From gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu Tue Mar 16 17:33:48 2021 From: gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu (Greg Niedt) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:33:48 -0400 Subject: [LingGEOG] FINAL Call (deadline extended): New Directions in Linguistic Geography Message-ID: *Final Call for Chapter Abstracts* [apologies for cross-posting] Edited Volume:* New Directions in Linguistic Geography – Exploring Articulations of Space* Greg Niedt (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) This is the *final* call for chapter abstracts for the upcoming edited volume, *New Directions in Linguistic Geography – Exploring Articulations of Space*, to be published by Palgrave in early 2022. Previous work in linguistic geography and its related fields—dialectology, geolinguistics, linguistic landscapes—has focused primarily on the distribution or presence of languages in different spaces, and the social realities they reveal about the inhabitants. This volume, by contrast, will be centered on how language(s), discourse, and media shape epistemologies of space and place themselves. By calling attention to the many different ways that people articulate the structure of their surroundings, we complicate the idea that there is a singular landscape to examine. The goal of the book is to encourage new critical approaches to how we describe the world around us, and consider the interface between language and the world in new ways. Research that highlights under-represented perspectives, especially those from the Global South and/or Indigenous groups, is encouraged. Similarly, researchers who take novel or interdisciplinary approaches that further develop the field are welcome. *Examples of possible topics include, but are not limited to:* • Critical discourse analysis of texts (including maps or other visual media) that influence the perception of geography • Ethnographic work that highlights noteworthy definitions and divisions of spaces, especially cases with a dialectic between multiple conceptions of the landscape • Geodiscursive identities; the understanding of the self and social groups in relation to points of origin and habitation • Media/technological discourses that affect our interpretation of the physical world • Mythologies, narratives, oral histories, and ritualized communication or discourse that involve human relationships with the environment • Narrative traditions of land use, ownership, and stewardship • Oral histories and semiotic artifacts that show personal connections to place • Syntactic/semantic investigations into languages that represent landscapes and their features in unique ways • Toponymy, its development, and its impact on the understanding of place • Work in the tradition of metageography that addresses the concepts used by geographic researchers themselves Abstracts for a proposed chapter should be* 350 to 500 words*, describing the area of focus and its context, its position in relation to both language and geography, theoretical background and/or methodology, and any hypothesized or preliminary findings. Proposals, or any questions about the volume/the submission process, should be emailed to Greg Niedt ( gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu) directly. The deadline for proposals has been extended to *March 26, 2021*; please also include a short biographical note (up to 150 words) for each author. *Only submissions in PDF format will be considered. *Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by *April 15, 2021*, at the latest. All authors who are accepted for the volume will be expected to also review one other chapter from the book as part of the peer review process. Final chapters should be *7000 to 8500 words* (including notes, references, etc.), and may contain *up to 4 images* (black & white); there may be a possibility to host other media, including color images, online. Initial drafts of the chapter will be due by *August 31, 2021*, with revisions returned to contributors within six to eight weeks. The final drafts will be due by *December 31, 2021*, in the hopes of submitting the manuscript to the publisher in early 2022. *Important dates:* • Abstract deadline: extended to *March 26*, 2021 • Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2021 • Chapters due: August 31, 2021 • Peer-review due: October 31, 2021 • Revised chapters due: December 31, 2021 • Book submitted to publisher: early 2022 Thank you, and I look forward to receiving your chapter abstracts soon! -- ===== Dr. Greg Niedt (*they/he*) Department of Liberal Arts Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu Linguistic Landscapes Beyond the Language Classroom Essentials of Visual Interpretation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu Tue Mar 16 21:33:48 2021 From: gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu (Greg Niedt) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:33:48 -0400 Subject: [LingGEOG] FINAL Call (deadline extended): New Directions in Linguistic Geography Message-ID: *Final Call for Chapter Abstracts* [apologies for cross-posting] Edited Volume:* New Directions in Linguistic Geography ? Exploring Articulations of Space* Greg Niedt (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) This is the *final* call for chapter abstracts for the upcoming edited volume, *New Directions in Linguistic Geography ? Exploring Articulations of Space*, to be published by Palgrave in early 2022. Previous work in linguistic geography and its related fields?dialectology, geolinguistics, linguistic landscapes?has focused primarily on the distribution or presence of languages in different spaces, and the social realities they reveal about the inhabitants. This volume, by contrast, will be centered on how language(s), discourse, and media shape epistemologies of space and place themselves. By calling attention to the many different ways that people articulate the structure of their surroundings, we complicate the idea that there is a singular landscape to examine. The goal of the book is to encourage new critical approaches to how we describe the world around us, and consider the interface between language and the world in new ways. Research that highlights under-represented perspectives, especially those from the Global South and/or Indigenous groups, is encouraged. Similarly, researchers who take novel or interdisciplinary approaches that further develop the field are welcome. *Examples of possible topics include, but are not limited to:* ? Critical discourse analysis of texts (including maps or other visual media) that influence the perception of geography ? Ethnographic work that highlights noteworthy definitions and divisions of spaces, especially cases with a dialectic between multiple conceptions of the landscape ? Geodiscursive identities; the understanding of the self and social groups in relation to points of origin and habitation ? Media/technological discourses that affect our interpretation of the physical world ? Mythologies, narratives, oral histories, and ritualized communication or discourse that involve human relationships with the environment ? Narrative traditions of land use, ownership, and stewardship ? Oral histories and semiotic artifacts that show personal connections to place ? Syntactic/semantic investigations into languages that represent landscapes and their features in unique ways ? Toponymy, its development, and its impact on the understanding of place ? Work in the tradition of metageography that addresses the concepts used by geographic researchers themselves Abstracts for a proposed chapter should be* 350 to 500 words*, describing the area of focus and its context, its position in relation to both language and geography, theoretical background and/or methodology, and any hypothesized or preliminary findings. Proposals, or any questions about the volume/the submission process, should be emailed to Greg Niedt ( gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu) directly. The deadline for proposals has been extended to *March 26, 2021*; please also include a short biographical note (up to 150 words) for each author. *Only submissions in PDF format will be considered. *Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by *April 15, 2021*, at the latest. All authors who are accepted for the volume will be expected to also review one other chapter from the book as part of the peer review process. Final chapters should be *7000 to 8500 words* (including notes, references, etc.), and may contain *up to 4 images* (black & white); there may be a possibility to host other media, including color images, online. Initial drafts of the chapter will be due by *August 31, 2021*, with revisions returned to contributors within six to eight weeks. The final drafts will be due by *December 31, 2021*, in the hopes of submitting the manuscript to the publisher in early 2022. *Important dates:* ? Abstract deadline: extended to *March 26*, 2021 ? Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2021 ? Chapters due: August 31, 2021 ? Peer-review due: October 31, 2021 ? Revised chapters due: December 31, 2021 ? Book submitted to publisher: early 2022 Thank you, and I look forward to receiving your chapter abstracts soon! -- ===== Dr. Greg Niedt (*they/he*) Department of Liberal Arts Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts gniedt at pobox.pafa.edu Linguistic Landscapes Beyond the Language Classroom Essentials of Visual Interpretation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: