Metaphor Analysis: Open Training Workshop

19th - 20th September 2006

The Open University, Milton Keynes

The workshop will explore how metaphor analysis can contribute to social science research. Current theories of metaphor will be summarised in order to explain how analysing metaphors in discourse data can reveal research participants' understandings, attitudes and emotions.

Techniques of metaphor analysis will be demonstrated on spoken, written and multi-modal discourse data. Workshop participants will then be able to try out techniques of metaphor analysis on their own data (or on data provided), assisted by experienced metaphor researchers.

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

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 should I care?
12.00 - 13.00	Discussion: Metaphor and social science research
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.30 - 15.30	Identifying metaphor in discourse data: explanation, demonstration
15.30 - 16.00	Tea
16.00 - 17.30	Identifying metaphor: Hands-on work with discourse data
	Dinner

Wednesday 20th September

09.30 - 11.00	Metaphor analysis techniques 1: explanation, demonstration
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee
11.30 - 13.00	Metaphor analysis techniques 1: Hands-on work
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Metaphor analysis techniques 2: explanation, demonstration
15.00 - 16.00	Metaphor analysis techniques 2: Hands-on work (+ tea)
16.00 - 17.00	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.