TaalX2: Discourses of Discrimination
Keynote Event | May 16, 2025 | University of Groningen
TaalX2 (pronounced talks talks) is an annual event series organized by the Sector Plan Theme TaalX: Language in Context at the University of Groningen. The upcoming keynote event marks the closing of the 2024/25 lecture series, TaalX2: Discourses of Discrimination.
We are delighted to welcome two renowned scholars in the field of Critical Discourse Studies:
— Professor Michał Krzyżanowski (Uppsala University, Sweden)
— Professor Veronika Koller (University of Lancaster, UK)
The event will take place on May 16th, 2025, in Room A900, Broerstraat 9, Groningen. The programme features two keynote lectures and a closing round table discussion.
Programme
10:00–12:00 | Room A900
Professor Michał Krzyżanowski
“Discursive shifts and the manufacturing of illiberal public imagination: Borderline discourses, proxies, and conceptual flipsides”
14:00–16:00 | Room A900
Professor Veronika Koller
“Discrimination in absentia: Online misogyny and the manosphere”
16:30–17:30 | Room A900
Round Table Discussion
Chair: Dr. Erika Darics
Registration
Attendance is free, but registration is required. Please complete this form to attend either online or in person.
About the 2024/25 TaalX2 Lecture Series
The TaalX2: Discourses of Discrimination series explores how language both reflects and reinforces systems of social inequality. Rooted in Critical Discourse Studies (CDS), the series examines how linguistic and semiotic practices contribute to the normalization of racist, xenophobic, sexist, and other discriminatory ideologies.
Over the past three decades, CDS has provided vital insights into how racist, xenophobic, sexist, and homophobic/transphobic ideologies are reinforced by the language and semiotic practices of influential social actors and institutions.
This year’s series invites Research Master’s (ReMA) and PhD students across the Netherlands to engage with CDS as a powerful analytical lens in the study of language in context. Through these events, we aim to strengthen the visibility of the UG Faculty of Arts and the broader Sector Plan for Linguistics within national and international CDS research networks.
More Information
This annual event series is organised by Dr. Dimitris Serafis and Dr. Joanna Chojnicka, who are part of the Responsus Group. If you are interested in participating or have any questions, feel free to contact them directly.