22.3381, Calls: Discipline of Linguistics/ RMN Newsletter (Jrnl)

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Full Title: RMN Newsletter 


Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2011 

Approaching Methodology

Questions of method and methodology are often both problematic and 
elusive. 'Method' is frequently conflated with 'theory', 'argumentation' or 
'objectives'. Discussions on method have been developing to in the research 
traditions of many countries and diverse fields with emphasis on different 
types of traditions and corpora. It is important to open this discussion on a 
broadly international and cross-disciplinary level. We would therefore like to 
open the discourse on method in RMN Newsletter, the international open 
access bi-annual publication of Folklore Studies / Department of Philosophy, 
History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki (ISSN 1799-4497). Our 
publication promotes cross-disciplinary discussion on diachronic, 
comparative and source-critical treatments of cultural expression across 
diverse and intersecting disciplines:
 
http://www.helsinki.fi/folkloristiikka/English/RMN/index.htm
 
Approaching Methodology will appear as a special issue in May 2012, with 
Pauliina Latvala (University of Helsinki) as a guest editor. We invite short 
contributions (3-10 pages) addressing either specific methodologies or 
abstract and theoretical questions and problems associated with method and 
methodologies. We would welcome contributions on the following or related 
themes:
 
- Defining 'method': What is a 'method' and what makes it difficult to define?
- Method and methodology in a particular field - in the history of discourse or 
today?
- Method, theory, argumentation and dominant research paradigms: What are 
their relationships in a discipline?
- Method and research objectives: Should objectives determine method? Can 
method condition research objectives/findings?
- Established methods: What are the problems or benefits of methods 
currently employed or established in a discipline? Are certain established 
methods complementary or contradictory?
- Outdated methods: Do methods which have been rejected or fallen out of 
favour retain practical value or inform us about methodology generally?
- New methods: We would welcome the introduction of new or emerging 
methodologies and opening those methodologies for international discussion.

When addressing specific methods, please focus on the method, why it was 
chosen or developed, how and why it was or was not effective, etc., rather 
than focusing on the specific findings of your own research. We would like 
submissions to be oriented to discussion and engagement in discourse, and 
reasonably accessible to scholars from other fields.
 
Approaching Methodology will be subject to a length restriction as a whole, 
requiring us to limit the number of contributions. Completed 3-10 page 
submissions will have a deadline of Monday, January 15th, 2012, allowing 
contributors to respond to comments and coordinate their papers with other 
authors in February and March, with final language-checking in early April.  If 
you are interested in participating in this international and cross-disciplinary 
discussion, please submit a 500 word abstract of your proposed contribution, 
with your name, affiliation and contact information to Pauliina Latvala 
(pauliina.latvala at helsinki.fi) by Friday, 30th September, 2011.







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