The Discourse of Financial Crisis and Austerity

Darren Kelsey is Head of Media, Culture, Heritage at Newcastle University, UK. Darren's publications have focused on media mythologies and ideology, war and terrorism, moral storytelling, the banking crisis,right wing populism, journalism ethics, social media, surveillance and affect theory. Darren is a co-convenor of the Newcastle Critical Discourse Group. Frank Mueller is Professor of Strategy and Organisation at Newcastle University Business School, UK. His overall research focus is on understanding organisational change as a discursive, political and strategic project under conditions of neo-liberalism and managerialism. Andrea Whittle is Professor of Management and Organization Studies at Newcastle University Business School, UK. Her research is driven by a passion for understanding the role of language in business and management settings, and is informed by theories and methodologies from the fields of discourse analysis, narrative, discursive psychology, ethnography, ethnomethodology, and conversation analysis.Majid KhosraviNik is a Lecturer in Media and Discourse Studies at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests lie in theory, methodology and application of critical discourse analysis in a range of topics including the intersection of discourse and (national/ethnic/group) identity. He is a co-convenor of the Newcastle Critical Discourse Group.