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IOW's NEWSLETTER #4

March 2023

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Here are some of IOW's latest news:

  KEYWORDS

NEWS ABOUT IOW

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In the occasion of the anniversary of Human Rights Declaration, on December 10^th, 2022,  IOW dictionary was awarded a prize for the presentation at IAIE/HOU international Conference (1-2, Oct, 2022, Athens)

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 Next publications by IOW’s Editorial Board

      Forthcoming:

• Giorgis, P. Chapter in the volume: Cultural Linguistics, Ideologies and Critical Discourse Studies. (eds. Frank Polzehagen & Monika Reif). Title of the Chapter: Critical Cultural Linguistics (CCL): Challenging the Cultural (Re)production of Otherness. John Benjamins Publications.
  
  

• Giorgis, P., Semenets, O., Todorova, B. Chapter in the volume: Unhealthy Language (ed. R. Jones). Title of the Chapter: “We are at War”. The Military Rhetoric of COVID-19 in Cross-cultural Discourses. Frontiers Publications.
  
  

• Semenets, O. Семенець, О. “Metafora «viina proty koronavirusu» v ukrainskomu ta zarubizhnomu mediinomu prostori (2020–2021). Метафора «війна проти коронавірусу» в українському та зарубіжному медійному просторі (2020–2021 рр.). [The metaphor of «war against coronavirus» in the Ukrainian and foreign media space (2020-2021)]. Visnyk Lvivskoho universytetu. Seriia Zhurnalistyka. Вісник Львівського університету. Серія Журналістика. [Bulletin of Lviv University. Journalism series], Issue 52.
  
  

• Semenets, O. Семенець, О. (2022). “«Bytva vaktsyn» ta «bytva za vaktsynu» yak metaforychne pole mediinoi informatsiinoi borotby” «Битва вакцин та «битва за вакцину» як метафоричне поле медiйної iнформацiйної боротьби [«Battle of vaccines» and «battle for the vaccine» as a metaphorical field of media information struggle]. “Obraz: naukovyi zhurnal” Образ: науковий журнал [Image: scientific journal]. Sumy, Kyiv 2, 26-35.

OPEN CALLS FOR PUBLICATIONS

There is an open call for publications with The Rhetoric and Communications Journal (http://rhetoric.bg/. English version: http://journal.rhetoric.bg/).

Special issue 56 invites contributions on genres - monologues - dialogues

Issue 56 – July 2023. Topics: rhetoric and communication: dialogical and monological formats.

Deadline for manuscripts: 30 April 2023.

For further info, please send an e-mail to the Rhetoric and Communications Journal email address at:

journal.rhetoric.bg@gmail.com editors@rhetoric.bg.

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Conflict and Society Advances in Research

Rigorous scholarly research of the social and cultural conditions of organized violence, its genesis, dynamic, and impact, is fundamental to addressing questions of local and global conflict and its impact on the human condition.

Publishing peer-reviewed articles by international scholars, Conflict and Society expands the field of
conflict studies by using ethnographic inquiry to establish new fields of research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Deadline: June 1, 2023

Articles should be 8,000 to 10,000 words (including notes and references).

Please consult with the editors concerning appropriate lengths for reviews and review articles.

Please submit your work through this link: http://ojs.berghahnjournals.com/index.php/air-cs before June 1, 2023.

Questions can be addressed to the managing editor Dastan Abdali at
conflict.society@berghahnjournals.com

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 CONFERENCES

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21 April, 2023. Université Paris-Nanterre, CREA EA 370

A NEW ERA OF LEADERSHIP: DIGITAL DISCOURSE, CULTURE(S) AND COMMUNICATION

This one-day conference seeks to explore leaders’ experience of the post-pandemic era and stimulate research into what the cultural and discursive implications of this new era will be for future leaders. The conference aims to gather researchers and professionals from an array of disciplines to discuss about the cultural shift currently underway as a result of the pandemic, and its impact on a new discursive constructs and communicational strategies linked to leadership.

