I’ve just discovered a new possible translation of the concept of ‘discourse’ into Finnish, namely ‘arvorypäs‘. This implies the concentration of different discursive elements and values into one. It also implies limits, just like the concept of discourse itself entails them.
Perhaps this way the whole study of discourses becomes more easy to grasp for a [...]
I should add to the links that there’s a conference website for: The Construction of “Us” and “Them”: Discourses of Populism and Nationalism, 7-8 September 2007, University of Helsinki
http://blogit.helsinki.fi/discourse
The programme with abstracts is coming soon.
The informal discourse theory seminar in Helsinki starts at 6pm on 20 March 2007. The general topic is Finnish general elections 2007, where the main voting day is 18 March.
The themes visited are related to consensus, party identification, ideological and discursive changes, coalitions and political frontiers - but do not hesitate to suggest [...]
