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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">Dear colleagues and friends, </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">It is my great pleasure to finally email you the
<b>Call for Papers for the Helsinki 2019 conference.</b> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">The University of Helsinki cordially invites scholars working on or interested in Ethnography of Communication to Helsinki, Finland for a conference to be held
<b>June 11-14, 2019.</b> The conference is titled <b>Ethnography of Communication and Interdisciplinary Moves</b>. This is the fourth conference devoted to Ethnography of Communication approaches; other conferences have gathered in Washington</span><span style="font-size:12pt">,
Omaha, and most recently in </span><span style="font-size:12pt">New York.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">The theoretical-methodological approach of Ethnography of Communication is a particular way to study culture, communication and interaction. It lives in and nourishes multiple languages and countries and pulls
on different academic communities such as linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology, anthropological linguistics, folklore studies, media studies, conversation analysis, etc.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">The June 2019<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> conference has a two-fold structure designed to benefit
</span><span style="background:rgb(255,255,255)">local and international researchers</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">.
</span>First, invited workshops and paper presentations will explore the ways in which Ethnography of Communication relates in particular with language ideology, folklore studies, and media ethnography. All three approaches or disciplines are alive and strong
at the University of Helsinki, and they are closely related to Ethnography of Communication. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Second, individual papers and panels will present recent research and other works on
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">t</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">he Ethnography of Communication. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Professor Emeritus Robert Craig (University of Colorado, Boulder) will present the keynote.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The organization committee hereby invites
<b>individual </b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>abstracts</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> and panel proposals
</b>that apply Ethnography of Communication, report on research in Ethnography of Communication, or present recent developments in Ethnography of Communication. Submissions are due December 1, 2018. All submissions are competitively </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">selected. </span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Submissions</b> should address and answer any of the following questions and/or themes:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">- How might we combine research on language ideologies with Ethnography of Communication?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">- How might we combine research on folklore studies with Ethnography of Communication?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">- In what ways are methods in media ethnography in anthropology and methods applied in Ethnography of Communication shared or not? How do the methods used in media ethnography compare to those used in Ethnography
of Communication?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">- Presentations that consider Ethnography of Communication research as it crosses disciplinary borders.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">- Recent questions, concerns, and research in Ethnography of Communication.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Important dates </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Abstract submission opens by November 1, 2018.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Abstract submission closes December 1, 2018. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Acceptance of abstracts, evaluated by the academic review board, will be announced by January 15, 2019. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Registration for the conference opens by January 15, 2019.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Conference begins Tuesday afternoon, June 11. Conference closes Friday afternoon, June 14, 2019.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Venue, lodging and costs</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Considering that traveling to Helsinki will be costly for many participants<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
</span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">our </span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">earnest</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> aim
</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">is to k</span>eep the conference fees and other costs low. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">The </span><span style="font-size:12pt">University of Helsinki offers the venue. <span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">The
conference will take place in down town Helsinki, on the main campus of the University of Helsinki. The city of Helsinki has excellent and affordable local transportation, and the conference venue is easy to reach, no matter where you decide to stay. </span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have reserved a large quota of affordable </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">lodging at the
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Unihome - Töölö Towers (see: </span><a href="http://unihome.fi/unihome-for-academics/toolon-tornit/toolo-towers.html" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk828800" previewremoved="true" style="font-size: 12pt;">http://unihome.fi/unihome-for-academics/toolon-tornit/toolo-towers.html</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> The
estimated cost for a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">double room for <u>one week</u> is about 550 euros. The reservations for lodging will be made upon the registration. More details on the conference web-page, which will open shortly.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The conference fee is designed to include three lunches, the conference dinner, and coffee/fruit for the breaks. The conference fees will be around 80 euros for graduate students, and 150 euros for others. </span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="">The conference will be paper-free. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Conference Team of the University of Helsinki provides support for the practical solutions. The </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">local organizing committee consists of Saila Poutiainen (chair), Eeva Sippola, Eija Stark,
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And finally, please, do pass this message on to individuals and communities interested in and/or involved with Ethnography of Communication or the conference theme. </div>
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Tervetuloa kesäkuussa Helsinkiin! </div>
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With kind regards, <br>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">__________________________________</span><br>
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<p style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Saila Poutiainen, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">Yliopistonlehtori/University Lecturer</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">Helsingin yliopisto/University of Helsinki</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt">saila.poutiainen@helsinki.fi </span></p>
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