Deadline for submission: March 20th, 2023

Contacts:
Elvis Buckwalter and Sherry Robinson ebuckwalter@parisnanterre.fr

and skr12@psu.edu

Proposals for conference papers (title + abstract of 300-500 words) are to be sent to both Elvis
Buckwalter and Sherry Robinson by March 20th 2023.

Responses will be sent end of March 2023.

Languages for the conference are English and French.

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14-15-16 December, 2023. Università di Torino, Italy. Department of Cultures, Politics and Society
Department of Languages, Foreign Literatures and Modern Cultures

LANGUAGING DIVERSITY 2023 (LD2023)

Languaging identities in changing times: Challenges and opportunities

Focus

The 8th edition of the Languaging Diversity Conference (LD2023) focuses on the representation and the languaging of identities against the backdrop of our rapidly changing societies. Cultures, traditions, and customs are evolving very quickly; in the same way, the interpretation of the concept of identity is undergoing a significant transformation.

Deadline for abstract submission: 1 April, 2023.

Timeline

15 July 2023: Outcome of abstract submission + request for extended (1000-word) abstract 30 September 2023: Deadline for extended (1000-word) abstract submission

Submissions

•       Individual presentation: Abstracts should not exceed 300 words including references. To submit your proposal, visit our website.

•       Panel presentation Panel proposals on a specific topic are welcome. Panels can include between 4 and 8 participants.

Website and more info at: http://www.languagingdiversity2023.unito.it/

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September 25-27, 2023. Kobe University, Japan.

"Interface" calls for papers for a conference on the topic: CHANGING PARADIGMS: HUMANITIES IN THE AGE OF CRISIS 

The aim of the conference is to reflect on and re-evaluate the role of the humanities in the face of these global challenges. Papers may address general theoretical themes of the humanities, or they may deal with specific cases and works of art. In addition to papers dealing with the contemporary situation, we are also interested in presentations considering different historical periods.

The conference is planned as an in-person conference, but online participation will also be possible

Deadline for abstract submissions: April 1, 2023

For detailed info, please refer to: http://www.lit.kobe-u.ac.jp/event/2023-02-13-01.html

August 28-30, 2023. University of Bern.

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES

Knowledge in terms of formal and informal qualifications is both a collective and an individual resource. Societal dynamics are driven by the accessibility and composition of knowledge at a macro level.

Sociology of education clearly indicates that the acquisition of knowledge and education results in cumulative (dis)advantages in the individuals’ life course. Individuals’ knowledge, education and certified qualifications result from socialization in families, social networks, and the educational system and grant access to the labor market. As such, inequality in knowledge and education leads to the reproduction of inequalities in terms of social stratification, economic welfare, and political power.

Deadline for submitting a complete paper or an extended abstract (2-3 pages): April, 15, 2023.

Contributions are to be uploaded on the conference management system (see the conference website for details).

Full CfP and further info at: https://www.as23.unibe.ch/

12-14 October 2023.  Universität Klagenfurt, Austria

ADDA 4 - CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES IN DIGITAL DISCOURSE

The focus lies on identities in digital discourses in light of individualization, singularization, but also (anti-)globalization, interconnectedness, social changes, tensions, and crises.

ADDA aims to bring together (early career and experienced) researchers interested in the analysis of digital discourse(s) from different disciplines, approaches, and traditions.

Deadline for submitting individual papers and work-in-progress papers: April 30, 2023

Notification of acceptance: May 30, 2023

Full CfP and further info at: adda4@aau.at

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November 9-10, 2023. University of Naples L’Orientale, palazzo Du Mesnil.

‘NEGATIVE SOLIDARITIES’. THE AGE OF ANGER AND HATE SPEECH IN THE ANGLOPHONE GLOBALIZED PUBLIC SPHERE

The call for papers invites proposals focusing on the socio-political and cultural significance of manifestations of negative solidarities in the ‘Age of Anger’ and ‘Hate Speech’ and their representations in literature, film, tv, the performing and visual arts, as well as in news media and social media communication, and historical and political discourse.

