[Linganth] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS DUE 6/1/16: "Language & Social Justice: Case Studies on Communication & the Creation of Just Societies"

[Netta Avineri]

REMINDER - Deadline is June 1st, 2016

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*



We invite abstracts for potential contributions to an edited book
tentatively titled, *“Language & Social Justice: Case Studies on
Communication & the Creation of Just Societies*.” The volume will be a
collection of case studies on the subject of language and social justice
(see abstract below).  We are seeking 15-20 essays of 2000-3500 words each,
written in an accessible style suitable for use in undergraduate and
graduate courses on linguistic anthropology, language and social justice,
and engaged language research. The collection will be co-edited by Netta
Avineri, Robin Conley, Laura R. Graham, Eric Johnson, and Jonathan Rosa.
Oxford University Press and Routledge have expressed interest in the volume.



To be considered for inclusion in the volume, please submit 2
documents by *JUNE
1ST, 2016 *to languagesocialjusticebook at gmail.com:

   1. The first document should include a working chapter title & 500-word
   abstract. The name of the document should be a shortened version of the
   title & ABSTRACT (in all CAPS).
   2. The second document should include the working chapter title, your
   name(s) & 100-word biography for each author.  The name of the document
   should include the same shortened version of the title & BIOGRAPHY (in all
   CAPS).

Questions/inquiries should be sent to languagesocialjusticebook at gmail.com.



*Language and Social Justice: Case Studies on Communication & the Creation
of Just Societies*

Edited by Netta Avineri, Robin Conley, Laura R. Graham, Eric Johnson, and
Jonathan Rosa

>From bilingual education and racial epithets to gendered pronouns and
immigration discourses, language is a central concern in contemporary
conversations and controversies surrounding social inequality. Developed as
a collaborative effort by members of the American Anthropological
Association’s Language and Social Justice Task Force, this innovative
volume synthesizes scholarly insights on the relationship between patterns
of communication and the creation of more just societies. The volume, which
includes for the first time a set of case studies that illustrate with
striking detail ways that language is implicated in the construction and
perpetuation of social hierarchies, brings together leading scholars from a
range of language-related fields to provide concise overviews of key
concepts, debates, and approaches in the study of language and social
justice.  The volume will be divided into sections that address, in three
to four short case study essays, topics such as race and ethnicity, gender
and sexuality, education, hate speech, and criminal justice, activist or
“engaged” research. The wide-ranging chapters will present material focused
on various languages, nations, identities, inequalities, institutional
settings, and historical contexts. Collectively, the entries to this volume
will powerfully demonstrate how language provides a crucial vantage point
from which to understand and contribute to the achievement of social
justice. An introduction, co-authored by the editors, synthesizes recent
work and provides an overview of contemporary insights regarding the
relationship between patterns of communication and the creation of more
just societies.   This collection of concise case studies will be ideal for
adoption in courses in anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and
communication studies.
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