[EDLING:214] CFP: Language and Identity

[Francis M Hult]

> The Georgetown Linguistics Society
> is pleased to announce
>
> THE LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY TAPESTRY:
> Linguistic re/presentation of identities in social interaction
>
> GLS 2005
> Friday, February 18 ¡V Sunday, February 20, 2005
> Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
>
>
> Tapestry -  a form of art in which individual strands are woven together to
> form a cohesive whole. Tapestries are characterized by their complex and
> rich pictorial designs.
>
> The theme of GLS 2005, The Language and Identity Tapestry: linguistic
> re/presentation of identities in social interaction, captures the multiple
> ways identities are produced and reproduced through linguistic practices in
> every day social interaction. We encourage papers that illuminate the often
> invisible process of identity constructions through language in social
> interactions. We are interested in how local linguistic practices constitute
> individual and collective identity performances. The metaphor of tapestry
> reflects this relationship: the weaving together of separate linguistic
> practices to produce meaningful displays of identities.
>
> GLS 2005 is a student conference run by the graduate students in the
> Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University. The conference will
> include three days of student oral presentations selected on the basis of
> abstracts submitted by October 1, 2004. There will also be individual
> plenary addresses and two panel discussions on the theme of language and
> identity from established scholars in the field of sociolinguistics. Another
> highlight of the conference will be the opening workshops on locating
> identities in spoken and written language as well as in visual forms of
> communication. More information about the plenary addresses, panels, and
> conference workshops will be available on the conference website.
>
> We invite submissions of abstracts for oral presentations. Papers will last
> 20 minutes with additional time for discussion. Works submitted should
> specifically address the language and identity relationship. The conference
> is interdisciplinary, and we invite work on language and identity from a
> variety of fields, including not only sociolinguistics but also fields such
> as anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, communication, and queer or
> gender studies. We encourage work within but not limited to the following
> areas:
>
> „h Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis
> „h Variationist perspectives on individual and/or group identity
> „h Multimodal and/or semiotic analyses of identity construction
> „h Language and ethnic/national identity
> „h Ethnographic examinations of language and identity
> „h Performance of identity in private and public spheres
> „h Language and identity in media
>
> The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 1, 2004. We require both
> paper and electronic copies of your abstract. Paper abstract submissions
> should be sent to:
>
> GLS 2005 Conference
> Department of Linguistics
> Georgetown University
> 3700 ¡§O¡¨ Street NW
> Washington, DC 20057
>
> Electronic abstract submissions should be sent to: GLSCONF at georgetown.edu.
>
> Your submission should include the following:
>
> 1. Your abstract text (no longer than 500 words). Include a title. Please
> submit five paper copies of your abstract text. Do not include your name or
> any identifying information on these copies.
>
> 2. An electronic copy of your abstract. You may either send an electronic
> copy on a disk
> along with your paper abstract submission, or you may send the electronic
> copy via email to GLSCONF at georgetown.edu.
>
> 3. On a separate sheet of paper, include your name, affiliation, title of
> abstract, email address, mailing address and phone number.
>
>
> Deadline for receipt of abstracts: October 1, 2004.
>
> If you have questions or would like more information about this conference,
> please visit the conference website:
> http://www.georgetown.edu/users/jlm84/GLS2005.html