Further details about the Call at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1pEsZSS-EIOh_MBvLoAM8F4me13Ekl8/edit

Deadline for abstracts: May 15, 2023

Notification of acceptance: June 5, 2023

Please, send an abstract (either in English or Italian) of about 300 words, including title and bibliography, and a short bio with affiliation to:

dvitolo@unior.it 

gscottodicarlo@unior.it

in cc to rciocca@unior.it

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October, 7-10, 2023. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

International Conference: CHILDREN AS PEACEMAKERS.

Organizers:
War Childhood Museum Foundation (WCM) & International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE)

The Conferences is organized in ten different strands. For detailed info, please refer to:

https://warchildhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Call-for-papers-2023-conference-2-2.pdf

For each each strand, proposals can be submitted in in the following categories: papers, posters, book, audio/video presentations, art objects, Theater performances, films, workshops.

       Abstracts of 200-400 words (in English) to be sent to Ivona Hiristova:

     ivona.hristova88@gmail.com

Deadline for abstract submissions: June, 1, 2023

 
Deadline for reduced-fee, early bird registration: July 1, 2023

 
For further info see the conference webpage:
https://warchildhood.org/children-as-peacemakers-conference

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SYMPOSIUM & TALKS

Virtual Talk On Inequality: Perceiving Progress, March 9, 12 noon-1 pm EST time

Many of us perceive that the gaps in our societies — between rich and poor, haves and have nots, and well as prosperous and impoverished nations — are growing rather than diminishing, despite persisting Enlightenment narratives of “progress.” Is this perception accurate? What do humanities scholars think and how strong is their voice in addressing this challenge?  

Historian Robin D.G. Kelley and cultural studies scholar Bruce Robbins will discuss how intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity have historically produced and continue to create inequalities. 

Join us for this fascinating (and free) online discussion, moderated by Professor Irene Kacandes.

For more info and registration:

https://view.newsletter.degruyter.com/?qs=3827a07da6379ce64756f6e1d5b6ad6121dbcd23796ffcd5449411b886eccc53b244536d33c675b0c3d314a41e8941fa1d821acce0ad4ffb4bbd0382d21122058317a82842cf40c5135d53d2565b62c5

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A 2-day symposium: "Reassessing 'the Critical' in CDS" (in-person and online)

21-22 March, 2023. Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

The symposium will be live-streamed and online participation will be encouraged.

The Symposium "Reassessing the Critical in CDS" brings together scholars to reflect on 'hot topics' related to the approach. These include reflections on CDS as an institutional(ised) field within the structures of modern neoliberal academia, the role of immanent or prognostic critique and separation of CDS from Discourse Studies, self-reflection and positioning in global applications of CDS, among other aspects. A round table on the second day will try and draw lessons from the panels.

Speakers and discussants come from both inside and outside the CDS tradition: Michal Krzyzanowski, Eleonora Esposito, Samuel Bennett, Viviane de Melo Resende, Bernhard Forchtner, Crispin Thurlow, Theresa Catalano, Dimitris Serafis, Salomi Boukala, Stavros Assimakopoulos, Benno Herzog, Audrey Alejandro, Chris Hart, and Jolanta Drzewiecka.

For online attendance register here: https://forms.gle/N9WXJDATShX1Vz948

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UP‍DATED INFO ON INTERCULTURAL ISSUES, CALLS, etc.

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The Center for Intercultural Dialogue (CID) facilitates intercultural dialogues through helping scholars learn about the work of international peers, locate researchers with similar interests in other countries, or collaborate for research purposes.

It is a rich and updated online resource that offers a lot of info about intercultural issues, language and linguistics – call for papers, job offers, fellowships, conferences, international programs, interviews, videos, and podcasts. 

https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org

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We are looking forward to hearing your comments and suggestions, as well as to welcoming your contributions!

In the meanwhile, take care & stay tuned!

Paola Giorgis

on behalf of IOW's Editorial Board

For further info, please write to: info@iowdictionary.org

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