Shi-xu ( 施旭, PhD, U of Amsterdam) has been a Research Fellow at the University of Amsterdam, Lecturer at the National University of Singapore and Reader at the University of Ulster, UK. His books in English include Cultural Representations, A Cultural Approach to Discourse, Read the Cultural Other (lead-editor) and Discourse as Cultural Struggle (editor). He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Multicultural Discourses (Routledge, UK) and Series Lead-Editor of Studying Multicultural Discourses (Hong Kong University Press) and serves on the editorial board of many premier international journals (J of Socioling, J of Lang & Soc Psy, Cult & Psy, Disc & Soc, J of Asian Pacific Com, J of Lang & Politics, J of Black Studies, Critical Arts). He is a recipient of the New-Century Outstanding Researcher Fund from the Ministry of Education, China. Currently he is Qiushi Distinguished Professor, Director of the Institute of Discourse and Cultural Studies, and Director of Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies (CCCDS), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou. His central academic position is that contemporary language/communication/discourse must be studied as a site of cultural contest, cooperation and transformation. 点击中文信息
 
Shi-xu (2005). A Cultural Approach to Discourse. Houndmills, England/New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Drawing on wide cultural knowledge and experience, Shi-xu critiques aculturalism in discourse analysis in terms of the discipline's Western orientation, domination and whiteness. He advocates instead a culturally more pluralist approach that constructs discourse theory and methodology from the innovative position in-between the Eastern and Western cultures. He also suggests a set of practical strategies for discourse research, which he illustrates with studies of culturally wide-ranging texts, sending out a call to those who wish to look beyond their familiar traditions for a mode of research that is relevant to contemporary global realities.
Shi-xu, M. Kienpointner & J. Servaes (eds) (2005). Read the Cultural Other: Forms of otherness in the discourses of Hong Kong's decolonisation. Berlin/New York: Mouton de Gruyter.

"This is an inspiriting and inspirited collection of papers...This is a timely and truly pragmatic study...It moves purposefully beyond mere description of the problem to promote a hands-on approach for fighting against the ravages of Western hegemony and universalism...Bravo!" Leo Francis Hoye, Intercultural Pragmatics (2006), 3(3): 365-70
Shi-xu (1997). Cultural Representations: Analyzing the discourse about the Other. New York/Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

This book straddles the fields of discourse analysis, discursive psychology and cultural studies. It offers fresh concepts and methods of studying cultural representations. Through textual and ethnographic analyses of interviews with Chinese expatriate academics in the Netherlands on the one hand and Dutch travel accounts of China on the other, it reveals significant differences in the discursive strategies and cultural-political functions in their representations of cultural 'others'.
Shi-xu (ed) (2007). Discourse as Cultural Struggle. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. Cloth ISBN 978-962-209-811-4 Paper ISBN 978-962-209-812-1

''This volume opens up new and innovative perspectives for all interested in discourse analysis, cross-cultural communication and social change. It links and relates approaches which originate more in the 'West' with those stemming from the 'East'. Thus, a challenging debate is finally made possible which ultimately could and should lead to more collaborative research and, even more importantly, to better and mutual understandign.'' Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University
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施旭（2008）话语分析的文化转向：试论建立当代中国话语研究范式的动因、目标和策略。《浙江大学学报》(“当代中国话语研究”专栏文章之一)。38（1）：131－140。(《高校文科学报文摘》收录)
Shi-xu (2007b) Linguistics as metaphor: analysing the discursive ontology of the object of linguistic enquiry. In T. A. van Dijk, Discourse Studies, London: Sage Publications. Vol 5. Pp. 39-62. (Also published in Language Sciences, 2000, Vol 22, Pp 423-46)
Shi-xu (2007a). Contemporary Chinese communication with its cultural Others. In L. M. Simao & J. Valsiner, Otherness in Question: Labyrinths of the Self. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 257-76.
Shi-xu et John Wilson (2007). Volonte e purvoir: vers une recherche et une pedagogie radicales en matiere de communication transculturelle. Ferrer: Langues et Cultures. (Traduction de P. Hunt). 18: 15-35. (Translation from Shi-xu & John Wilson (2001). Will and power: towards radical intercultural communication research and pedagogy. Journal of Language and Intercultural Communication. 1 (1): 76-93. )
Shi-xu (2006). Editorial: Researching Multicultural Discourses. Journal of Multicultural Discourses. 1(1): 1-5
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Shi-xu (1993). Review of Competing Discourses: perspective and ideology in language, D. Lee, London: Longman. Journal of Literary Semantics. XXII/2. Pp. 166-67.
Shi-xu (1998b). Culture, Psychology and Discourse, Review of Asian Contributions to Cross-Cultural Psychology, J. Pandey, D. Sinha & D.P.S. Bhawuk (eds), London: Sage Publications. Culture and Psychology, 4 (4): 506-9.
Shi-xu (2000c). To feel, or not to feel, that is the question. Culture and Psychology. 6 (3): 375-383.
Shi-xu (2005), Review of CHINESE ENGLISHES: A sociolinguistic history (Kingsley Bolton, Cambridge University Press). Multilingua. Pp. 314-6
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1)国家语言文字应用“十一五”科研重点项目：
构建中华话语研究范式：话语研究中国化的外因、内因及基础研究
编号：ZD115-02
负责人：施旭
2) Chinese Discourse Studies
3)Project Advisor
Towards a Multilingual and Multicultural Framework of Discourses in Greater China, 2004-5, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
4)内容为空
 
