20.172, Confs: Applied Ling, Cognitive Science, Semantics/Netherlands

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Date: 19-Jan-2009
From: Alan Cienki < a.cienki at let.vu.nl >
Subject: Metaphor, Metonymy & Multimodality

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Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:21:58
From: Alan Cienki [a.cienki at let.vu.nl]
Subject: Metaphor, Metonymy & Multimodality 

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Metaphor, Metonymy & Multimodality 
Short Title: RaAM 2009 Workshop 

Date: 04-Jun-2009 - 05-Jun-2009 
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Contact: Charles Forceville 
Contact Email: raam2009workshop at gmail.com 
Meeting URL: http://www.raam.org.uk/Home.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Semantics 

Meeting Description: 

The Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM) 2009 workshop on Metaphor,
Metonymy, and Multimodality 

Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM) 2009 Workshop:
Metaphor, Metonymy & Multimodality (4-5 June 2009, Amsterdam)

The Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the
Netherlands, in cooperation with its co-sponsors, including:
The Faculty of Arts of VU University/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA/Universiteit van Amsterdam)
John Benjamins Publishing Company
is proud to host the RaAM 2009 Workshop on the topic of Metaphor, Metonymy &
Multimodality.

Background:
The analysis of metaphor in different modalities, not just in written texts,
elucidates the vital ties between metaphor and metonymy in meaning-making. This
workshop therefore integrates these three topics for its theme. The multiple
forms of expression to be considered include written words, spoken language, the
pictorial mode (still and moving images), sound, and the gestural mode.
Attention will be focused on the multimodal use of metaphor and metonymy in TV
advertising, film, comics, animation, naturalistic spoken discourse,
experimental settings, and foreign language teaching.

Format & Schedule:
The workshop will feature a combination of plenary lectures, introducing basic
concepts, and hands-on workshops, in which the plenary speakers will guide
participants in the analysis of materials. There will be two plenaries on the
analysis of images and two on gestures, and three workshops on each of the modes
of images and gestures. The same hands-on workshops will run on both days so
that participants may take part in two out of the three on each topic. For
details, see the list of abstracts for the plenary lectures and hands-on
workshops, with the overview of the tentative schedule, on the RaAM website
(http://www.raam.org.uk/Home.html). Note that there will also be time allotted
for a poster session by participants who wish to present their own research on
multimodal metaphor and/or metonymy.

Speakers:
The following speakers will be presenting joint plenary lectures and conducting
the hands-on workshops individually or in pairs:
Images:
Frank Boers, Erasmus College of Brussels, Belgium
Charles Forceville, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fiona MacArthur, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
Lisa El Refaie, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Gestures:
Daniel Casasanto, Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Irene Mittelberg, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cornelia Müller, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany

Participants:
In order to retain the workshop character we envisage a maximum of 75
participants in the workshop. To control the number enrolled, those interested
are asked to submit the completed application form, found on the website, by 15
March 2009. You will see that applicants must either submit an abstract for a
poster or a statement of interest for the workshop. Preference for acceptance
will be given to
(i)     RaAM members, and
(ii)    those with demonstrable affinity with the workshop theme.

Applicants will be notified by 1 April 2009 of acceptance or not. Accepted
applicants will then be sent a registration form and information on paying the
registration fee.

Costs:
Fees for accepted applicants will be as follows:
75 euro for delegates who are not RaAM members and not PhD students
50 euro for RaAM members who are not PhD students
50 euro for PhD students who are not RaAM members
25 euro for PhD students who are RaAM members

Participants will have the option of taking part in a joint workshop dinner,
provisionally planned to be held on Thursday evening, 4 June, at Brasserie
Harkema. The cost of the dinner will be 50 euro including drinks, and is not
covered by the workshop fees listed above.

Schedule:
The programme will begin at 9:00 on Thursday morning, 4 June, and will end at
18:30 on Friday afternoon, 5 June. See the link to the complete schedule on the
RaAM website.

Travel and accommodation:
Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands is a 20-minute train trip away from
Amsterdam. The department of Media Studies is located in the city center, near
Muntplein and Spui, 5 minutes by tram or 15 minutes walking from Amsterdam
Central Station. Participants will be expected to make their own travel and
hotel arrangements. A list of recommended hotels is available via the RaAM website.

Organizing committee:
The workshop is being organized by:
Charles Forceville (Dept. of Media Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Alan Cienki (Dept. of Language and Communication, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Irene Mittelberg (Dept. of Language and Communication, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Raúl Niño Zambrano (Research MA student Media Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Marijn de Jong (Dept. of Speech Communication, Argumentation Theory and
Rhetoric/Dept. of Media Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Leonie Schmidt (Research MA student Media Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Jacqueline Antonissen (Secretary Media Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam)

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