Through this it examines the role of discourse in shaping social interaction and its psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and sense-making. The course aims to demonstrate that in studying discourse we cannot help but study social life.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• Identify some key themes in discourse analysis
• Appreciate the consequences of discourse research for some key topics in social science, such as indentity, interaction and subjectivity
• Be familiar with some discourse analytical techniques and their consequences for analysing social interactions.