He has years of teaching and research experience in the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK and China. His particular areas of research and teaching interests lie in language and communication studies, cultural studies, intercultural and international communication and cultural psychology. His central position is that language/communication/discourse is a site of cultural competition, cooperation and transforamtion and that this needs urgent attention. Apart from Chinese and English, he also speaks Dutch. And he makes all kinds of international cuisine.
 
DISCOURSE STUDIES I

Autumn quarter, 09/12/07-11/07/07; for postgraduates in both English Linguistics & English Literature, Eastern Block 6 #401, 08: 15 - 09:35 Tuesday

Teaching/learning objectives: This introductory course is intended to provide (1) a critical overview of major western forms of discourse analysis from an Eastern/Chinese perspective; (2) a guided search for concepts, theories, principles, strategies of language and communication in traditional Chinese culture with reference to some western counterparts. (This course is linked with a follow-up research-practice oriented ‘Discourse Studies II’ in the spring term.)

Prerequisites: an elementary understanding of discourse studies with a first experience of discourse research.

Methods: lectures, in-class discussions and end-of-term presentation (based on group work).(updated 2005-9-6 7:48:15)

DISCOURSE STUDIES II
Tuesday 14hrs, Eastern Blk 6, #401

In Discourse Studies I of the autumn quarter, we examined cultural-philosophical, western and Chinese theoretical approaches to discourse. Our central claim was that, from a multiculturalist perspective, discourse is a site of cultural contest and change (see also Shi-xu 2005, A Cultural Approach to Discourse, Houndmills, England: Macmillan; Shi-xu, ed, Discourse as Cultural Struggle, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press).

In this part of Discourse Studies, Part II, we engage in a set of practical empirical research projects. The purpose is 1) to develop critical skills in designing and using discourse research methods and 2) to acquire a real practical experience in discourse research and accomplish a specific investigation. We try to achieve these objectives mainly by reading in and discussing methods in discourse studies on the one hand and on the other hand working through particular research projects in groups. The assessment method is group-papers.

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Multilingualism in China
Xixi Campus, Tian Jiabin Building 406B

With the accelerated globalisation and economic reform, the linguistic landscape of contemporary Chinese Mainland has changed. Alongside the national standard language (putonghua), local dialects appear to revive in the media and arts. English has become even more widespread in Mainland China in education and science as well as everyday life. At the same time, questions have been raised about the future development of the linguistic landscape and the national policy about it.

