This is a revised version of the acceptance speech of the leading Austrian discourse analysis scholar, for a `lifetime award´ from the Austrian Ministry for Women, Families & Youth. Speech. Screenshot: Ruth Wodak accepts the `Lebenswerk-Preis`,8/10/2018.Vimeo. Honored guests, dear friends! Let me begin by saying - despite receiving a life-time award [1] , I am certainly not going to stop working now, I will continue with my research and - driven by curiosity as always - will engage with topics both old and new. Especially today, in times that are rather inimical to science, in which more and more frequently results, evidence, and insights are denigrated as mere opinions, it is more important...
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