,’ through some of the ‘qual-ities of knowing’ that he lists in his essay. Due to space limitations, however, I concentrate mostly on nuance, context, and history in relation to the why, who, what, and how of whiteness theorizing.
immigration policy. Drawing on a theoretical framework that calls attention to the embeddedness of cultural ideas and notions in economic dimensions of society, the analysis first emphasizes the naturalized link in the Communications between the need for integration and specific immigrants whose cultures are marked as fundamentally different. Second, it shows how lack of cultural integration is intrinsically connected in these documents to an economic understanding of ‘otherness’, since it is made salient as an obstacle in immigrants’ path toward upward mobility, and thus as a threat to social cohesion. This, I argue, creates an irresolvable paradox that positions undesirable immigrants as simultaneously in need of and ineligible for integration measures.
that emphasizes how a successful hegemonic project achieves a “historic bloc” only when it operates both at the level of state and civil society. We claim that Occupy Wall Street’s
goals require an equally integral kind of struggle, one that operates at all of these multiple levels.
The volume begins with a comprehensive introduction that documents the shift towards Critical Discourse Studies in the study of socio-discursive phenomena, as well as its implications in terms of theories, methodologies, and objects of study within and beyond Communication. The diverse selection of case studies further demonstrates the possibilities located at the intersection of Communication and Critical Discourse Studies, ultimately providing solid ground for a firmer cross-fertilization between the two. The chapters as a whole provide an insightful state of the art of the kinds of research that emerge when we consider the traversing trajectories of Critical Discourse Studies and Communication, advancing our understanding of self-reflexivity, journalism production and social media, discourses of neurodiversity, the environment, autism advocacy, and national memory. They also provide promising emergent venues that speak to the value and the need of interdisciplinary theory building.
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Confieso que escribir este capítulo en castellano, hoy en día, me requiere un esfuerzo extra. Las razones tienen que ver con lo que explico en estas páginas. Al mismo tiempo, el esfuerzo merece la pena porque siento que la que escribe soy verdaderamente “yo”. Aún así, mi “yo” lingüístico podría (¿debería?) haber sido otro si el valenciano no hubiera vivido una brutal represión y posterior situación de diglosia en el estado español. Como ya explicaba Joan Fuster, en este mercado desigual, es necesario sobrevivir profesionalmente, aunque ello conlleve a veces un uso forzado de las lenguas (Fuster, 1998).
to an ideology of “connectivity/connectedness” sustained by reducing communication to its economically productive aspects.
Such a move systematically fetishizes our labor, reducing it to a disembodied transmission of information while contributing to an increasingly precarious and unequal ‘Uberized’ working environment.
ideological processes, as well as the material conditions that shape and are shaped by them (see Wodak and Meyer, 2016; Flowerdew and Richardson, 2017). A CDS approach can be seen as an extension of the Critical Linguistics framework (Fowler et al., 1979; Kress and Hodge, 1979) that developed in and out of Western European contexts. The main premise of the analyses developed from this perspective considers language not as a neutral descriptor of reality, but as
an important instrument in the structuring of power relations in societies. Consequently, CDS strives to uncover how the legitimation of particular control mechanisms occurs, among others, through specific linguistic practices. In spite of its Western European core, and due to its decidedly problem- oriented nature, as well as the constant refinement and broadening of its analytical tools, CDS has progressively become appealing to the larger European continent, as well as to other Western and non- Western contexts such as the US, Australia, or China (Shi-
Xu, 1999; Tracy et al., 2011).
have a set of interactional resources (morphemes, syntactic structures, adjacency pairs, discursive forms, etc.) at their disposal that they can use to engage in observable interaction in meaningful ways; that (2) the meaning of a given interactional resource is constituted by its functionality in the specific moment of its use; that (3) the meaningful use of interactional resources has a systematic basis; and that (4) meaningful interaction requires the cooperation or joint action of all interlocutors involved in any interactional moment. It should be noted that language and social interaction scholars are equally interested in interlocutors' successes and failures at achieving meaningful interaction."
Throughout this study, and as the different analyses take shape, I will explore the possibilities of locating these dynamics within a dialectical cultural frame that can better account for the symbolic and material bases of social (re)production, especially in relation to processes of inclusion and exclusion.
For this purpose, public and semi-private discourses and practices that may contribute to legitimizing and/or challenging a potentially exclusionary understanding of belonging become a particularly relevant area of research. Thus, I propose to dig deeper into the different dynamics of exclusion and inclusion taking place nowadays in the EU, by carefully analyzing discourses at the level of legislation, media representations, and citizens' activism, together with the actions that they may legitimize. My study will try to discern particular understandings of contemporary societies across these different spheres, the shapes that they take, and the relationships, in the form of continuities and/or contradictions that can be established across them.
