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Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:19:57
From: April Gentry [gentrya at savstate.edu]
Subject: MP: A Feminist Online Journal
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Full Title: MP: A Feminist Online Journal


Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 04-Nov-2007

Call for papers for a special issue of MP: A Feminist Online Journal

     http://www.academinist.org/mp/



Back Talk: The Language of Defiance, Denial, Distortion, and Development 

Scheduled Publication Date: January 15, 2007

Imus's use of the power of the language to reduce successful young women to 
objects of racial epithet got him fired. In a South Philadelphia 
neighborhood, a cheesesteak restaurant owner becomes the subject of a 
national debate about whether the language of immigrants is valid and 
whether it should retain power in the United States, even the simple power 
to order a sandwich. Meanwhile, America as a whole asks the question on the 
world stage of whether the power of words is permitted to 'enemy 
combatants', and even to Congress as they attempt
to end the war in Iraq. President Bush uses the power of words in the form 
of signing statements, accompanying each veto of congressional legislation 
that he sends out.      Internationally, the people of war-torn lands such 
as Darfur struggle to find a voice to ask for aid and the women of many 
countries cry out for protection against institutionalized rape. Speaking 
out has been an important concept in feminism from the beginning. Who owns 
language? Who can use its power? And how is that power used in a modern, 
technological, global world? How can it be harnessed for good? In this 
issue of MP Journal, we seek papers that explore language and its power and 
how that relates to national and international issues.

Submissions

We accept submissions from all types of writers. In order to be considered, 
all submissions should:

*    be scholarly/academic in nature;
*    use MLA format;
*    be sent as an attachment (*.doc, *.txt, *.rtf -- no *.pdf, please!); 

*    include a CV or writing resume and a 50 word bio;
*    abide by the copyright and image use information listed on our website.

Send submission to: lynda_hinkle at yahoo.com by November 4, 2007.
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