32.2074, Calls: Disc Analysis/United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-2074. Wed Jun 16 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.2074, Calls: Disc Analysis/United Kingdom

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:34:47
From: Justyna Robinson [Justyna.robinson at sussex.ac.uk]
Subject: The language of Covid-19: discourse analytic and sociolinguistic approaches to an ‘unprecedented’ health crisis

 
Full Title: The language of Covid-19: discourse analytic and sociolinguistic approaches to an ‘unprecedented’ health crisis 

Date: 22-Oct-2021 - 23-Oct-2021
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom 
Contact Person: Justyna Robinson
Meeting Email: Justyna.robinson at sussex.ac.uk

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis 

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2021 

Meeting Description:

We are happy to announce the following event. Please circulate widely.

The language of Covid-19: discourse analytic and sociolinguistic approaches to
an ‘unprecedented’ health crisis.  

Two Day Colloquium - University of Sussex October 22- 23, 2021 

This is intended as the first of a series of interdisciplinary colloquia on
the language of the Coronavirus epidemic. We invite papers that explore
various aspects of the recent phenomenon and address any facet of its impact
on society. Contributions may consider approaching the topic from a variety of
angles and investigate among others: 

 - Time phases of Covid (What are the different discourses of the first and
second lockdown? Has the narrative around the pandemic changed from 2020 to
2021?) 
 - Space comparative responses to Covid (Given the relationship between
language and culture, can we identify differences in individual countries’ and
groups’ discursive approaches to and responses to Covid?) 
 - Actors: Who’s talking and is talked about Covid? (Who speaks about Covid?
Who are Covid’s social actors? Public institutions? The health experts? The
people? Do all groups speak the same Covid language or different ones? Is the
language of Covid equalising or inciting inequality?) 

The above are not the only topics and we encourage contributions from any
aspect of linguistics and welcome any interdisciplinary approach. Special
Interest Groups/Thematic Panels are also welcome.


Call for Papers: 

Send a 300-word abstract by 30 June to the organisers, Roberta Piazza and
Justyna Robinson (University of Sussex):  r.piazza at sussex.ac.uk and
justyna.robinson at sussex.ac.uk. 

We aim to communicate the results of the abstract screening process in
September. 

The colloquium will be on zoom. The 20-minute presentations will be
pre-recorded and uploaded on the conference website and Q&A sessions will be
alive. The conference fee is £30.




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