Call for papers: 51st International Congress of Americanists (symposium on language, cultures, ideologies & identities in the Andes) - DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION 30 DECEMBER

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51ST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICANISTS Santiago, Chile, July 14-18, 2003 "RE-THINKING THE AMERICAS AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY" Web address: http://www.uchile.cl/vaa/americanista Art/Literature/Linguistics (ALL) The Symposia of the Congress are divided into thematic categories. This Symposium is listed in the category Art, Literature and Linguistics (ALL). CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SYMPOSIUM ALL-12: LANGUAGES, CULTURES, IDEOLOGIES AND IDENTITIES IN THE ANDES Web address: http://www2.canisius.edu/~grabnerl CONVENOR: Serafín M. Coronel-Molina, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education; (now living in New York) 95 South Drive, Amherst, New York 14226, USA. Telephone: (716) 836-9174; fax: (716) 836-9375; e-mail: scoronel at adelphia.net CO-CONVENORS: Linda L. Grabner-Coronel, Canisius College, Department of Modern Languages, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14208, USA. Telephone: (716) 888-2836; fax: (716) 836-9375; e-mail: grabnerl at canisius.edu César Itier, Intitut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO, Paris) y Centre d'Etudes sur les Langues Indigènes d'Amérique (CELIA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France. Telephone: 1-42-52-25-76 (personal), 1-49-26-42-00 (INALCO), 1-49-58-3821 (CELIA); e-mail: cesar.itier at wanadoo.fr SYMPOSIUM THEMES AND OBJECTIVES The Andean region, long known as a nexus of cultures and languages bound up in a colonizing context, suffers asymmetrical relationships of political, economic, sociocultural and linguistic power. The primary focus of this symposium is on the interface between cultures, languages and ideologies; its objective is to explore the ways in which such interfaces and power dynamics have affected the linguistic and social identities of not only indigenous groups but of the wider societies as a whole, affecting national, regional, ethnic and gendered identity formation. What do people do with their repertoire of languages and identities? How do they constitute their multiple ethnic, linguistic and national identities? How do linguistic, political and social ideologies mediate cultural patterning in terms of ethnic or gendered identities? These are some of the questions we would like to address in this symposium, by examining Andean identities and ideologies from interdisciplinary perspectives such as sociolinguistic/ethnolinguistic, cultural/anthropological (including linguistic anthropology), literary, political, social semiotic, educational, and historical. The ultimate goal of the symposium is to analyze the sociocultural and sociolinguistic impacts of colonialism and postcolonialism in a variety of contexts, historical and contemporary, concentrating on the interaction between dominant and dominated languages and their functions in identity construction. Proposed presentations should consider the use and representation of language, gender or ethnicity as symbols and constituents of individual, group, societal and national identities. Some possible topics are listed below; other themes that are related to any of these areas are also welcome. POSSIBLE TOPICS * Ideologies of Linguistic and Social Differentiation * Language and Political Economy * Language Attitudes and Identities * Language Policy/Planning from Multiple Perspectives * Languages and Cultures in Contact * Bilingualism, Multilingualism and Other Forms of Linguistic Heteroglossia * Linguistic Rights and Indigenous Languages * Language Shift, Maintenance and Revitalization * Indigenous Languages in Mass Media, the Internet and Multimedia * Rural and Urban Identities * Transnational Nature of Languages and Identities * Effects of Globalization on Language, Culture and Identity * Language, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity * Reproduction of Social and Linguistic Discrimination and Inequality * Mestizaje and Socio-Political Ideologies in Local, National and Global Contexts Given the interrelatedness and fluidity of all aspects of the questions we wish to consider, it is neither easy nor necessarily desirable to present a single perspective. Therefore, novel perspectives and approaches to these or related topics are encouraged, and may include interactions among two or more themes. Particular approaches might include any one or a combination of the following, or may take other forms that presenters find relevant and useful: a) narratives and testimonies; b) case studies; c) literary, sociopolitical, linguistic anthropological and semiotic analyses of language and culture; d) educational efforts; e) historical and contemporary approaches; f) social, literary or linguistic constructions of national/ethnic/gendered identities. Individual presentations should not exceed 20 minutes in length (8-10 typewritten pages, double spaced). PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Proposals should be no longer than 600 words, and may be in any of the four official conference languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese or French. It should be composed of two parts: (1) a cover page with the title of the presentation, the presenter's name, affiliation, preferred mailing address, telephone and fax if available, e-mail address, and any special audio-visual equipment that may be needed for the presentation. If the paper being presented was co-authored, the presenter's name should be listed first, and any co-authors listed alphabetically afterwards. Only the presenter's contact information is needed. (2) the 600-word proposal with the title of the presentation, but no other identifying information. Proposal submissions should be received no later than December 30, 2002. Please plan your submission timing accordingly, especially if you are sending your abstract from abroad, and submit presentation proposals to the symposium coordinators as follows: * If you presently reside in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa or Asia, send your proposal to Serafín M. Coronel-Molina at the address listed at the beginning of this announcement. * Residents of Canada, the USA, Europe and Australia send your proposals to Linda L. Grabner-Coronel at the address listed at the beginning of this announcement. Proposals may be submitted via regular surface mail, email or fax. If you choose to submit your abstract via email, please send it as a Word attachment so that the above guidelines may still be followed. Early submission of abstracts is strongly encouraged, to expedite the decision making process. Submitters will be notified by email no later than the end of January 2003 of their acceptance in the symposium; submitters who do not have access to email will be notified by regular surface mail or fax. For more information, contact Serafín M. Coronel-Molina at scoronel at adelphia.net or Linda L. Grabner-Coronel at grabnerl at canisius.edu or visit the Symposium website at http://www2.canisius.edu/~grabnerl Please note that Congress regulations stipulate that participants may not present more than two papers in total during the Congress, either in the same Symposium, or in different Symposia. See the Congress website for more detailed information on the 51st International Congress of Americanists, the rules governing presentations, and all other conference arrangements: http://www.uchile.cl/vaa/americanista 
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