26.611, Calls: Pragmatics/Austria

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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-611. Wed Jan 28 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.611, Calls: Pragmatics/Austria

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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 17:07:50
From: Gabriella Mazzon [Gabriella.Mazzon at uibk.ac.at]
Subject: Analysis of Fictional Dialogue in Film and TV Series: Between Narratology and Pragmatics

Full Title: Analysis of Fictional Dialogue in Film and TV Series: Between Narratology and Pragmatics 

Date: 26-Nov-2015 - 28-Nov-2015
Location: Innsbruck, Austria 
Contact Person: Gabriella Mazzon
Meeting Email: Gabriella.Mazzon at uibk.ac.at

Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics 

Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2015 

Meeting Description:

To address the ever-increasing interest in the study of film and television series, the Department of English and the Department of American Studies will co-host a conference mainly addressed to students and young researchers. The conference will explore narrative film and TV series from two vantage points: the perspective of pragmatics and the perspective of narratology.

Sessions will be devoted to student- and young researcher-paper presentations  (PhD and, MA, relevant seminars to be offered in both departments), as well as external contributors.

Please note that there is no conference fee for this event.

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University
Prof. Julia Leyda, Sophia University, Tokyo

Call for Papers:

Conference Themes:

The first approach encompassed within our conference concerns the linguistic pragmatic analysis of dialogues. Research on fictional dialogue has now proceeded from literary texts to other media, employing as diverse approaches as conversation analysis, stylistics, politeness and impoliteness theory, speech act theory, interpersonal pragmatics. Contributions are invited that include, but are not limited to, these perspectives.

Our second approach is narratology. Rather unlike film where the director is traditionally considered the mastermind of the production, television is a writers’ medium where the creators (who always write but rarely direct) are the center of attention. Furthermore, in the rise of new delivery platforms – most notably (premium) cable and online streaming – television has become a fountain of narrative experimentation and innovation. Possible topics include but are not limited to: seriality,  narrative complexity,  showrunners as auteurs,  television genres, transmedia narratives.

Timeline:

Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2015
Notification of acceptance: 10 May 2015

Please submit your abstract to:
Gabriella Mazzon (Gabriella.Mazzon at uibk.ac.at) - Pragmatics
Mario Klarer (Mario.Klarer at uibk.ac.at) - Narratology

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