[IGALA] Call for Papers: Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport

[Lucy Jones]

Dear IGALA members,

Please see below the CFP for an event to be held at De Montford University this coming April.

Many thanks,
Lucy

Language, Gender and Sexuality in Sport
BAAL LGaS SIG* event, April 5th 2024
De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

This event will showcase new research and work-in-progress investigating the role of language in shaping our understanding of gender and sexuality in sports contexts. It aims to critically interrogate the discourses that create, sustain and challenge inequalities within this field.

We welcome contributions from a wide range of disciplines that tie into the theme of the one-day conference. Possible topics could include, but are not limited to:

*          The language of men's and women's sports, including comparative analyses
*          Discourses of inclusion and exclusion, particularly those surrounding trans and intersex participation in sports
*          Homophobic language in sports contexts
*          Identity construction of athletes, coaches and managers
*          Discourses in sports fan communities
*          Sports professionals' talk in private and public settings

Presentations should be no more than 20 minutes in length. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (excluding title and references) and should be sent to lgassig15 at gmail.com<mailto:lgassig15 at gmail.com> by 11 December 2023.

The event aims to bring together scholars working on relevant topics with activists and practitioners in relevant industries and, as such, we invite contributions from both areas.

*The Language, Gender and Sexuality Special Interest Group, a subsidiary of the British Association for Applied Linguistics. The event is being organised on behalf of the SIG by Dr Aimee Bailey (De Montfort University) and Dr Lucy Jones (University of Nottingham).

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Dr Lucy Jones
(she/her)

Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics
School of English
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
UK

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