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Consultation hours in the summer semester 2025: Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller
The consultation hours of Prof. Dr. Reiner Keller will take place in the summer semester 2025 (starting from 28.4.2025) on the following dates (in presence or online):
- Wednesdays, 11.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Please register via the secretary's office.
SKAD Autumn School - Registration open!
The next Autumn School ›The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse (SKAD)‹ will take place from September 15 to 17, 2025.
Further information on the Autumn School, registration process and general conditions of participation can be found here:
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:

SKAD Network Group at DiscourseNet
We are pleased to announce the working group on the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse (SKAD) within the framework of DiscourseNet. We look forward to your registration with the group (via the DiscourseNet website) and will be happy to keep you informed about our activities.
DiscourseNet: https://discourseanalysis.net/group/46

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
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
