CALL FOR PAPERS: Language in the (New) Media conference, Sept 2009

[Crispin Thurlow]

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference

Language in the (New) Media: Technologies and Ideologies

Thursday 03 to Sunday 06 September 2009
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Interactive announcement (with links): http://www.com.washington.edu/lim/

**Keynote speakers**

•	Naomi Baron, American University, USA
•	Sally Johnson, University of Leeds, England
•	Jannis Androutsopoulos, Kings College London, England
•	Theo van Leeuwen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

**Background**
This is the third in a series of conferences organized around the role of the 
media in relation to the representation, construction and/or production of 
language. The first two conferences were held at Leeds University, England: in 
2005, Language in the Media: Representations, Identities, Ideologies, and, in 
2007, Language Ideologies and Media Discourse: Texts, Practices, Policies. In 
2009, the conference will be leaving Leeds and coming to Seattle.

**Conference theme**
We invite you to submit abstracts for papers which explore the representation, 
construction and/or production of language through the technologies and 
ideologies of new media - the digital discourse of blogs, wikis, texting, 
instant messaging, internet art, video games, virtual worlds, websites, emails, 
podcasting, hypertext fiction, graphical user interfaces, and so on. Of equal 
interest are the ways that new media language is metalinguistically 
represented, constructed and/or produced in print and broadcast media such as 
newspapers and television (see below).

With this new media theme in mind, the 2009 conference will continue to 
prioritize papers which address the scope of the AILA Research Network on 
Language in the Media by examining the following types of contexts/issues:

•	standard languages and language standards;
•	literacy policy and literacy practices;
•	language acquisition;
•	multilingualism and cross-/inter-cultural communication;
•	language and communication in professional contexts;
•	language & class, dis/ability, race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality and age;
•	media representations of speech, thought and writing;
•	language and education;
•	political discourse;
•	language, commerce and global capitalism.

**Abstract submission**
Please submit abstracts for papers (20 minutes plus 10 for discussion) by email 
to lim2009 at u.washington.edu no later than Thursday 26 February 2009. Abstracts 
should include a title, your contact details (name, mailing address, email) and 
a description of your paper (250 -350 words). The conference committee will 
begin reviewing abstract submissions immediately after the deadline; 
notification of acceptance will be Thursday 19 March. (Please send your 
abstract as a Word document or in the body of your email.)

**Program and registration**
In order to help your early planning for the conference, we have already 
finalized the basic program structure for the conference a copy of which can be 
downloaded from the conference webpage (see above). This outline shows the 
start and finish times of the conference, the main social events (reception, 
BBQ and conference dinner), as well as lunches and coffee breaks. The 
conference planning committee is also arranging an optional program of tours 
and activities for Sunday 06 September. A business meeting for the AILA Network 
will also be scheduled for the Sunday morning.

Official conference registration will begin on Thursday 19 March, with early 
registration ending Thursday 21 May. The final deadline for presenter 
registration will be Thursday 23 July in order to be included in the final 
program. Registrations after 23 July will be charged an additional late 
registration fee of $25.00.

**Conference registration**
The Language in the (New) Media conference is planned as a not-for profit 
event. Your registration fee will cover the main operating expenses as well as 
scheduled buffet-style 	lunches, coffee breaks, the conference dinner, a 
reception on the first night and a BBQ on the second night. Wine and soft 
drinks are also included for the evening gatherings.

Early registration – until 21 May	$350
Early registration (full-time students)	$300
Registration – until 23 July	        $380
Registration (full-time students)	$330
Day rate registration (accepted until 20 August) $150

**Accommodation**
In addition to a number of good local hotels near to campus, the University of 
Washington offers pleasant, affordable accommodation.

Double room (3 nights, 3-6 Sep, with breakfast)	$156 p/p
Single room (3 nights, 3-6 Sep, with breakfast)	$222 p/p
Additional night (e.g. 02 or 06 Sep, double room) $46 p/p
Additional night (e.g. 02 or 06 Sep, single room) $68 p/p

The conference organizers can also make recommendations for hotels in and 
around the University District. More information will be available in due 
course.

**Publication**
Conference co-organizer Crispin Thurlow is planning to edit a volume 
provisionally titled “Language in the New Media: Technologies and Ideologies” 
and is in discussion with the editors of the Oxford University Press’ series 
Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics. His goal would be to publish this volume in 
2011. To this end, Crispin would like to receive good quality, previously 
unpublished chapters which may or may not be based on papers presented at the 
conference. Contributions should be of no more than 7,000 words in length and 
should conform to APA format, please. More information about the scope of this 
volume will be made available nearer to the conference; in the meantime, the 
anticipated deadline for submission of chapters for review will be 31 January 
2010.

**Organizers**
The conference is co-hosted by the University of Washington, Seattle, USA and 
the University of Leeds, England, UK. Organizers are Crispin Thurlow, Kristine 
Mroczek and Jamie Moshin, Department of Communication, University of 
Washington, Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Please direct any queries to 
the organizers at lim2009 at u.washington.edu.

SENT BY: CRISPIN THURLOW (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON)
lim2009 at u.washington.edu