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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>As a new member of this community, I also want to express thanks to the scholars who have paved the way so others like me can join this conversation. Thank you!<BR>
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Roberta G. (Becky) Lentz, PhD<BR>
Assistant Professor<BR>
Department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill University<BR>
853 Sherbrooke Street West, Arts Building, W-265; Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2T6<BR>
<a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/">http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs/</a><BR>
514.398.4995<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">> From: "Fairclough, Norman" <<a href="eianlf@EXCHANGE.LANCS.AC.UK">eianlf@EXCHANGE.LANCS.AC.UK</a>><BR>
> Reply-To: "Fairclough, Norman" <<a href="eianlf@EXCHANGE.LANCS.AC.UK">eianlf@EXCHANGE.LANCS.AC.UK</a>><BR>
> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:52:39 -0500<BR>
> To: "<a href="CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL">CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL</a>" <<a href="CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL">CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL</a>><BR>
> Subject: Re: community-forming<BR>
> <BR>
> Dear All<BR>
> <BR>
> I wholeheartedly agree with this appreciation of the role which Teun has<BR>
> uniquely and generously played for so long. And all best wishes for your<BR>
> future plans, Teun. <BR>
> <BR>
> Norman<BR>
> <BR>
> -----Original Message-----<BR>
> From: Critical Discourse/Language/Communication Analysis<BR>
> [<a href="mailto:CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL">mailto:CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL</a>] On Behalf Of Carmen Caldas-Coulthard<BR>
> Sent: 12 November 2010 09:34<BR>
> To: <a href="CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL">CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL</a><BR>
> Subject: Re: community-forming<BR>
> <BR>
> Dear Teun (sorry for the last attempt). I totally agree with Luisa. I<BR>
> think you have been all these years the 'linking strenght' of our<BR>
> community. Without you, we would have not been in contact. Many, many<BR>
> thanks. I will of course support all the new initiatives, count on me.<BR>
> And of course, you will be as active as always, I hope. Carmen<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> Dr. Carmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard<BR>
> Centre for English Language Studies,<BR>
> Westmere House<BR>
> University of Birmingham, UK<BR>
> ________________________________<BR>
> From: Critical Discourse/Language/Communication Analysis<BR>
> [<a href="CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL">CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL</a>] On Behalf Of Luisa Martin Rojo<BR>
> [<a href="luisa.rojo@UAM.ES">luisa.rojo@UAM.ES</a>]<BR>
> Sent: 11 November 2010 21:04<BR>
> To: <a href="CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL">CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL</a><BR>
> Subject: community-forming<BR>
> <BR>
> Dear Teun,<BR>
> Reading your message the firs think I want to do it's send you a public<BR>
> and heartfelt 'THAN YOU' for your generous community-forming for so many<BR>
> years. Even of the list isn't very active in number of messages; it was<BR>
> very strong in its role of creating community, keeping us in contact.<BR>
> I really hope what you have built will go on in the same way. For all of<BR>
> us, specially people who are working alone or in difficult conditions<BR>
> the important thing is to be in contact with other scholars. The content<BR>
> matters not the container (Google docs or whatever).<BR>
> In relation to your other plans, I do hope it would be possible for you<BR>
> to carry them out in the university. That would be very positive for<BR>
> students.<BR>
> Un fuerte abrazo<BR>
> Luisa<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> -------- Mensaje original --------<BR>
> Asunto: Ending the Critics-L list ...<BR>
> Fecha: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 22:17:40 +0100<BR>
> De: Teun A. van Dijk<BR>
> <<a href="teun@DISCOURSES.ORG><mailto:teun">teun@DISCOURSES.ORG><mailto:teun</a>@DISCOURSES.ORG><BR>
> Responder a: Teun A. van Dijk<BR>
> <<a href="teun@DISCOURSES.ORG><mailto:teun">teun@DISCOURSES.ORG><mailto:teun</a>@DISCOURSES.ORG><BR>
> Para: <a href="CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL<mailto:CRITICS-L">CRITICS-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL<mailto:CRITICS-L</a>@NIC.SURFNET.NL><BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> Dear friends,<BR>
> <BR>
> The Internet Service Provider - ISP - (Surfnet, the Netherlands) which<BR>
> I have been using for several lists, including the CRITICS-L list, is<BR>
> going to shut down its LISTSERV activities as from January.<BR>
> <BR>
> This also means the end of the CRITICS-L list, at least with this ISP.<BR>
> Since the list has barely been active, except for the very useful<BR>
> conference messages of some of my (ex) PhD students, and an occasional<BR>
> book announcement, I have decided to stop my activity as list convenor<BR>
> on this occasion.<BR>
> <BR>
> However, I can imagine that some of you would like to continue the list,<BR>
> and if there are proposals, please post to to this list, so that we can<BR>
> see who can provide a stable infrastructure to maintain the list for at<BR>
> at least several years. Indeed, there may be other ways to communicate<BR>
> besides such a traditional list.<BR>
> <BR>
> Since I (must) retire from my actual position at Pompeu Fabra University<BR>
> in May 2013, I have been planning to try to found an international PhD<BR>
> "school", whether or not associated with one of the universities here in<BR>
> Barcelona. It is my intention to call this school CRITICS (Center for<BR>
> Research into Text/Talk, Information and Communication in Society) - and<BR>
> thus realize part of the aims of the CRITICS Foundation we founded in<BR>
> the 1990s. If this plan could be realized (which is not at all sure)<BR>
> then somehow the CRITICS-L list might be restored again. The aim of the<BR>
> CRITICS center is to offer brilliant PhD students in critical discourse<BR>
> studies one year of specialized assistance with their thesis, with a<BR>
> staff of the best international scholars in the field who would each<BR>
> teach in the center for one week per year, thus allowing a very<BR>
> prestigious program. Unfortunately, in the present dire economic<BR>
> situation in Spain, such a center could only be realized if it is<BR>
> self-financing and hence be based on (for Spain) high tuition costs of<BR>
> about 10,000 euros annually. I'll keep you posted about these plans -<BR>
> even if the CRITICS-L is discontinued.<BR>
> <BR>
> Best wishes<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> Teun<BR>
> ___________________________________________________<BR>
> Teun A. van Dijk<BR>
> Pompeu Fabra University<BR>
> Dept. of Translation and Language Sciences<BR>
> 138, Roc Boronat<BR>
> 08018 Barcelona, Spain<BR>
> E-mail: <a href="teun@discourses.org<mailto:teun">teun@discourses.org<mailto:teun</a>@discourses.org><BR>
> Web: www.discourses.org<<a href="http://www.discourses.org">http://www.discourses.org</a>><BR>
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