Dr Christopher Hart

BA, MA, PhD

Christopher Hart

Job title: Lecturer in English Language and Communication

Email Address: C.J.Hart@herts.ac.uk

Memberships and Appointments:

Board member of UK Cognitive Linguistics Association since 2007

I joined the University of Hertfordshire as faculty in 2007. Previously, I studied linguistics at the University of East Anglia before completing an MA there in Linguistics, Society and Culture. I received my PhD from Lancaster University. I am co-editor of the journal Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disiplines and co-founder of the CADAAD project.

Peer reviews of Cognitive Linguistics in Critical Discourse Analysis: Application and Theory include the following: "this intellectually stimulating volume successfully integrates different approaches to Critical Discourse Analysis with a range of Cognitive Linguistic approaches" (Jonathan Charteris-Black, University of West England); "this coherent and well-planned volume represents a major contribution to the multi-disciplinary project bridging the cognitive and the social approaches to discourse description, pragmatic interpretation and ideological explanation" (Andrew Goatly, Lingnan University); "this is an exciting and ground-breaking book, which represents the state-of-the-art in cognitively-oriented Critical Discourse Analysis" (Elena Semino, Lancaster University).

Research Interests

My research focuses on the relation between discourse and cognition in political contexts, where I advocate a framework for Critical Discourse Analysis which draws upon Cognitive Linguistics and Evolutionary Psychology.

Teaching specialisms

I teach a number of modules at different levels including courses in Critical Discourse Analysis and Forensic Linguistics, EvoLingo, Cognitive Linguistics, and Pragmatics

Collaborations and Projects

www.cadaad.net