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Language and Super-diversity: Explorations and interrogations. University of Jyväskylä, Finland, June 5-7, 2013, 2nd CfP<br>*****************************************<br>
Language and Super-diversity: Explorations and interrogations<br>
University of Jyväskylä, Finland, June 5-7, 2013<br>
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Invited speakers<br>
* Michael Silverstein (University of Chicago)<br>
* David Parkin (University of Oxford)<br>
* Christopher Stroud (University of Western Cape)<br>
* Sirpa Leppänen (University of Jyväskylä)<br>
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Invited round-table discussion on Language and Super-diversity<br>
* Jan Blommaert (University of Tilburg)<br>
* Ben Rampton (King’s College)<br>
* Karel Arnaut (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and<br>
Ethnic Diversity)<br>
* Jens Normann Jørgensen (University of Copenhagen)<br>
* Robert Moore (Penn Graduate School of Education)<br>
* Cécile Vigouroux (Simon Fraser University)<br>
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Deadline for abstracts: Panel proposals, November 15, 2012; paper and<br>
poster proposals, December 15, 2012.<br>
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Guidelines for submission: <a href="http://www.jyu.fi/superdiversity" target="_blank">http://www.jyu.fi/superdiversity</a> The<br>
submission link opens on June 22, 2012.<br>
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Description of the conference<br>
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During the past few decades, the face of social, cultural and<br>
linguistic diversity in societies all over the world has changed<br>
radically, producing complexity of a different kind than what has<br>
traditionally been captured in the notion of multiculturalism. This<br>
‘new’ diversity, or super-diversity (Vertovec 2007), encompasses a<br>
wide range of societal and cultural transformations that stem mainly<br>
from accelerated processes of geocultural and mediated globalization<br>
of the last two decades.<br>
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Super-diversity manifests most notably in such demographic and social<br>
changes as the tremendous increase in the categories of migrants, not<br>
only in terms of nationality, ethnicity, language and religion, but<br>
also in terms of motives, patterns and careers as migrants, processes<br>
of insertion into, settling in and interactions with the host<br>
societies. It is also witnessed in the increasing complexity of both<br>
physical and virtual spaces and their compressed and multi-scalar<br>
character. It shows in the enhanced mobility of people and the speed<br>
with which they can move between and access other places. In the same<br>
way, communication, the dissemination of information and the mediation<br>
of cultural practices and products are increasingly characterized by<br>
rapidity, simultaneity and ubiquity. Technologies of communication and<br>
information circulation offer new opportunities for interaction in<br>
which identifications are not organized on the basis of local, ethnic<br>
or national categories only but which are characterized by<br>
translocality, connectedness and heterogeneity.<br>
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In language use, a crucial effect of super-diversity is that the<br>
language and cultural biographies and repertoires, forms of<br>
communication and interaction between individuals, groups and<br>
communities cannot be presupposed. Language uses are not necessarily<br>
tied to national or ethnic groups or to standard varieties of<br>
language. Instead, they encompass a broad field of less predictable<br>
actors, activities and creative energies. In new combinations and<br>
intertwining of stability and instability, reliance on tradition and<br>
established normative orders are tied in with situated emergent forms<br>
of practice.<br>
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To capture, describe and explain the forms, processes, practices and<br>
effects of super-diversity, sociolinguists are faced with a<br>
multi-faceted challenge, calling forth a revision of some of their key<br>
tools – their theoretical apparata, methods of data gathering and<br>
analytic concepts (Blommaert and Rampton 2011). The aim of this<br>
international conference is to explore and interrogate the perspective<br>
offered by super-diversity, a perspective which for sociolinguistic<br>
study has tremendous heuristic potential<br>
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References<br>
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Blommaert, J. and Rampton, B. Language and Superdiversity.<br>
Diversities. 2011, vol. 13, no. 2. UNESCO.<br>
<a href="http://www.unesco.org/shs/diversities/vol13/issue2/art1" target="_blank">www.unesco.org/shs/diversities/vol13/issue2/art1</a><br>
Vertovec, Steven. 2007. Super-diversity and its Implications. Ethnic<br>
and Racial Studies, 30(6), pp. 1024–1054.<br>
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Second Call for Papers<br>
<br>
This international conference invites scholars to propose topics<br>
relevant to language and super-diversity. These can include (but are<br>
not limited to) both contemporary and historical studies on<br>
• multilingualism<br>
• language and globalization<br>
• language crossing, switching, and mixing<br>
• contact-induced language variation and change<br>
• polylanguaging, translanguaging, metrolingualism<br>
• linguistic landscapes<br>
• new literacies<br>
• computer-mediated discourse<br>
• language assessment for the determination of origin and citizenship<br>
• language (education) policy<br>
• language socialization<br>
• narratives of cultural belonging and difference<br>
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In terms of settings, the conference welcomes work on different<br>
everyday, institutional and educational settings at mega-cities, small<br>
places in centres and margins, as well as in mediated translocal<br>
