[Gala-l] Extended Call for papers: Language and Global Media (International Workshop), November 2016

[Claire Maree]

Call for Papers (Extended)

"Language and Global Media" International Workshop and Masterclass
(Supported by "Writing Identity onto the screen: Subtitles and captions in Japanese Media" (DP150102964); Asia Institute (University of Melbourne); Arts Faculty (University of Melbourne); Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA);  Research Unit in Public Cultures (RUPC; University of Melbourne)
Venue: Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Language and Global Media International Workshop (November 16, 17, 18, 2016)
Researchers engaged in writing system research, global media research, discourse studies, language and identity studies, translation studies, gender and queer studies, are invited to present on their current research in relation to the workshop theme of ‘language and global media’.
Oral Presentation: An oral presentation of 20-minutes duration. Each session will include time for discussion.

  *   300w abstract (excluding references)
  *   Submit by 5pm (AEST) October 9, 2016 to the online submission system.http://linguistlist.org/confservices/EasyAbs/customabssub.cfm?emeetingid=6002JA44585E4A5840A050441

Panel: Each panel session will be comprised of three oral presentations of no more than 20-minutes each, and include time for discussion.

  *   100w overview of panel and 1x300w abstract (excluding references) for each oral presentation (i.e. 100w overview & 3x300abstracts)
  *   Submit by 5pm (AEST) October 9, 2016 to the online submission system.http://linguistlist.org/confservices/EasyAbs/customabssub.cfm?emeetingid=6002JA44585E4A5840A050441

Submissions will be anonymously reviewed. Please do not include any personal information on your submissions.

The workshop aims to encourage intensive discussion across disciplines and encourage the establishment of networks for future collaborative work between researchers working across the humanities and social sciences in intersecting fields such as Linguistics, Media Studies, Cultural Studies and Translation Studies. In accordance of the aims of the Workshop, participation will be capped at 50 to allow for full academic discussion and collaboration. Registration details will be announced mid-September.

Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Associate Professor Minako O'Hagan (University of Auckland)—“Making Pokémon Go in Another Language and Culture: Researching Translation of Games as Contemporary Global Media”
Dr Ryoko Sasamoto (Dublin City University)—“Telop and Relevance: unpacking the contribution of telop to viewer reception”
Associate Professor Akinobu Matsumoto (Ryukoku U)—“ Post-production techniques of telop, and the culture of television production in Japan”
Professor Debra Occhi (Miyazaki Int. U))—“In/comprehensibility and dialect in regional promotional media: the case of Kobayashi, Japan”

For further details email: writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au<mailto:writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au>

Language and Global Media Masterclass
(Supported by "Writing Identity onto the screen: Subtitles and captions in Japanese Media" (DP150102964); Asia Institute (University of Melbourne); Arts Faculty (University of Melbourne); Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA);  Research Unit in Public Cultures (RUPC; University of Melbourne)
Research Higher Degree students and Early Career Researchers in this field are invited to attend. Please register to express interest in attending (there is a strict maximum of 25 places available for the Master Class).

Stream A: Masterclass by A/P Minako O’Hagan & Dr Ryoko Sasamoto: In this masterclass, Associate Professor Minako O’Hagan and Dr Ryoko Sasamoto will draw on their combined experiences in conducting research into telop (impact-captions used in audiovisual media), to discuss broader research-related issues with linguistic and cultural focuses from the perspective of applied translation studies and cognitive pragmatics.

Stream B: Master Class by Professor  Debra Occhi: In this Masterclass, Professor Occhi will draw on her research in linguistic anthropology and characterization features of human/nonhuman actors..

How to apply: Participation is free, but will be capped at 25; a maximum of 15 participants in “Stream A” convened by Minako O’Hagan & Ryoko Sasamoto, and a maximum of 10 participants in “Stream B” convened by Professor Occhi.

Pre-registration is essential. Interested participants should send a 1-page expression of interest and a 1-page CV to the Writing Identity email address: writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au by October 9, 2016.

(When completing this information ensure to specify if you are applying for a travel stipend. ) Successful applicants will be required to send through a 1000 word sample of a research project you are currently working on by October 28, 2016. This will allow for discussion, collaboration and specific skill development at the Master Class.

Travel Stipends for PhD students
(supported by Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA))
·         PhD Travel Stipend Scholarship for 4 domestic HRD participants to Workshop & Master Class @ Maximum of $300/person
·         PhD Travel Stipend  Scholarship for 2 International HRD participants to Workshop & Master Class  @ Maximum of $800/person
Register your expression of interest in the travel stipend  to writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au by forwarding 1) your CV, 2) a letter of support from your academic supervisor; 3) budget showing the costs of travel/attendance as well as any other funding that you have/will receive.  Preference will be given to those who don’t have the support to attend the Master Class & workshop without the stipend.

For further details email: writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au
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Dr. Claire Maree
Senior Lecturer in Japanese, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne | Ext: 54108
Writing Identity Blog  http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/writing-identity/
“Language and Global Media” International Workshop (November 16-18, 2016) & Masterclass (November 15, 2016)
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