Second Call for Papers IGALA 7 (Brazil, 2012)

[Ana Cristina Ostermann]

[With apologies for cross-posting]

2nd CALL FOR PAPERS
7th International Gender and Language Association Conference
IGALA 7
June 20-22, 2012
São Leopoldo, Brazil
http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/ 

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2011

IGALA 7 (7th International Gender and Language Association Conference)
invites submissions for oral presentations, posters, organized round
tables
(aka panels), and workshops on all scientific approaches and
disciplines to
analyzing and interpreting the relationships among language, gender
and
sexuality.

With the theme Resignifying Gender and Sexuality in Language and
Discourse,
IGALA 7 aims to bring together scholars from diverse fields of
knowledge as
well as geographical regions who are interested in broadening and
deepening
our understanding of the complex relationships among language, gender
and
sexuality. In so doing, we encourage new ways of signifying these
concepts
and their interrelationships, in the following conference thematic
areas:

1. Gender, sexuality, body and identities
2. Gender, sexuality and health
3. Gendered performances as discourse
4. Gender and (dis)empowerment
5. Gender, class, ethnicity and age
6. Gender, sexuality and institutions
7. Gender, media and technology
8. Gender and violence

General Submission Guidelines

1. In order to start any submission, authors must first be registered
with
the IGALA 7 website
at:http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/index.php/igala/IGALA7/user/account
Make note of your username and password as you will need them later
for
keeping track of your submission process, editing your conference
website
profile, etc.

2. Even though English is the official language of IGALA 7, proposals
in
Portuguese and Spanish will also be accepted. However, due to the
international nature of the event and the goal of promoting the
exchange of
ideas among different nationalities, submissions in English are
strongly
encouraged.

3. Both *Conference track* and *Session type* refer to the
format of
your presentation (oral presentation, poster, round table or
workshop).
Please choose the same format on both items.

4. Your abstract should be written in the language in which you intend
to
present your paper.

5. If you are using the Portuguese or Spanish version of the website
and
wish to submit your presentation in one of these two languages, in
order for
the system to accept special characters such as ~ and ^, you must
select
English in the field called *Idioma do formulário* ou *Idioma
del
formulario* on the second page of the submission process. Titles of
the
submissions should not exceed 30 words.

6. Abstracts will be blindly reviewed, so authors should not include
their
names or otherwise reveal their identity anywhere in the body of the
abstract. There are appropriate fields on the conference website
submission
page where all of the authors* names should be informed.

7. Authors must fill in the keyword field when submitting their
abstracts
(there is a specific field for that), as those will be used for
thematic,
discipline and methodological organization of the presentations. Your
first
keyword should be a choice among the 8 thematic areas of the
conference,
followed by other keywords specific to your submission (minimum of 3
and
maximum of 5 keywords).

8. All authors must pay their conference registration fee by February
29,
2012 in order to have proposals included in the conference final
program.


Registration payment deadlines

*All registration prices include the IGALA 7 conference dinner, to
happen on
June 21, 2011.

Early bird registration payment (in Brazilian Reais)
Closing date: January 31, 2012
Professionals: R$ 250
Students (all) & professionals from Less Economically Developed
Countries
(including Brazilian students and professionals): R$ 200
 
Regular registration payment (in Brazilian Reais)
Closing date: February 29, 2012
Note: This is the very final deadline for registration payment by
authors in
order to have their proposals included in the conference final
program.
Professionals: R$ 300
Students (all) & professionals from Less Economically Developed
Countries
(including Brazilian students and professionals): R$ 240 

Late registration payment (open for non-presenters only) 
as of March 1st, 2012
Professionals: R$ 320
Students (all) & professionals from Less Economically Developed
Countries
(including Brazilian students and professionals): R$ 260

Currency conversion site (suggested)
http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ 

9. All presenters must be members of IGALA by April 1st, 2012, as
stated at:
http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/index.php/igala/IGALA7/information/authors


Join/renew your IGALA membership
at:http://www.equinoxjournals.com/index.php/GL/about/subscriptions

10. For inquiries please email igala2012 at gmail.com 


Presentation Format Specific Submission Guidelines

Oral Presentations will be 20 minutes each, with an 8-minute
question-and-answer period. (This allows for two minutes for the change
in
presenters etc.) Abstracts should not exceed 250 words. Authors may
submit
one single-authored and one jointly-authored oral presentation
abstracts, or
two jointly-authored oral presentation abstracts.

Posters will be presented at a special schedule at the conference,
when
authors should be present. Posters are typically a good format for
presentations where visual display of tables, graphs, maps, etc. is
particularly important. Abstracts for posters should not exceed 250
words,
excluding title. Note that all posters presented at IGALA 7 will run
for the
Best IGALA 7 Poster Prize.

Round Tables (also known as Panels) should be organized around a
specific
theme or topic. Each round table should be composed of no more than
three
speakers in one 90 minute slot, and allow at least 15 minutes for
questions
and general discussion. The body of the round table proposal
(abstract)
should consist of: (1) a general description of the round table not
exceeding 150 words that highlights the round table*s theme and
importance; immediately followed by (2) a title and a 250 word abstract
for
each of the presentations within the round table. In the appropriate
fields
on the abstract submission page, names and affiliation of all round
table
presenters must be listed. The first author on the list will be
understood
as the round table organizer and is responsible for writing the panel
proposal and gathering abstracts from each presenter.

Workshops should provide a forum for open discussion or exploration of
issues of interest to the conference themes. Workshops will be
scheduled
into 90 minute slots in the regular program. Workshop proposals should
be no
longer than 250 words.
 

Some important dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2011

Notification of reviewers* decision: January 15, 2012

Deadline for early bird registration payment by: January 31, 2012

Final deadline for conference registration payment (for your submission
to
be included in the conference program): February 29, 2012

Deadline for becoming an IGALA member: April 1st, 2011.


Further information on IGALA 7
Website: http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Igala-7/187800897935547 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/igalabrazil 

Submission process starts at:
http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/index.php/igala/IGALA7/user/account