The phrase "a discourse about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a topic or subject in a formal or academic context.
Example: "The conference will feature a discourse about the implications of climate change on global economies."
Alternatives: "a discussion regarding" or "a conversation about".
Indeed, in Germany, positive action discourse is a discourse about the status of and relations between men and women.
He then went into a discourse about Iran and sharply criticized the heads of government for even contemplating "the foolish idea" of attacking it.
"Every threat raises a security issue; under such circumstances a discourse about how to establish a civil society sounds ridiculous," he said.
When Anne Barnard, a Times correspondent, asked him about extrajudicial detentions of peaceful demonstrators, Assad launched into a discourse about the administration of justice.
The danger for "Meet the Press," and shows like it, is the same as for the President: that political talk, a discourse about power and ideology, becomes a tedious exercise in labeling — good, bad, boring.
When City Hall staff members met to discuss the growing public outcry over the reconstruction of a major roadway in the Bronx, which was hurting beloved local trees, Mr. Goldsmith engaged in a discourse about eliminating risk in government.
The portrayal of breast milk as the best "food" for a baby was at times complemented by an explicitly maternalist discourse about breastfeeding as emotionally significant.
What is Epistemic Discourse About?
Wiseman shows a higher discourse about art — a musical discourse, a poetic discourse, a balletic discourse.
A shareholder asks a real stemwinder of a question, which began with a long discourse about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
"I think an alternative space should encourage a written discourse about the work beyond its reviews," she said, "because there's nothing to sell at the end of an exhibition.