Analysing discourse is an entreprise that should take into account whose voices are heard and whose are unheard and what is sayable and visible, as well as unsayable and invisible under specific orders of discourse. Silencing is a consequence of the stratification of speakers, discourses and (named) languages according to evolving legitimate models of speakerhood, citizenship, and mobility. La reflexió sobre la connexió entre veus i silenci/silenciament il·luminarà les relacions socials de poder en determinats contextos i les condicions de generació del coneixement als quals, com a analistes del discurs, estem subjectes. O IV Simpósio Internacional EDiSo visa trazer para o primeiro plano o não dito, o não visto e o não escutado, como forma de entender a conformidade, o conflito, a resistência e mesmo a subversão face às ordens discursivas, sociolinguísticas e económicas dominantes na modernidade tardia.
From our study abroad site in Valencia, in this class we will also experience the popular culture of Spain, and discuss its comparative and relational ties to New Mexico, and the US more broadly. Through direct exposure, among others, to flamenco music and dance, social movements, film and TV productions, local festivities, sustainable agricultural practices, or native architectural landmarks, we will explore historical, social and cultural issues shaping past and present-day “Spain,” including: Internal and external colonialism, national(ist) ideologies, past and recent social movements, or economic, geographical, and identity-shaped struggles for equality. In their final projects, students will
develop their comparative, analytical, and critical skills as they work to connect popular cultural items discussed in the Spanish setting to their New Mexican contexts.
This unique program is designed to make sure that you experience the Spanish way of life from a local point of view. You will enjoy the benefits of real, long-term immersion in Spanish culture and language at your own pace.
We will be traveling to Valencia, Spain. Valencia is one of the world's preferred destinations to study abroad due to its unique mixture of traditional Mediterranean and urban culture. You will soak up the city's cultural richness through its world-renowned festivities and cuisine, enjoy its privileged climate and mile-long beaches, and witness Spanish culture, history and society as you wander by its different monuments and historic buildings, join the lively nightlife, or relax with a bike ride, walk, or tapas picnic in one of its numerous gardens.
profesorado, la impartición de las clases, o la (no) participación del alumnado. Por estos motivos, en este panel invitamos a compañeras de EDiSo que deseen participar en una reflexión profunda sobre cómo podemos intervenir en la (in)justicia epistemológica a través de la forma y el contenido de nuestras actividades pedagógicas. Desde incluir una perspectiva
histórica sobre la gramática que nos ayude a verla como resultado de luchas políticas, y no como un principio y fin en sí mismo (Gramsci, 1972), pasando por el análisis de las ideologías sobre las ‘lenguas’ (Zavala, 2012), la reflexión sobre el posicionamiento político lingüístico de las propias docentes (Taboada, 2015) o la revisión curricular para incluir a las
“madres” de nuestras disciplinas (García-Jiménez, 2023) las posibilidades son múltiples y muy necesarias, pero quizás no hayan sido discutidas y compartidas explícitamente en contextos como este Simposio. Por todo ello, invitamos a compartir propuestas de actividades, cursos, asignaturas, lecturas, proyectos del alumnado, y cualquier otra intervención pedagógica que nos ayude avanzar en el objetivo común de la justicia
epistémica en las aulas.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEL1imSfNUpSGKJH80sqiEpW58T-4LmyfrFssqn-McbmA2pw/viewform
This call is for individual proposals, either aiming to contribute to the collective proposals already accepted that have space, or as independent contributions.
You can find the relevant information about the various collective panels that are still receiving individual proposals on the blog of the Symposium (https://simposioediso2023.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/2convocatoria/) as well as the instructions for submission.
Do not hesitate to contact the Organising Committee on this email address: simposioediso2023@gmail.com.
With best wishes,
The Organising Committee - 6th EDiSo International Symposium 2023
Although it always involves a great deal of symbolic action, crisis is also intertwined with the (re)production and challenging of specific material inequalities. This has been, for example, the case with the perceived socio-economic and health-related crises of the last few centuries. While helping to (re)constitute long-standing unequal distribution of material resources across different contexts, these crises have at the same time engendered new logics of social organisation and (not always expected) forms of political reorganisation.
The V EDiSo International Symposium 2021 aims to address these issues by inviting discursive, sociolinguistic and semiotic approaches to the study of disruptions and vulnerabilities in times of crises. It welcomes contributions that shed light on their apprehension, impact and (re)signification, and on what discourse studies have to offer to an understanding of those processes.