The phrase "absence of discourses" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a lack of discussions, narratives, or dialogues on a particular topic.
Example: "The absence of discourses surrounding mental health in the workplace can lead to misunderstandings and stigma."
Alternatives: "lack of discussions" or "void of narratives".
More recently, however, writers have documented the absence of queer desires from sex education programmes (Harrison, Hillier, and Walsh 1996; Rasmussen 2004; Allen 2007) and the absence of discourses of masculine desire that imagines male pleasure in diverse, holistic and equitable ways (Allen 2004, 2005, 2007; Beasley 2008).
"The absence of discourse or knowledge of the many intricate issues surrounding sexual violence is problematic because it, implicitly, strengthens rape myths".
We will also read key texts to discover the place or absence of a discourse on developmentalism in the historiography of 20th century Latin American architecture.
While the criminal justice system has become increasingly more willing to incarcerate women, there remains a pronounced absence of public discourse on the subject as well as a paucity of scholarship in the human sciences.
But what surprised many was the absence of religious discourse — and the embrace of pluralism — from a generation that is more observant than its parents and often seeks solace from despotic rulers and blighted lives in an embrace of Islam.
"It is clear after nearly two weeks of outrage, indignation, upset, threats of withdrawal of support and loyalty, that the people of the University of Virginia, and their ideas, which together comprise the University much more than buildings or landscapes, regard the decision as a mistake made in the absence of open discourse and courtesy," they wrote.
The intensity of the issue and its profound symbolism virtually ensures the absence of rational discourse.
The absence of public discourse on the issue of gun control has been truly deafening.
In the absence of any positive discourse about Europe, it is probably fear of the unknown that will keep us together.
Celebrated lesbian author Rita Mae Brown also reappropriated the Lavender Scare as a proud member of the Lavender Menace, a coalition of radical feminists who protested against the absence of lesbian feminist discourse at the Second Congress to Unite Women in New York City in 1970.
"The lack of discourse, the absence of explanation and the 'closed door' atmosphere of USC Athletics is unfamiliar and frankly disconcerting," Chespak wrote.
