Apologies for cross posting but I am aware that there are many discourse analysts who have an interest in Internet research too. This is a great opportunity to visit New Zealand for the exchange of intellectual ideas as well as a chance to see the country! Keynote speakers are Teun A.van Dijk, Pompeu Fabra University, and Monica Heller University of Toronto, Canada. Call for submissions ends June 30 2011. See: www.aut.ac.nz/nzdc3 Kind regards Philippa Smith Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland NEW ZEALAND 3rd New Zealand Discourse Conference “Engaging with Discourse Analysis” 5-7 December 2011 AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand Call for papers Following the successful New Zealand Discourse Conferences in 2007 and 2009, submissions for the 3rd New Zealand Discourse Conference are invited from academics and others interested in a discourse analysis approach to understanding the social world. Keynote speakers Teun A. van Dijk Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain Monica Heller University of Toronto, Canada Themes The conference organisers invite submissions that focus on discourse analysis to address theoretical, methodological or empirical research issues in a variety of themes including, but not limited to: Community and health Gender and diversity Education and learning Globalisation and development Finance and capital Ideology, power and knowledge Culture and identity Media Marketing and consumption Place, space and time Public policy and the state Practice and praxis Professions and institutions Language and communication Work, management and organisation Science and technology Conference options There are three options for conference inclusion: presentations, workshops and symposia. Please see the appropriate guidelines below and make your submission by 30th June 2011. Submission guidelines Submissions are accepted on the basis that at least one presenter must register and attend the conference. Co-presenters are encouraged, but they must also be registered for the day of their presentation. If there are multiple presenters for one paper, it is important that the presentation time is strictly adhered to. Presentations Please submit an abstract which should be no more than 300 words in length and a maximum of four keywords. Each presentation will be allocated a 30 minute time slot, 20 minutes for presentation followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Workshop Conference workshops provide an opportunity to explore discourse analysis in a practical workshop mode. The number of workshop slots is limited. A 500 word abstract plus a reference list should be submitted for consideration. Workshops will only proceed if they attract a minimum of 10 participants. The time for each workshop is 90 minutes. Symposium A symposium is an integrated, interactive engagement between two or more presenters and the audience. The focus of the discussion should be a clearly identified theme that reflects an emerging issue in discourse studies. Participants will make individual or collaborative presentations linking their perspectives to the theme, with ample opportunity for discussion. A nominated person will moderate the discussion. Symposia should be designed to run for 90 minutes including at least 45 minutes for discussion. Proposals for symposia are to be presented in a 500 word abstract for the symposium as a whole and will be evaluated against the following criteria: • the relationship of the topic to the conference focus on discourse analysis • the range of expertise and/or points of view represented by the presenter(s) Please submit abstracts by email before 30th June 2011 to nzdc@aut.ac.nz Send your submission as a separate Word document and include in the body of the email, the title of the paper and the details of a contact author, phone and email address.