communicative environments.<br>
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Studies on any languages and (inter)disciplinary takes (e.g.<br>
linguistics, sociolinguistics, sociology of language, linguistic<br>
anthropology, discourse studies, new literacy studies, pragmatics,<br>
ethnography, multi-modality and language education) are welcome.<br>
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Young and beginning scholars are warmly encouraged to contribute; the<br>
conference fee will be waived for five students from non-EU countries<br>
(applications to be included in the online registration form, to<br>
appear on the conference website).<br>
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Submissions are solicited for thematic panels, papers, and posters.<br>
Each participant may have at most two presentations at the conference:<br>
one single-authored and one co-authored paper/poster.<br>
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The language of the conference is English, but we encourage the use<br>
and visibility of other languages in bi/multilingual handouts, slides,<br>
etc.<br>
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Instructions to panel organizers<br>
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Panels will have a maximum duration of three hours. The panel can be<br>
thematically organized sessions, but also data sessions are welcome.<br>
The panel organizer needs to make sure that the participants submit<br>
their abstracts to the Conference Management System in time. If the<br>
panel organizer decides that the presentations or data samples be<br>
circulated between all the panel members before the conference, s/he<br>
should check that their materials are submitted to the Conference<br>
Management System.<br>
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Panel organizers should:<br>
• submit a proposal (see below) including the list of invited<br>
contributors, their abstracts, and/or discussants by 15 November 2012<br>
and confirm that all invited contributors have agreed to participate<br>
• coordinate the submission of abstracts by contributors (max. 300<br>
words each) before the same deadline as above<br>
• chair their panel at the conference<br>
• act as mediators between the contributors and the Conference<br>
Organizing Committee.<br>
<br>
Submitting panel proposals:<br>
Proposals for a thematic panel should be submitted electronically via<br>
the Conference Management System by the panel organizer.<br>
<br>
The proposal should include:<br>
• the list of invited contributors and/or discussants (name,<br>
affiliation, email address); a maximum of 8 keywords covering the<br>
subject, methodology and theoretical framework(s)<br>
• all the individual abstracts (of a maximum of 300 words), submitted<br>
to the Conference Management System<br>
• a general overview abstract (maximum of 900 words) for the whole<br>
panel which will include:<br>
o the topic and how it relates to the conference themes;<br>
o rationale for the panel and its aims and objectives;<br>
o discussion questions;<br>
o how the session will be organized (discussion format, number of<br>
papers, discussants/participants); a short list of key references<br>
<br>
Abstracts in English should be submitted via the Conference Management<br>
System on the conference website.<br>
<br>
The link to the Conference Management System opens on June 22, 2012.<br>
<br>
The deadline for panel submissions is November 15, 2012.<br>
<br>
All submissions will be reviewed; notification of acceptance January 15, 2013.<br>
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Papers and posters<br>
<br>
Papers and posters are different forms of presentation but should be<br>
of an equally high quality and discuss original work. Both papers and<br>
posters will be submitted to the same refereeing process. The<br>
Organizing Committee reserves the right to place proposals for papers<br>
and posters in either category in consultation with the reviewers.<br>
<br>
Submitting a proposal for a paper:<br>
Individual papers will be allocated 30 minutes (20 minutes for<br>
presentation and 10 minutes for questions). Abstracts in English (max.<br>
300 words) should be submitted via the Conference Management System.<br>
<br>
The link to the Conference Management System opens on June 22, 2012.<br>
<br>
The deadline for paper submissions is December 15, 2012.<br>
<br>
All submissions will be reviewed; notification of acceptance February 15, 2013.<br>
<br>
Submitting a proposal for a poster:<br>
<br>
Each presenter will be provided with 120 x 90 cm of board space<br>
(portrait). They may also provide handouts with examples or more<br>
detailed information. Abstracts in English (max. 300 words) should be<br>
submitted via the Conference Management System.<br>
<br>
The link to the Conference Management System opens on June 22, 2012.<br>
<br>
The deadline for poster submissions is December 15, 2012.<br>
<br>
All submissions will be reviewed; notification of acceptance February 15, 2013.<br>
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Scientific committee<br>
Sirpa Leppänen, Karel Arnaut, Dong Jie, Martha Karrebæk, Ben Rampton,<br>
Chris Stroud, Max Spotti and Cécile Vigouroux<br>
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Local organizing committee<br>
Sirpa Leppänen, Mia Halonen, Henna Jousmäki, Samu Kytölä, Mikko<br>
Laitinen, Mika Lähteenmäki, Taina Saarinen, Sonya Sahradyan, Minna<br>
Suni, Elina Westinen<br>
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Conference secretary: Saija Peuronen<br>
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Financial secretary: Satu Julin<br>
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Event Coordinator: Taru-Maija Heilala-Rasimov<br>
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Contact: <a href="mailto:superdiversity@jyu.fi">superdiversity@jyu.fi</a><br>
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---<br></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>
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