33.2057, Calls: Applied Linguistics/France

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-2057. Fri Jun 17 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.2057, Calls:  Applied Linguistics/France

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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:25:31
From: Manuela Vida-Mannl [manuela.vidamannl at tu-dortmund.de]
Subject: Do no harm? – Researchers, their practices, and their role(s) - Symposium at AILA World Congress

Full Title: Do no harm? – Researchers, their practices, and their role(s) - Symposium at AILA World Congress 
Short Title: AILA 

Date: 17-Jul-2023 - 21-Jul-2023
Location: Lyon, France 
Contact Person: Manuela Vida-Mannl
Meeting Email: manuela.vidamannl at tu-dortmund.de
Web Site: https://aila2023.fr/call-for-papers/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 03-Jul-2022 

Meeting Description:

In the on-the-ground symposium “Do no harm? – Researchers, their practices,
and their role(s)”, the (self-)identification and perception of researchers,
their research methods, and research findings as essential parts of
(linguistic) research within an increasingly fragile and fractured world will
be presented and discussed. As current social structures and engagement are
often characterized by exclusion and division, represented by, e.g., thriving
“Cancel Culture”, the war in Europe, and the Covid-19-vaccination-debate,
maintaining cohesion and equality within and across social groups becomes
increasingly complex (cf. Walby 2015 on society in crisis). Opinions and
perspectives often appear to be extreme, distinct, and formed impromptu rather
than well-considered, balanced, and negotiated. Unsurprisingly, the perception
or interpretation of researchers and their obligations towards participants
and society – an integral part of (applied) linguistics (e.g. reflexivity, see
also Labov’s (1982) principles or Buchholtz’ (2018) call for personal social
activism) – have changed due to this social division. Linguistic research, and
therefore linguists, appear to be evaluated again various and varying demands
causing studies to descend from being ‘cutting-edge’ to being ‘presumptuous’
and researchers who used to be considered ‘authentic’ to become ‘biased’,
‘limited’, or even ‘unethical’ (cf. Lubet’s (2015) review of Goffman’s (2014)
On the Run).
This symposium welcomes (empirical and theoretical) contributions of all forms
and from all fields that are founded in practice and exemplify possible
practices of linguistic research(-ers)’ to (1) navigate changing public/social
demands and social division and/or (2) initiate and maintain appreciative,
equitable, and nurturing interactions with research participants and the
general public in response to the described shift in evaluation. Questions
that should be discussed in this symposium include (but are not limited to):
How can Labov’s (1982) Debt Incurred be compensated, avoiding publicized
benevolence and social (post-colonial) inequality? Can researchers and
participants become and remain equals throughout the research process, i.e.
during data collection as well as after the publication of the data (and if so
how)? How can researchers self-position and identify to ‘do no harm’, engage
in change and social cohesion, and not fall victim to (retrospective)
(self-)criticism? How can reflective and committed research practices be
facilitated and furthered?

Contributions will receive 30-minute slots that should include at least 10
minutes of discussion. Case studies, experience reports, self-reflections,
best-practice examples, and unconventional contributions that, e.g., create
awareness of the researchers’ impact and responsibilities, point towards
potential improvements in research practices, and/or present (new) paths to
consolidate bilateral commitment in (linguistic) research are welcome.

Call for Papers:

We call for contributions to our on-the-groud symposium ''Do no harm? –
Researchers, their practices, and their role(s) [SYMP85]'' at AILA World
Congress in 2023. The symposium will have a practical focus and will
(hopefully) be 100% onsite.

Case studies, experience reports, self-reflections, best-practice examples,
and unconventional contributions that, e.g., create awareness of the
researchers’ impact and responsibilities, point towards potential improvements
in research practices, and/or present (new) paths to consolidate bilateral
commitment in (linguistic) research are particularly welcome.

Abstracts can be submitted via https://aila2023.fr/call-for-papers/.
Submission deadline: JULY, 3rd 2022.

For further information please refer to the websites of the conference
(https://aila2023.fr/) or of the symposiums
(https://aila2023.sciencesconf.org/browse/author?authorid=944977)

Manuela Vida-Mannl (TU Dortmund University)
Christiane M. Bongartz (University of Cologne)

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