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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">The <i>Journal of Language and Discrimination
</i>invites researchers working on language and marginalization to submit an article for its thematic issue to be published in 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Thematic issue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Marginalization is a pervasive phenomenon in contemporary societies, characterized by the social exclusion and sidelining of certain individuals or groups, depriving them of equal access to resources, opportunities
and fundamental rights (UN, 2014). This complex process can result from a variety of factors such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation and language. Language is certainly an indicator of marginalization, but it also plays a crucial role in
the processes of marginalization. In fact, we use language to consciously and unconsciously perpetuate marginalization, as well as to resist it.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Marginality and marginalization are interdisciplinary concepts in social sciences. Park (1928: 881) was the first to introduce the notion of marginality in sociology. He coined the term “marginal man”, which was later
developed by him and Stonequist (1937). Both were more interested in the marginalized individual and its characteristics than the processes of marginalization. Their theory was later expanded by Goldberg (1941), who wrote about the “marginal culture”. Since
then, marginality has been viewed by a number of scholars as a problem, a challenge or a threat for society (Mowat 2015), while others take interest in its contribution to society, its dynamism and its vitality (Bottrell 2007; Bright 2011, Lumsden 1984, Mc
Laughlin 2001, Stankovitch 2020). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA">The concept of marginalization that we want to adopt in this special issue is understood as a process that responds to a dual logic, following the Bakhtinian notion of dialogism, which emphasizes
the continuous acts of communication between the self and the other in a ceaseless attempt to position oneself (Bakhtin 1981, Bos 2008). On the one hand, it is inscribed in power and status relationships and may therefore involve both inclusion and exclusion
on the part of dominant and dominated individuals, those within the norm or in the margins. On the other hand, it presupposes active cooperation between these two groups. The position of the marginalized is recognized in the dominant discourse, where it is
even functional; marginalization is a constant dialogue between the one who marginalizes and the marginalized (Bourdieu 1992, Bos 2008). It is not a question of studying the margin as such but of understanding how it is constitutive of the center, how both
are constructed, defined, and evolve, and how this dialogue is central to our understanding of reality (Bailly 1994; Barel 1982; Bourdieu 1992; Bos 2008; Rocher 1971; Wacquant 2008).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">That being said, marginalization has not been theorized in sociolinguistics. The concept is generally used as part of the umbrella term discrimination.
<span style="color:#0D0D0D;background:white">It is to fill this gap that this special issue is dedicated to the in-depth exploration of the relationship between language and marginalization. Through several analytical axes, we aim to explore the various ways
in which language can be a factor in marginalization, a tool in marginalization processes, and at the same time, a subversive force capable of challenging oppressive norms and defying power structures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">For this issue, we invite submissions that address language-based marginalization from a variety of perspectives, including, but not limited to, the following topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">How language choice affects marginalized people<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">The use of language in the processes of marginalization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Linguistic strategies and resistance to marginalization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Language policy as a tool for marginalization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Marginalized languages, marginalized people<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Language ideologies and marginalization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Deconstructing biases around marginalization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Marginalizing language practices
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Identity-based strategies to resist language-based marginalization<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-CA">Contesting marginalization
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Articles may come from sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, linguistic anthropology, education, sociology, communication and media studies, or any other related discipline.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Submission information</span></b><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a name="_Hlk164173203"><span lang="EN-CA">The timeline is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk164173203"><span lang="EN-CA">Abstract submission: June 1, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk164173203"><span lang="EN-CA">Notification and invitation to submit an article: June 14, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk164173203"><span lang="EN-CA">Final deadline for submission of article: September 15, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk164173203"><span lang="EN-CA">Peer review, notifications, and revisions: From October 2024 to April 2025<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNoSpacing" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk164173203"><span lang="EN-CA">Estimated publication time of issue: 2026<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Please visit the Journal of Language and Discrimination website for author guidelines:
</span><a href="https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JLD/about/submissions"><span lang="EN-CA">https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JLD/about/submissions</span></a><span lang="EN-CA">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Questions about this issue can be addressed to Marie-Eve Bouchard:
</span><a href="mailto:me.bouchard@ubc.ca"><span lang="EN-CA">me.bouchard@ubc.ca</span></a><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Guest editors</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Marie-Eve Bouchard and Annabelle Glas, The University of British Columbia, Canada.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="FR">References<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="FR">Bailly, A.-S. (1995). La marginalité, une approche historique et épistémologique. <i>Anales de Geografia de la Universidad Complutense</i>, 15: 109-117.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white">
<span lang="FR">Barel, Y. (1982). <i>La marginalité sociale</i>. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Bakthin, M. (1981) <i>The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays by M. M. Bakthin</i> (Ed. By Michael Holquist). Austin: The University of Texas Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Bos, J. (2008). </span><span lang="FR">Les types de marginalisation dans leur relation constitutive au discours. </span><i><span lang="EN-CA">L'Homme & la Société</span></i><span lang="EN-CA">, 167-168-169: 177-201.
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<p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bottrell, D. (2007). Resistance, resilience and social identities: Reframing ‘problem youth’ and the problem of schooling.
<i>Journal of Youth Studies,</i> 10(5): 597–616.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bourdieu, P. (1992). <i>Language and Symbolic Power</i>. Oxford: Polity Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bright, N. G. (2011). ‘Non-servile virtuosi’ in insubordinate spaces: School disaffection, refusal and resistance in a former English coalfield.
<i>European Educational Research Journal,</i> 10(4): 502–515.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Goldberg, M. (1941). A qualification of the marginal man theory. <i>American Sociological Review</i>, 6(1): 52-58.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Lumsden, D. (1984). <i>Community Mental Health in Action</i>. Toronto: Canadian Mental Health Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">McLaughlin, N. (2001). Optimal marginality. <i>The Sociological Quarterly</i>, 42(2): 271-288.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Mowat, J. G. (2015). Towards a new conceptualisation of marginalisation. <i>European Educational Research Journal,</i> 14(5): 454-476.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Park, R. E. (1928). Human migration and the marginal man. <i>American Journal of Sociology</i>, 33(6): 881-893.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Rocher, G. (1971). </span><span lang="FR">La marginalité sociale. Un réservoir de contestation. In C. Ryan (Ed.),
<i>Le Québec qui se fait, </i>41-47. Montreal: Les Éditions Hurtubise. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="personname">Stankovich, A.</span> (2020). <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Intermarginalité et plurimarginalité : les actions revendicatrices des groupes marginaux, un moteur de changement favorable à l'inclusion.
</span></em><em><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MA Thesis</span></em><span lang="EN-CA">. Rimouski: Université du Québec à Rimouski.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Stonequist, Everett V. (1937/1961) <i>The marginal man: A study in personality and culture conflict</i>. New York: Russell & Russell.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">United Nations (UN). (2014). Marginalized groups: UN human rights expert calls for an end to relegation. Available online:
</span><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2014/06/marginalized-groups-un-human-rights-expert-calls-end-relegation"><span lang="EN-CA">https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2014/06/marginalized-groups-un-human-rights-expert-calls-end-relegation</span></a><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-CA">Wacquant, L. (2008). <i>Urban Outcast: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality</i>. Cambridge: Polity.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Assistant Professor of Sociolinguistics
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