China: discourse: extension: last call

[X Shi]

The deadline of submitting proposals has been extended to 30 April 2004.

International Conference on
Discourse and Cultural Transformation
9-13 October 2004, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, CHINA
Last Call for Papers
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Cultural imperialism is one of the most fundamental and pressing problems
in contemporary ordinary and disciplinary life. To initiate an
international forum on how discourse research can help enhance cultural
cohesion and common progress, we are organising an international
conference at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) between 9th and 13th
of October, 2004. Through this forum, we hope to bring together scholars
in language and communication, cultural studies, literary criticism,
anthropology, education, sociology, psychology and other social
disciplines and from a diversity of cultural backgrounds. In particular,
we invite scholars to take up philosophical, theoretical, methodological
and empirical perspectives on discourse studies, all with a view to
undermining discourses of cultural discrimination, repression and
exclusion on the one hand and advocating subversive, alternative and
creative discourses in favour of cultural solidarity on the other hand.

Topics include (but are not confined to):
„h The relationship between discourse and culture
„h Cross-fertilisation between cultural studies and discourse studies
„h Postcolonialism, diasporicism and discourse theory
„h Cultural imperialism in language/communication/discourse scholarship
„h The international position of non-western scholarship in
language/communication/discourse
„h The study of non-western discourses
„h Intercultural communication and critical pedagogy
„h Discourse studies in China



Please submit a full A4 page abstract of ca 300 words, indicating:

1) intellectual backgrounds
2) the central topic and thesis
3) the type of text and talk as research material

The selection process will match these contents against the proposed
themes of the conference.

Currently, the following panels are being planned and more participants
invited:

„h Travelling with Media": On the genres of travel discourses before and
after globalization (Anthony Gunerathne: guneratne at earthlink.net)

„h Research on Professional Discourse and Intercultural Communication: New
Directions, New Challenges (Zhu Yunxia & Kerry London:
zyunxia at unitec.ac.nz )

„h What (post)communism? Discourse and transformations in Eastern Europe
and China (Darek Galasinski: d.galasinski at wlv.ac.uk)

„h (Mis)representing the West: muslim perspectives post 9/11 (Adrian Hare:
adrianh98 at yahoo.com)


All abstracts should be received by 30 April 2004. You will receive
notification of the acceptance of your proposal by 31 May 2004.

We seek to publish a selection of the papers with an international
publisher.

For further information and submission please see:
http://www.cfl.zju.edu.cn/wyxyzy/conference/discourseconference.htm

Contact: shixuk at yahoo.co.uk

'Discourse and Cultural Transformation' Conference
Zhejiang University
School of International Studies
Zijingang Campus
310058
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CHINA
Tel:(0086) 571 88206252 88206044
Fax:(0086) 571 88206179