Michael Farrelly

Booking now open! We are running an in-person workshop for PhD students  and early career researchers on CDA. Sheffield, UK 15th & 16th January 2026 . Professor Tom Bartlett, University of Glasgow Dr Michael Farrelly, Discourse Academy Dr Michael Kranert, University of Southampton Dr Jane Mulderrig, University of Sheffield We’ve got a fantastic venue in Sheffield: The Chimney House , close to Sheffield city centre and in the wonderful Kelham Island area of the city. The meeting room @ The...

Screen shot of analysis of the representation of social actors from recent Language and Power Podcast episode This question—what is a social actor—is an important one that we, as people doing text and discourse analysis, should take seriously. It is a question that we should address before getting into the details and procedures on how and why we analyse the ‘representation’ of social actors in text and discourse. This is because understanding what we mean by ‘social actor’ will help us to be...

In-person, 2-day workshop For PhD students & early career researchers 15 & 16 January 2026 Sheffield, UK Learn how to apply key CDA theories, concepts and methods to your research project. Sessions on key ideas in CDA and how to apply them to your work. Group discussion and advice tailored to your research project. Hands-on analysis of texts and data. BOOKING WILL OPEN SOON - CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS