Discourse Studies is a field that has been developing dynamically at the intersection of language and society. While discourse analysis is an established subfield within linguistics, discourse ...

Writing about what matters. Having the courage and conviction to speak up and speak out. These are hallmarks of what it means to learn and study at Smith College, and to live a life as an engaged ...

All you have to do is spend a few minutes on social media and it becomes very obvious we have a hard time talking with each other when we disagree, especially during these volatile times. In our ...

Bradford Skow and Alex Byrne: Lectures on how to ride a bike are useless; you learn by hopping on and pedaling. Lectures on civil discourse are marginally more effective, but learning how to discuss ...

During the spring of 2024, the Civil Discourse Advisory Group developed a list of 10 skills for engaging in civil discourse on campus and in the classroom. Know the type of conversation in which you ...

When politicians and corporate leaders commit to becoming “carbon neutral by 2030,” or climate scientists warn that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2035, they are doing more than making predictions or ...

Employees at Discourse Coffee Workshop, a coffee company based in Milwaukee, voted to unionize on Friday. The company will recognize the union without a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election ...