The Third International Conference on Multicultural Discourses(Hangzhou, China, 27-29 August 2010)

[Shi-xu (Zhejiang U, Hangzhou, China)]

Following the great success of the first two tri-annual International 
Conference on Multicultural Discourses in 2004 and 2007, respectively, the 
Third will be held between August 27 and 29, 2010, again in Hangzhou! The 
organizers are the Institute of Discourse & Cultural Studies and Centre for 
Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University, and the Centre 
for Discourse & Cultural Studies, Hangzhou Normal University. The conference 
is co-sponsored by the Foundation of Chinese Education Ministry and the Tang 
Yongqian Educational Foundation. The conference is committed to: 1) 
enhancing critique of cultural imperialism in scholarly discourse, 2) promoting 
cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue in discourse studies, 3) advancing 
critical research into culturally dominant discourses, culturally marginalized 
discourses and new discourses helpful to cultural coexistence, solidarity and 
prosperity. For detailed information about the conference including the list of 
plenary speakers, please go to CONFERENCE WEBSITE: 
http://shixu.com/institute-conference (Email: discourses at zju.edu.cn; 
mdiscourses at yahoo.com)