29.2105, Calls: Comp Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Socioling/Italy
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Subject: 29.2105, Calls: Comp Ling, Disc Analysis, Pragmatics, Socioling/Italy
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Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 12:39:00
From: Giuliana Giusti [giusti at unive.it]
Subject: LInguaggio, parità di Genere e parole d’odio / Language, Gender and HaTe Speech
Full Title: LInguaggio, parità di Genere e parole d’odio / Language, Gender and HaTe Speech
Short Title: LIGHTS
Date: 18-Oct-2018 - 19-Oct-2018
Location: Venice, Italy
Contact Person: Giuliana Giusti
Meeting Email: LIGHTS at unive.it
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/unive.it/lights/home
Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 20-Jun-2018
Meeting Description:
LIGHTS [LInguaggio, parità di Genere e parole d'odio / Language gender and
HaTe Speech] will bring together international experts in the areas of formal
and computational Linguistics, Psychology, Pedagogy, Sociology, Legal and
Political Studies to discuss inclusive communication practices, verbal and
linguistic equity and fairness, verbal violence in an intersectional approach
considering gender and gender-identity in a comparative cross-linguistic and
cross-cultural approach.
Italian Academia is relatively new to reflections on language, gender
representation and gender perception and verbal violence, therefore the call
for contributions is open to a range of research questions and approaches, to
a variety of languages and methodologies. Of particular interest are
comparative approaches across different types of media, social and cultural
environments, and transectional identities.
The conference aims to establish a link between scientists and stakeholders in
the areas of communication, media and education, to foster new scientific
projects on language, gender and inclusion with a strong social impact,
providing the forum and opportunity for national stake holders to come into
contact and discuss the most urgent needs with national and international
researchers.
Invited Speakers:
Heather Burnett, CNRS-Université Paris Diderot
Deborah Cameron, University of Oxford
Mark McGlashan, Birmingham City University
Elisabetta Rosi, Supreme Court of Cassation
Call for Papers:
Call for talks or posters (to be specified in the proposal)
Please send anonymous abstracts (500 words max.) to LIGHTS at unive.it by June
20, 2018 for talks (20 mins + 10 mins discussions) or posters (70 x 120 cm),
in Italian or English. The abstracts can address one or more of the following
(or related) questions. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are
especially welcome. Abstracts will be evaluated by anonymous reviewers.
Acceptance will be notified by July 20, 2018.
Research Questions:
1. What is the impact of so-called inclusive or generic masculine on the
representation of gender and the construction of gender identity at the
individual and societal level? Can the mismatch between formal and natural
gender interfere with fully accessing aspects of the content?
2. What is the impact of ''gender-fair language'' in the expressions used for
professional roles and how does this relate to the empowerment of women in
society and in social discourse? Can a perfect match between grammatical and
natural gender improve the accessibility of the content?
3. What are the reactions expressed by different communities of speakers to
various guidelines for non-sexist use in different languages and cultures?
What are the differences across times / languages / cultures?
4. Can consistent and massive use of the feminine grammatical gender pose a
threat to gender equity in the professions because of potentially derogatory
connotations, uncertainties of denomination, or hostile reactions by others?
5. How can grammatical and semantic gender impact on the creation of gender
identity in minority or heritage L2/L3-bilingual speakers when their L1
displays different properties from the L2/L3? Do bilinguals experience higher
or lower degrees of accessibility to texts containing gender mismatches? Is it
possible to foster a more inclusive approach to the social category of gender
through the means of formal linguistic education?
6. What types of languages are more ''gender friendly'? Is it languages
lacking a formal gender category - in which the same terms apply to all
genders - or is it languages that can highlight the presence of female
referents in the discourse through rich gender agreement? What are the
indicators of ''gender friendliness'' from both a cognitive and a social
perspective?
7. What features and structures characterize misogynistic speech in terms of
narratives, collocations, metaphors, use or neglect of gender-fair language
across different types of media, political discourse, naturalistic interaction
with peers?
8. What are the forms of ''subtle'' hate speech towards women and LGBTIQ
persons that may ground the more common forms of hate speech in the cultural
discourse? What are ways to pick out forms of subtle hate speech in ''big
data''?
9. What are the national and international laws to contrast hate speech? How
can good practices be converged upon and shared at the transnational European
level?
10. Is it possible to integrate educational policies for gender equity and
citizenship on the one hand and linguistics education on the other hand?
11. Can we consider the wide spread ''anti-gender'' identity speech in Italy
as a form of gender-based hate speech? What are the discourse strategies used
by anti-gender ideology to support gender biases and stereotypes that
reinforce misogyny, homophobia and transphobia?
12. How do technologies support the spread of discriminatory ideologies
(including, but not limited to gender-based biases)?
13. How can new technologies be used as educational tools to disseminate
gender equity and respect for diversity in the new generations in an
intersectional approach?
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