Category Archives: General information

Announcements, newsletter and programme for 2016

Dear ACDC fellows, With the end of the year coming, here’s a last round of announcements and events of potential interest to you. First of all, the Amsterdam Critical Discourse Community (ACDC) celebrates its 5th anniversary with an impressive programme … Continue reading

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New conveners and next ACDC meeting, Raiko Jäärats on “‘The Silent Era’ of interwar Estonia and political shifts in Europe in the 21st Century”, 6 October, 15:30-17:00, VU Amsterdam Main building 1G-11

Dear all, We are back again to announce our next ACDC meeting. On October 6th, ACDC welcomes Raiko Jäärats (Tallinn University) who is currently a visiting scholar under the auspices of the Estonian Archimedes Foundation and funded by the ESF Doctoral … Continue reading

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ACDC Newsletter

Dear all, You will find the ACDC newsletter for the upcoming academic year, which looks back to our previous activities and forward to upcoming ones, by clicking here [pdf]. With our warm regards, Your ACDC convenors

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Petition against the managerialisation of UK Universities

Dear members, The critical institute published a letter in the Guardian against the managerialisation of UK universities, which includes a petition to the government to modify the situation and to allow universities to do what they are good at: research … Continue reading

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The New Universities of The Netherlands: ACDC call for support

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE Dear ACDC fellows, You may have heard of the student occupation of the Bungehuis in Amsterdam. Currently they occupy the famous Maagdenhuis, the administrative HQ of the University of Amsterdam that was the centre of student protest in … Continue reading

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Discourseanalysis.net, an online platform for reseachers in discourse analysis

Dear ACDC followers, Below you’ll find a message of our colleagues Jan Zienkowski and Nicolina Montesano Montessori with information about an online platform devoted to discourse analysis. You’ll also find the Dutch text below. With our best wishes, Your ACDC team … Continue reading

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ACDC goes online

Welcome to the Amsterdam Critical Discourse Community website. We are finally online. On this platform, and through the navigation menu on top of the page you will find information about our community of researchers and our activities. Feel free to … Continue reading

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