What is Discourse Analysis?

A Primer on Discourse Analysis

• Potter, Jonathan & Margeret Wetherell (1987): "Discourse and Social Psychology," London et al.: Sage.
• Edwards, Derek, and Jonathan Potter (1992): "Discursive Psychology," London: Sage.
• Potter, Jonathan (1996): "Discourse Analysis and Constructionist Approaches: Theoretical Background" in: John T.E. Richardson (ed.): " Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences," Leicester: BPS Books.
• What is meant by "discourse analysis"?
  by Stef Stembrouck of the University of Gent.
• Cognitive Discourse Analysis: An Introduction
  by Teun A. van Dijk of the University of Amsterdam.
• Discourse Analysis
  by Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University.
•  Discourse analysis: A Bibliographical Guide
  by Martyn Hammersley
• Lecture Notes on Discourse Analysis Consise notes on the basic ideas and varieties of discourse Aanalyis (by Charles Antaki)
• Papers by Norman Fairclough to download

Problems & Critiques

• Antaki, Charles, Michael Billig, Derek Edwards, and Jonathan Potter (2002) "Discourse Analysis Means Doing Analysis: A Critique Of Six Analytic Shortcomings", Discourse Analysis Online 2.

Persons

• Norman Fairclough
• Teun A. van Dijk
• Ruth Wodak

Organizations

• Loughborough's Discourse and Rhetoric Group
• DAOL — Discourse Analysis Online
  DAOL is a brand new internet zine on Discourse Analysis
  
• Discourse in Society
• Critics-L
  Listserv for practicising Critical Discourse Analysts
  
• DISCOURS
  Low-traffic listserv for Discourse Analysis
  
•  Diskursforschung
  Working Group on Discourse Analysis, yearly workshops for junior academics interested in Discourse Analysis.