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Office hours during semester break
The office hours of Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller take place during the semester break on the following dates (in person or online):
- 18.Februar, 2 p.m.
- 12. März, 5 p.m.
Please register via the secretary's office.
Office hours during the winter term 2024-2025
Conference ›The Discursive Construction of Reality VI - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Discourse Research in the Sociology of Knowledge‹
Conference at the University of Augsburg, Germany | March 27th – 28th, 2025
We are pleased to announce the sixth edition of the conference series ‘The Discursive Construction of Reality’.
The preliminary conference programme is now online and registration is open for interested participants:

Film series "Sociology meets Documentary Film"
We look forward to seeing you there!

New Publication: The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse - Foundations, Concepts and Tools for a Research Programme

Office hours during semester break
The office hours of Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller during the semester break are on the following dates:
- 1 August, 10-11 a.m.
- 14 August, 10-11 a.m.
- 22 August, 10-11 a.m.
- 25 September, 10-11 a.m.
- 9 October, 10-11 a.m.
Office hours in the summer semester 2024
In the summer semester 2024, Prof. Dr Keller's office hours will take place on Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm from 24th April, both online and in person.
Please be advised that Professor Keller's consultation hours on 29 May and 12 June 2024 have been cancelled!
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller at the PUCRS
On April 8th, Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller will give a lecture at the Faculty of Humanities of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).
Time: starting 7 p.m.
Place: Building 32 Auditorium (first floor) PUCRS

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller at the USP
On April 16th, Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller will give a lecture on "The current state of the interpretive paradigm in sociology" at the University of São Paulo (USP).
Coordination: Prof. Dr. Fraya Frehse (Institute of Sociology + Center for Studies and Research in the Sociology of Space and Time [NEPSESTE] - USP)
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Auditorium 118 - Philosophy and Social Sciences Building - University of São Paulo

Summer School 'The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse' (in English)
The next English-language Summer School 'The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse' (SKAD) at the University of Augsburg takes place on July 29-31, 2024.
The SKAD Summer School builds on the broad international interest in SKAD and introduces core questions of concrete action and practice in SKAD-based discourse research. It is aimed at colleagues from the social sciences and humanities who are interested in getting to know SKAD and its profile within discourse research and in conducting SKAD research or applying SKAD methods in their own discourse-oriented research.
Organisation: Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller.
Further information can be found on the following page:

Summer School 'Wissenssoziologische Diskursanalyse' (in German)
The next German-language Summer School 'Wissenssoziologische Diskursanalyse' (WDA) at the University of Augsburg takes place on July 22-24, 2024 at the University of Augsburg.
It is aimed at researchers from various disciplines in the social sciences and humanities who work or want to work with discourse-theoretical and discourse-analytical perspectives of WDA in qualification projects or research projects and offers various introductions and opportunities.
Organisation: Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller.
Further information can be found on the following page:

Office hours during the lecture-free period in winter semester 23/24
During the lecture-free period of the winter semester 23/24, Prof. Dr. Keller's office hours will take place online from 2 to 3 pm on the following dates:
- 14th February
- 29th February
- 11st March
- 26th March