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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3497. Tue Aug 04 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.
Subject: 26.3497, Calls: Niger-Congo, Anthropological Ling, General Ling, Historical Ling, Ling & Literature, Socioling/Italy
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Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:39:11
From: Ilaria Micheli [imicheli at units.it]
Subject: Linguistic and Cultural Areas of Transition in Africa - The Conference
Full Title: Linguistic and Cultural Areas of Transition in Africa - The Conference
Short Title: ATrA
Date: 24-May-2016 - 26-May-2016
Location: Trieste, Italy
Contact Person: Ilaria Micheli
Meeting Email: imicheli at units.it
Web Site: http://www.africantransitions.it/conferenza.html
Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics
Language Family(ies): Niger-Congo
Call Deadline: 07-Nov-2015
Meeting Description:
The ATrA Conference on linguistic, anthropological, archaeological, historical and philological issues related to areas or times in Africa characterized by phenomena of transition will be taking place in Trieste (Italy) on May 24-26, 2016.
The conference will be the closing event of the three years interdisciplinary ATrA project (www.africantransitions.it), funded by the Italian Ministry of Universities, Education and Research (MIUR) in the framework of its FIRB initiative.
Aim of the Conference is the discussion, on an International level, of the major themes treated during these years by the ATrA team, in order to stimulate a fruitful academic debate on the many facets of identity negotiation, ethnicity and cultural affiliation such as contact, creolization, integration, urbanization, climate or cultural change, language and cultural switch, market exchanges, human migration and any other possible related theme.
Call for Papers:
Deadline for submission of papers or posters is fixed at November, 7 2015.
Paper or poster proposals must contain title, code of the session/theme to which the proponent applies (see the list below), an abstract of 300 words max. written in English or French, name, affiliation and e-mail of the proponent(s).
Papers or poster proposals must be sent to the event organizer: imicheli at units.it.
All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and notification of acceptance/refusal will be communicated by December 31st 2015. According to the number of proposals accepted, it will be decided if sessions will be held in plenary or in parallel.
For any other information or request, please contact directly the event organizer: imicheli at units.it
Themes of Day 1:
1.1 Negotiating Multiple Identities
1.2 Borders, Cultural Areas, Contact and Exchanges
1.3 Indigenousness and the Promotion of Minorities
Themes of Day 2:
2.1 Identity in Oral and Written Tradition
2.2 Borders and Languages in Contact
2.3 Minority Groups, Endangered Languages, and Linguistic Policies
Themes of Day 3:
3.1 Ancient Identities and Material Culture
3.2 Trade Routes, Borders, and Exchanges
3.3 The Study and Management of Archaeological Heritage
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