Open Training Workshop
Date: 19-20 September 2006
Location: The Open University, Milton Keynes
This workshop is now full, and we cannot accept any more bookings.
Note: It has come to our attention that some bookings for the Open Training Workshop made through the web form before 18 August 2006 did not reach us. If you made such a booking, please email Catherine Haworth to check that your booking was received.
Course Description
The workshop is aimed at social science researchers unfamiliar with current views of metaphor but interested in how analysing metaphors in discourse data can reveal research participants' understandings, attitudes and emotions. After a brief review of theories of metaphor, techniques of metaphor analysis will be demonstrated on spoken and written discourse data. Workshop participants will be able to try out aspects of metaphor analysis on data provided and on their own data, assisted by experienced metaphor. The potential and its limitations of metaphor analysis for social science research will be discussed.
The Speakers
Lynne Cameron, University of Leeds / The Open University
Alice Deignan, University of Leeds
Elena Semino, University of Lancaster
Graham Low, University of York
Joep Cornelissen, University of Leeds
Mario Kafouros, University of Leeds
+ others tbc
Draft Course Outline (Programme)
Tuesday 19th September
10.15 - 10.30 Welcome and coffee.
10.30 – 11.00 Introduction to the Workshop
11.00 – 12.00 What is metaphor and why does it matter?
12.00 – 1.00 Finding metaphors in discourse data : explanation, demonstration
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch
2.00 – 3.30 Finding metaphors: Hands-on work with discourse data
3.30 – 4.00 Tea
4.00 – 5.30 Metaphor analysis techniques 1 : explanation, demonstration and hands-on work.
Dinner
Wednesday 20th September
9.30 – 10.45 Metaphor analysis techniques 2 : explanation, demonstration
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee
11.00 – 12.00 Metaphor analysis techniques 2: Hands-on work
12.00 – 1.00 Metaphor analysis techniques 3 : explanation, demonstration and hands-on work.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 Metaphor analysis techniques 4 : explanation, demonstration.
3.00 – 4.00 Metaphor analysis techniques 4: hands-on work (+ tea)
4.00 – 5.00 Discussion, evaluation of training materials and activities
Target Audience
Social science researchers who wish to find out about the potential of metaphor analysis for their work and to try out techniques of metaphor analysis on discourse data.
Fee
There is no fee.
20 places are funded by NCRM / ESRC (hotel accommodation for night of 19 th September and all food will be provided; travel costs are not included)
Accommodation
Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes
Duration
Begins 10.15 Tuesday 19 th September 2006
Ends 17.00 Wednesday 20 th September 2006
For more information on this workshop, please email Professor Lynne Cameron.
