27.235, Confs: Applied Ling, Socioling/Canada

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-235. Wed Jan 13 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.235, Confs: Applied Ling, Socioling/Canada

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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:25:44
From: Tom Ricento [tricento at ucalgary.ca]
Subject: Language Diversity and Language Policy Conference 2016

 
Language Diversity and Language Policy Conference 2016 
Short Title: LDLP2016 

Date: 02-May-2016 - 02-May-2016 
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada 
Contact: Tom Ricento 
Contact Email: tricento at ucalgary.ca 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to invite you to take part in an exciting one-day conference to
be held at the University of Calgary:
 
COMICS AND CONTEMPORARY LITERACY
May 2, 2016;  8:30am - 4:30pm
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary

This is a one day conference featuring presentations and a workshop by leading
authors, scholars, and illustrators from the world of comics and graphic
novels.  This conference is the 5th in the annual 'Linguistic Diversity and
Language Policy' series sponsored by the Chair, English as an Additional
Language, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary.  Tom Ricento is
the current Chair-holder.

Our four presenters for the day are:

- Jillian Tamaki,  illustrator for This One Summer, and winner of the Governor
General's Award for children's illustration
- Richard van Camp, best-selling author of The Lesser Blessed and Three
Feathers, and member of the Dogrib Nation
- Dr. Nick Sousanis, post-doctoral scholar, teacher and creator of the
philosophical comic Unflattening
- Dr. Bart Beaty, University of Calgary professor, acclaimed comics scholar
and author of Comics vs. Art

The conference is free and lunch is provided.  Seating is limited, so register
early by clicking on the following link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z23CYNK

We look forward to seeing you on May 2!

Regards,

Tom Ricento, Catherine Burwell, and Kimberly Lenters
LDLP 2016 Organizing Committee
 






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