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mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">2<sup>ND</sup> CALL FOR PAPERS: Lavender Languages and Linguistics 26

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mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">– Gothenburg, Sweden 2-4 May 2019</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family:

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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";

mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The international conference Lavender Languages and Linguistics 26 will be hosted by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden 2-4 May 2019.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"></span>

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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";

mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Confirmed plenary speakers (in surname alphabetical order):

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</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:

EN-US" lang="EN-US">Erika Alm, University of Gothenburg, Sweden <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-family:

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</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:

EN-US" lang="EN-US">Mons Bissenbakker, University of Copenhagen, Denmark<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-family:

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</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:

EN-US" lang="EN-US">Rodrigo Borba, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <br>

</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:

EN-US" lang="EN-US">Holly Cashman, University of New Hampshire, USA</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <br>

</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:

EN-US" lang="EN-US">Thabo Msibi, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <br>

</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:

EN-US" lang="EN-US">Shirley-Anne Tate, Leeds Beckett University, UK<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <span style="font-family:

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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";

mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">LavLang was founded by Professor William Leap twenty-five years ago. The conference is the international meeting point for scholars interested in language and sexuality. The conference

 has historically been a friendly space in which scholars have presented their work on language and sexuality in a supportive environment. Undergraduate and graduate papers on sexuality are very welcome!</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"></span></p>

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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";

mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">We invite abstracts for presentations, which explore the linkages between language and sexuality in the broadest sense. The conference aims to illuminate the diversity in the

 field by welcoming varied topics demonstrating the diverse theoretical, methodological and empirical contexts for researching language and sexuality.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"></span></p>

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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";

mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Deadline for individual abstracts: 30 November 2018</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family:

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mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Length of abstracts: 250 words</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> (please follow the guidelines posted at the conference website: <a href="https://lavlang26.wordpress.com/abstract-submission-info-2/" id="LPlnk727513" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:blue">https://lavlang26.wordpress.com/abstract-submission-info-2/</span></a>)</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"></span></p>

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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";

mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Submissions are to be made through the EasyChair system, available here:

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color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">All proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee based on quality and relevance to the conference’s theme. Presenters

 will be notified of acceptance by the end of December 2018. Conference fees will be announced at a later stage depending on the outcome of funding application. More information can be found on the conference website:

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<span style="font-family:

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from the organizing committee<br>

Stina Ericsson, Tommaso Milani & Kristine Køhler Mortensen<br style="mso-special-character:line-break">

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PhD, Post.doc.<br>

Department of Swedish<br>

University of Gothenburg</span></p>

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