In this course we shall have a first look at the general theories of multilingualism (including bilingualism) on the one hand and on the other hand examine a few particular Chinese situations (e.g. multilingual development of children, teaching in English at the university level, dialect use in the media). The purpose is to understand the importance and advantages of being multilingual and strategies for teaching and learning towards multilingualism.
(updated 2006-4-18 9:36:26)

International MA and PhD programme in Communication & Contemporary China will commence in autumn, 2008.
Prospective students should contact Zhou Xia at lianazhou@hotmail.com for information on the contents of the programme. For information on enrollment they should contact the School of International Education, Zhejiang University, as the first port of call.
http://www.zju.edu.cn/english/
Tel: 0086-571-87951718， 87951717
Fax: 0086-571-87951755
E-mail: gjxzju@mail.hz.zj.cn (updated 2006-12-31 23:08:52)

Paradigms of Social Research

References prepared by Shi-xu
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张岱年 《中国古典哲学概念范畴要论》（with English translation but Chinese students are advised to use the original)
林尹 （2006）《中国学术思想大纲》 上海：华东师范大学出版社。
何兆武 等著。 《中国思想发展史》 》（with English translation but Chinese students are advised to use the original)

Creswell, J.W. (2003) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, & Mixed Methods Approaches. 2nd Ed. London: Sage Publication

Crotty, M. (1998) The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process. London: Sage

Lincoln, Y.S. and E.G. Guba (2000) Paradigmatic Controversies, Contradictions, and Emerging Confluences. In Denzin, N.K., Y.S. & E.G. Guba (Eds), Handbook of Qualitative Research. (2nd Ed. pp163-188) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Neuman, W.L. (2005) Social Research Methods: Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches, Sixth Edition. London: Allyn & Bacon

Norman, K.D. and Y.S. Lincoln (Eds.) (1998) The Landscape of Qualitative Research: Theories and Issues. London: Sage Publication

Assignment: write a one-page summary of a book, article or book chapter that describes the Chinese approach to scholarship/research/knowledge seeking/making or aspect of that view (根据有关文献写一页关于中国人的学术观或学术方法的综述）.
(updated 2007-3-5 17:12:55)
UNDERSTANDING DISCOURSE STUDIES
Autumn quarter, 09/10/07-11/05/07 (9 wks); for undergraduates in the English Language & Literature Programme, Eastern Block 6 #205, 15:00-17:30 Monday

Teaching objectives: This course is designed to give a short introduction to the discipline called Discourse Studies and guide students through an elementary, reali-life-issue- oriented, discourse research project.
Learning objectives: By the end of the course, students will have (1) a general idea of the notion ‘discourse’ and the new discipline Discourse Studies and (2) a first discourse research experience.
Assessment: This will be in the form of in-class presentation (ppt + word documents) based on group-work. This work should be submitted by 12th of Nov to: shixu60@sina.com
(This introductory course links up with Discourse Studies I and II in the Postgraduate Programmes at the School of International Studies, Zhejiang University).

(updated 2007-9-12 8:00:26)

UNDERSTANDING DISCOURSE STUDIES

Autumn quarter, 09/10/07-11/05/07 (9 wks); for undergraduates in the English Language & Literature Programme, Eastern Block 6 #205, 15:00-17:30 Monday

Teaching objectives: This course is designed to give a short introduction to the discipline called Discourse Studies and guide students through an elementary, reali-life-issue- oriented, discourse research project.
Learning objectives: By the end of the course, students will have (1) a general idea of the notion ‘discourse’ and the new discipline Discourse Studies and (2) a first discourse research experience.
Assessment: This will be in the form of in-class presentation (ppt + word documents) based on group-work. This work should be submitted by 12th of Nov to: shixu60@sina.com
(This introductory course links up with Discourse Studies I and II in the Postgraduate Programmes at the School of International Studies, Zhejiang University).

(updated 2007-9-12 14:01:52)

关于如何准备报考2008年施旭教授博士生的说明

1）本科为外语类的考生（下文简称：A类）可报考“英语语言学及应用语言学”方向；本科为其他社会科学类的考生（下文简称：B类）可报考“语言学及应用语言学”方向；

2）A类考试书单如下：
曹顺庆，2001,《中国古代文论话语》。成都:巴蜀书社。
Shi-xu (2006). Editorial: Researching Multicultural Discourses. Journal of Multicultural Discourses. 1(1): 1-5. （施旭可友情提供）
Shi-xu. 2005. A Cultural Approach to Discourse. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Van Dijk, T.A. (ed). (1997). Discourse Studies: A multidisciplinary introduction. Vols 1 & 2. London: Sage Publications. (两卷的开头介绍篇；或其他简要介绍各类话语研究的资料)

