Birkbeck Institute for Social Research
In the first BISR Methods Lunch workshop of 2014-15, Professor Deborah Cameron will talk about the ideas in her recently published book, Working with Written Discourse (Sage 2014, co-authored with Ivan Panović). Addressing the practicalities of research, and embracing the complexity and variety of written forms of language, Working with Written Discourse :
• grounds readers in a broad range of concepts, debates and relevant methods; • focuses on both theoretical… Show more questions and the ‘how to’ of analysis; • is loaded with practical activities and advice on the design and execution of research; • highlights computer-mediated communication and new media discourse, from text messages and tweets to mobile phone novels and online encyclopedias; • draws on data from international and multilingual communities.
All welcome.
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Deborah Cameron teaches at Oxford University, where she is Professor of Language and Communication in the English Faculty. Her main research interests are in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and the study of gender and sexuality. Her previous publications include Working with Spoken Discourse (2001), On Language and Sexual Politics (2006) and Verbal Hygiene (1995/2012).
Chair: Sasha Roseneil
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“Methods Lunch” is a series of lunchtime seminars, designed to interrupt your day with some methodological food for thought… Come along and hear about exciting new developments in social research methods and methodologies and bring your lunch!
These seminars/workshops are free, but please register in advance, and if you’ve registered, please do attend. If you find out you can’t come later on, please let us know or cancel your place on Eventbrite, so that we can re-allocate your place, and ensure that we have space for everyone who wishes to take part.
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