Christopher Hart grew up in Norwich and studied linguistics at the University of East
Anglia. He received his PhD in Linguistics from Lancaster University in 2009 and is currently lecturer in English Language
and Communication at the University of Hertfordshire.
His research
focuses on the relation between discourse and cognition in political contexts. In particular, he is an advocate of the
Cognitive Linguistic approach to Critical Discourse Analysis and argues that the efficacy of Cognitive
Linguistics for Critical Discourse Analysis extends beyond its current application in critical metaphor research. He is also interested in the application of Evolutionary Psychology in Critical Discourse Analysis.
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).