3）B类笔试以招生简章上的书单为准；口试以上面的书单为基础。
(updated 2007-11-4 18:07:23)
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《当代中国话语研究》（年鉴, 2008 起）浙江大学出版社。
主编：施旭 (Shi-xu (ed) (2008 forthcoming), Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University Press)

《浙江大学学报》特别栏目：“当代中国话语研究”（2008起），特约主持人：施旭

(Special Feature Column in "Dangdai Zhongguo Huayue Yanjiu" (Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies), Zhejiang Daxue Xuebao (Journal of Zhejiang University) Guest Editor: Shi-xu)

Journal of Multicultural Discourses

(话语与多元文化杂志; 国际杂志; 英国出版;
中国订阅信息在此点击)
Routledge, UK
Editor-in-Chief: Shi-xu

Call for Papers To increase cultural diversity and facilitate intercultural dialogue in discourse studies, Journal of Multicultural Discourses (ISSN 1744-7143; ISSN 1747-6615 online only) six broad types of articles: (1) those which explore innovative forms of language/communication/discourse research that go beyond received, closed, a-historical/a-cultural frameworks and questions; (2) those which critique ethnocentric forms of language/communication/discourse scholarship; (3) those which (re)construct intellectual traditions on language/communication/discourse outside the dominant paradigms; (4) those which study discourses reflecting the problems or experiences of troubled or marginalized communities; (5) those which research into forms of language/communication/discourse, real or potential, that enhance cultural harmony and progress; and (6) those which seek multiculturalist dialogue and cross-cultural fertilization between different cultural-intellectual traditions in language/communication/discourse.

The Journal's website is at:

http://www.multilingual-matters.com/journals/journals_jmd.asp

Submisions are made on-line at:

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mm-jmd

Studying Multicultural Discourses Series

Hong Kong University Press
Series Editors: Shi-xu and Doreen Wu

International advisory board: Antonia Candela, Narcisa Paredes-Canilao, Norman Fairclough, Walkyria Monte Mor, Anne Pauwels, Daniel So,
Tu Weiming, Ginette Verstraete, Wang Ning, Zhou Qingsheng

Call for Manuscripts To redress cultural hegemony in scholarship, to inject cultural diversity into it and to facilitate genuine scientific innovation and intercultural intellectual exchange relevant to contemporary cultural challenges, Hong Kong University Press, a leading international academic publisher based at the heart of Asia, is launching a new book series in discourse and cultural studies, Multicultural Discourses. The series publishes monographs and edited books that

--introduce discourse research traditions outside the mainstream;
--engage in intercultural dialogue and critique in discourse studies broadly defined;
--study discourses of dominated, marginalised or silenced cultures and communities from locally relevant and globally minded perspectives

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第二届“当代中国话语研究”讨论会将于2008.12.19-21 在杭州召开 (The Second National & International Congress on Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies will be held between Dec 19-21, 2008, again in Hangzhou) www.discourses.org.cn.

Keynote Speech by Shi-xu at 15th AILA Congress (Congress International Association for Applied Linguistics), August 24-29, 2008, Essen, Germany, www.aila2008.org

Keynote Speech by Shi-xu at Enhancing Multiculturalism: Chinese Cultural Immersion for
Global Leaders and Partners in Higher Education, Hangzhou, China, May 25-28, 2008

Keynote Speech by Shi-xu at 6th National & International Conferences on Chinese Sociolinguistics, March 25-27, 2008, Hong Kong, www.cbs.polyu.edu.hk

The Institute of Discourse and Cultural Studies intends to appoint a Postdoc (to be made permanent upon completing a two year contract). Contact: xshi@zju.edu.cn

话语与多元文化研究所招聘博士后一名。两年完成合同可进入浙江大学正式教师编制。联系：xshi@zju.edu.cn

Shi-xu welcomes home and international students to do MA, PhD and Post-Doc under his supervision.

施旭欢迎国内外学生在其指导下做硕士、博士和博士后研究。对于国内考生，有良好中国语言文化基础的优先考虑;欢迎考博生提前与导师交流; 特别欢迎新疆、西藏的少数民族考生。

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