27.3937, Calls: Disc Analysis, Socioling, Translation, Writing Systems/Australia

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Subject: 27.3937, Calls: Disc Analysis, Socioling, Translation, Writing Systems/Australia

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Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:53:47
From: Claire Maree [cmaree at unimelb.edu.au]
Subject: Language and Global Media International Workshop

 
Full Title: Language and Global Media International Workshop 

Date: 16-Nov-2016 - 18-Nov-2016
Location: Melbourne, Australia 
Contact Person: Claire Maree
Meeting Email: writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics; Translation; Writing Systems 

Call Deadline: 09-Oct-2016 

Meeting Description:

Researchers engaged in writing system research, global media research,
discourse studies, language and identity studies, translation studies, gender
and queer studies, are invited to present on their current research in
relation to the workshop theme of ‘language and global media’.

The workshop aims to encourage intensive discussion across disciplines and
encourage the establishment of networks for future collaborative work between
researchers working across the humanities and social sciences in intersecting
fields such as Linguistics, Media Studies, Cultural Studies and Translation
Studies. 

Venue: Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Confirmed Invited Speakers:

Associate Professor Minako O'Hagan (University of Auckland): “Making Pokémon
Go in Another Language and Culture: Researching Translation of Games as
Contemporary Global Media”
Dr Ryoko Sasamoto (Dublin City University): “Telop and Relevance: unpacking
the contribution of telop to viewer reception”
Associate Professor Akinobu Matsumoto (Ryukoku U): “ Post-production
techniques of telop, and the culture of television production in Japan”
Professor Debra Occhi (Miyazaki Int. U): “In/comprehensibility and dialect in
regional promotional media: the case of Kobayashi, Japan”

Supported by:

''Writing Identity onto the screen: Subtitles and captions in Japanese Media''
(DP150102964)
Asia Institute (University of Melbourne)
Arts Faculty (University of Melbourne)
Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA)
Research Unit in Public Cultures (RUPC; University of Melbourne)


Call for Papers:

Researchers engaged in writing system research, global media research,
discourse studies, language and identity studies, translation studies, gender
and queer studies, are invited to present on their current research in
relation to the workshop theme of ‘language and global media’. Submissions of
both oral presentations and panels are welcome.

Oral Presentation: An oral presentation of 20-minutes duration. Each session
will include time for discussion.

- 300 word abstract (excluding references)
- Submit by 5pm (AEST) October 9, 2016 to the online submission system.
(http://linguistlist.org/confservices/EasyAbs/customabssub.cfm?emeetingid=6002
JA44585E4A5840A050441)
 
Panel: Each panel session will be comprised of three oral presentations of no
more than 20-minutes each, and include time for discussion.

- 100 word overview of panel and 1x300 word abstract (excluding references)
for each oral presentation (i.e. 100 word overview & 3x300 abstracts)
- Submit by 5pm (AEST) October 9, 2016 to the online submission system.
(http://linguistlist.org/confservices/EasyAbs/customabssub.cfm?emeetingid=6002
JA44585E4A5840A050441)

Submissions will be anonymously reviewed. Please do not include any personal
information on your submissions.

In accordance of the aims of the Workshop, participation will be capped at 50
to allow for full academic discussion and collaboration. Registration details
will be announced mid-September.

For further details email writing-identity at unimelb.edu.au.




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