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[Apologies for cross-posting]</div>
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We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for the 10th edition of the <b><i>Languaging Diversity</i> Conference (LD2027)</b>, which will take place on
<b>8-10 June 2027</b> at the <b>University of Naples L'Orientale</b>, Italy. Following the successful editions hosted by the Universities of Naples (2013), Catania (2014), Macerata (2016), Cagliari (2017), Antwerp (2018), Teruel (2019), Lille (2021), Turin
(2023), and Chieti-Pescara (2025), the conference returns to its point of origin. Almost 15 years after the first
<i>Languaging Diversity</i> conference, the 2027 edition goes back home to the University of Naples L'Orientale.</div>
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<b>The theme of the conference is "Back to the Future: Languaging Diversity in an Age of Instability, Mobility, and Transformation"</b>. We invite contributions that explore how language and other semiotic resources shape identities, diversity, belonging, and
representation amid political, social, technological, and environmental change. Particular attention will be given to how individuals and communities negotiate mobility, visibility, and vulnerability, and how relations of power, inequality, and exclusion are
reproduced, contested, and transformed through discourse.</div>
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The conference welcomes contributions from scholars in linguistics, discourse studies, translation and interpreting studies, media and communication, literary and cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, education, law, political studies, and related disciplines.</div>
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Potential topics include, but are not limited to:</div>
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Language, identity, and diversity in times of crisis</div>
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Discourse, inequality, and social exclusion</div>
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Migration, mobility, borders, and citizenship</div>
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AI, language technologies, and techno-discursive bias</div>
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Solidarity, care, and resistance in discourse</div>
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Gender, sexuality, and queer languaging</div>
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Visibility, silencing, and recognition</div>
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Platformization, multimodality, and digital discourse</div>
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Race, ethnicity, and postcolonial perspectives on language</div>
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Language and diversity in education and professional settings</div>
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Multilingualism, translanguaging, code-switching, and language contact</div>
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Language change, innovation, and digital vernaculars</div>
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Post/Transhumanism and the artificial body</div>
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We are delighted to announce the following <b>keynote speakers</b>:</div>
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- <b>Jannis Androutsopoulos</b> (University of Hamburg)</div>
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- <b>Vera Gheno</b> (University of Florence)</div>
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- <b>Don Kulick</b> (Uppsala University)</div>
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We welcome individual presentations and panel proposals. Abstracts must be written in English and should not exceed 300 words for individual papers and papers within panels, or 500 words for panel proposals, excluding references in both cases.</div>
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Proposals should be submitted <b>by 15 January 2027</b> through the online submission form (<a href="https://forms.gle/aBmSD6QWZoMea27m6">https://forms.gle/aBmSD6QWZoMea27m6</a>), following the instructions in the attached Call for Papers. All submissions will
undergo anonymous peer review. The language of the conference is English.</div>
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<b>Important dates:</b></div>
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15 January 2027: Deadline for panel and individual paper proposals</div>
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15 March 2027: Notification of acceptance</div>
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1 April 2027: Opening of registration</div>
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30 April 2027: Early-bird registration deadline</div>
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20 May 2027: Regular registration deadline</div>
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8-10 June 2027: Conference dates</div>
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For full details, please see the attached Call for Papers and visit the LD2027 conference website (<a href="https://languagingdiversit.wixsite.com/lang-diversity-2027">https://languagingdiversit.wixsite.com/lang-diversity-2027</a>). For any enquiries, please
contact <a href="mailto:languagingdiversity2027@gmail.com" title="languagingdiversity2027@gmail.com">
languagingdiversity2027@gmail.com</a></div>
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We look forward to welcoming you to Naples in June 2027!</div>
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Kind regards,</div>
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The LD2027 Organizing Committee</div>
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