[I-LanD Research Centre] [Reminder] LANGUAGING DIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019_University of Zaragoza_Teruel

[I-LanD Interuniversity Research Centre]

Dear I-Landers,

We are writing to remind you that you still have a month (until 3 MAY) 
to submit your abstract to the 6th edition of the LANGUAGING DIVERSITY 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (University of Zaragoza, TERUEL, Spain, 24-27 
September 2019). Don't miss your chance to showcase your research in a 
highly PERSUASIVE context (PERSUASION being the main focus of this 
year's edition :-)).

LD6 builds on the themes of the previous editions (i.e. diversity, 
alterity, power, social class and globalisation) to propose a research 
strand linked to persuasion, the pragmatic or communicative intention 
whereby identity is enacted, power communicated and societal patterns 
reproduced. In LD6, we set out to cast light on the intricacies of 
persuasive discourse and the manifold reactions it may engender in 
today’s globalised and multicultural societies. At the core of this 
endeavour is a genuine willingness and commitment to tease out the 
nature of persuasion in diverse contexts (e.g. art, education, business, 
sport, companies, the private sphere, etc.), through diverse channels 
(e.g. face-to-face interaction, on-line communication, published 
articles, performances, etc.), and as more or less relevant to diverse 
identities (e.g. linguistic, political, gendered, etc.).

We are looking forward to a varied programme and invite abstracts in any 
of the conference languages (ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, and ITALIAN) for 
FULL PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, PAPERS, POSTERS, short work-in-progress 
reports in the PECHA KUCHA format, as well as PANELS adhering to any of 
the conference's broad research questions.

IMPORTANT DATES

Second Call for Papers: 5 March 2019
Deadline for submission of proposals: 3 May 2019
Notification of acceptance/rejection of proposals: 20 May 2019
Early bird registration: Before 14 August 2019

CONFIRMED PLENARY SPEAKERS

Laura Alba Juez (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED, 
Spain)
Francesca De Cesare (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy)
Matteo Fuoli (University of Birmingham, UK)
José Martín-Albo Lucas (University of Zaragoza, Spain)
Pascual Pérez-Paredes (University of Cambridge, UK)
Adelina Sánchez Espinosa (University of Granada, Spain)

INVITED ARTISTS

Rani Drew (https://ranidrew.wordpress.com/)
John Drew

Two confirmed pre-conference workshops by Rani Drew and John Drew:

Persuading teachers and students to teach and learn English through 
drama: How to write and stage plays.
Persuading teachers and students to teach and learn English through 
poetry: Adapting and creating poems.

Poetry reading (Gardens/Cloister of Teruel’s San Pedro Church): 
“Shanghai in flames and Teruel retaken”: Poems from across the world, a 
joint poetry reading by Rani Drew and John Drew.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS

Conference website: http://langdiv2019.unizar.es/
Conference e-mail: ld2019 at unizar.es
EasyChair submission link: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ld2019

Follow us on:
Twitter: @LangDiv2019, #LangDiv2019
Facebook: https://goo.gl/2AniEo

WE CAN'T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU ALL IN TERUEL IN SEPTEMBER 2019! :-)

With all our best wishes,
-- 
Dr. Miguel-Angel Benitez-Castro
Coordinador del Grado en Magisterio en Educación Primaria
Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana/Department of English and 
German Studies
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas (TERUEL)
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
Tel: 978618123 / Ext: 861123
E-mail: mbenitez at unizar.es