[Cadaad] Interdisciplinary conference on Hate speech CFP (15th of January deadline)

[Stavros Assimakopoulos]

Dear sir/madam,


Could you please forward the following call for papers to your list's
members? I trust that several of them will find Track 2 of the conference
relevant..


Thanks in advance,
Stavros Assimakopoulos



*Interdisciplinary conference on Hate speech: Definitions, Interpretations
and Practices *

*9 - 11 June 2017 at the University of Cyprus*



*Conference Language: English*





Hate speech can be broadly defined as “degrading, threatening, harassing or
stigmatizing speech which affects an individual’s or a group’s dignity,
reputation and status in society by means of linguistic and visual effects
that promote negative feelings, attitudes and perceptions based on
characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexual
orientation, gender expression, gender identity and age” (Norway's equality
and anti-discrimination Ombud 2015: 5).  The aim of this conference is to
stimulate dialogue across disciplines and perspectives and to consider
different methods and tools when approaching hate speech and hate crime.



It is organized under the auspices of an EU DG Justice funded project on
hate crime and hate speech (C.O.N.T.A.C.T, *www.reportinghate.eu
<http://www.reportinghate.eu>*) and offers an opportunity to bring together
researchers, teachers, trainers, NGOs and other relevant bodies interested
in issues of definitions, interpretations and practices in relation to hate
speech, targeting both *theoretical *and* applied research*, as well as*
experience from the field*.



The conference will comprise three tracks, focusing on the main theme of
Hate Speech:

·      *Track 1*: Legislation, legal discourses and legal practices focused
on hate speech

·      *Track 2*: Performance of hate speech through direct, indirect or
multimodal means in everyday conversation and in different discourse
settings (e.g. politics, media, etc.), as well as online (e.g. social
media, newspaper comments, etc.).

·      *Track 3*: Pedagogy and hate speech (practices and / or research
focused on educating people about hate speech and strategies for tackling
it)



In parallel, all participants will have the chance to participate in an NGO
workshop, where awareness-raising activities for different target groups –
such as young people, law enforcement agencies, competent authorities and
media – will be discussed, with a particular focus on the use of non-formal
education.



*Keynote speakers* include:

·      Prof. Dimitris Christopoulos: President of the International
Federation for Human Rights and Associate Professor of State and Legal
Theory at Panteion University of Athens;

·      Paul Iganski: of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of
Lancaster;

·      Izabela Kisić: Executive Director of the Helsinki Committee for
Human Rights in Serbia and Associate in the C.O.N.T.A.C.T. project;

·      Andreas Musolff: Professor of Intercultural Communication,
University of East Anglia.



*Call for Papers*



We invite potential participants to send a 250-word abstract related to one
of the three aformentioned tracks. Contributions can be in the form of
individual scientific papers, panels or workshops. For panels and
workshops, please give details of themes, convenors and participants, but
note the individual participants will also be required to submit individual
abstracts.



An anonymised version of your abstract, with your name and affiliation in a
separate file should be sent to conferencecontact2017 at ucy.ac.cy



*Calendar *

October 8, 2016: Call for papers

*January 15, 2016: Deadline for submission of abstracts *(*extended*)

February 6, 2016: Decision sent to the applicants (*extended)*

May 8, 2017: Deadline for conference registration





Academic publications based on the conference themes are foreseen and
negotiations with publishers are planned for the spring of 2017.



*Registration fee* by bank transfer: 80 euros (covers conference material,
lunches, coffee breaks, welcome reception).



For further information, please visit: http://reportinghate.eu/contact2017/

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Stavros Assimakopoulos
Institute of Linguistics
University of Malta
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http://staff.um.edu.mt/stavros.assimakopoulos/
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