We are extremely proud to announce the co-recipients of the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award: M. Anne Britt & Jean-François Rouet The Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award is the Society’s most prestigious award, which honors scholars who have made outstanding scientific contributions to the study of discourse processing and text analysis. Previous award winners were Walter Kintsch, Herb Clark, […]
Drs. Bohn-Gettler and Kaakinen named as Co-Editors of Discourse Processes
We are pleased to announce that Drs. Kate Bohn-Gettler and Johanna Kaakinen will be the new Co-Editors of Discourse Processes. They will start their tenure as editors on February 1st, 2021. Kate and Johanna wanted to convey this message to the ST&D Community: We are pleased to be the next Co-Editors for Discourse Processes! Building on the […]
Report on the ST&D 2020 Discussion on Representation and Social Justice
The summary report on the ST&D 2020 Special Topics Discussion on Representation and Social Justice in the Society for Text & Discourse is now available. We encourage all members to read the prepared summary of participant comments that were collected on July 21, 2020. This report will service as the initial basis for identifying and […]
Nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award – Due 12/7/2020.
Nominations are invited for the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the Society for Text and Discourse. The Award honors scholars who have made outstanding scientific contributions to the study of discourse processing and text analysis. Nominations are due by 12:00 PM EST on December 7, 2020 to Paul van den Broek (Chair) at p.vandenbroek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl Award Criteria The […]
Nominations for the 2021 Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award – Due 12/1/2020
Nominations are invited for the Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award of the Society for Text and Discourse. The Award honors early-career scholars (doctoral degree within the last 10 years) who have contributed in an exceptional and innovative way to the progress of discourse research. To be considered, nomination materials must be submitted to the online submission dropbox (http://bit.ly/Trabasso2021) by 11:59 […]
ST&D 2021: Transition to a Virtual Conference
I am writing to announce that the 2021 annual conference for the Society for Text and Discourse will be held virtually. The Society’s leadership made this decision in consultation with the Oslo conference organizers. The uncertainties regarding the progression of Covid-19 and travel restrictions are such that it is challenging to plan for a face […]
Call for Editor of Discourse Processes
The Society for Text and Discourse and Taylor & Francis are now seeking candidates for the position of Editor for Discourse Processes (DP; https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hdsp20/current). The Editor’s primary responsibilities will include appointing an Editorial Team (Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members) to work directly with journal management, contribute to the scope and mission of the journal, […]
ST&D Statement on Institutionalized Racism, Justice, and Equity
We wanted to reach out to you to express our deep sadness, anger, and disgust about the senseless loss of life due to institutionalized racism — we are sure that others in our community share these sentiments. As a community, we reaffirm our commitment to stand in solidarity against racism and violence. Systemic racism is […]
ST&D 2020 Online Conference – 30th Anniversary of ST&D
We are pleased to formally announce that registration is now open for the 30th Annual (Online) Conference of the Society for Text and Discourse, Cyberspace, which will be held July 21-23, 2020. Important links and conference details are provided below. ST&D 2020 Online Program: https://easychair.org/smart-program/STD2020/ ST&D 2020 Registration Instructions: To register for ST&D 2020, visit https://societyfortextanddiscourse.wildapricot.org/event-3860019 Members of […]
ST&D 2020: Atlanta Meeting Cancelled
Dear Colleague, A little over a week ago we indicated that we would make a final decision regarding the conferences in April. In the context of the current situation, it is the consensus of the Officers, Governing Board, and the local Organizing Committee that the 2020 physical, face-to-face conference in Atlanta is not possible. As […]