Conference on Discourses of Hope: Peace, Reconciliation, Learning and Change

The conference theme is 'Discourses of hope: peace, reconciliation, learning and change' and we would of course encourage presentations which deal in whole or in part with this theme. The purpose of the theme is to invite participants to think more politically about the various applications of their work, in terms of what they are trying to achieve, and to encourage a reorientation in critical thinking to what we might call Positive Discourse Analysis (PDA) - work which considers how people make the world a better place and designs interventions based on such considerations. We recognise of course that not everyone's work accommodates a theme of this kind, and welcome presentations from the usual wide range of SFL and affine endeavours.

Please note that the deadline for abstract submissions has passed and late submissions can only be considered in exceptional circumstances on a case by case basis in relation to cancellations.