30.4572, Calls: Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics/Finland

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Subject: 30.4572, Calls: Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics/Finland

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Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:34:19
From: Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen [sanna-kaisa.tanskanen at helsinki.fi]
Subject: 2nd International Conference on Internet Pragmatics

 
Full Title: 2nd International Conference on Internet Pragmatics 
Short Title: NetPra2 

Date: 22-Oct-2020 - 24-Oct-2020
Location: Helsinki, Finland 
Contact Person: Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen
Meeting Email: netpra2 at helsinki.fi
Web Site: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/netpra2 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics 

Call Deadline: 28-Feb-2020 

Meeting Description:

The Second International Conference on Internet Pragmatics will be held 22–24
October 2020 at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

The theme of the conference is Interactions, Identities, Intentions.

The goal of the conference is to promote theoretical and empirical research
into internet pragmatics, and bring together researchers interested in
exploring the use of language and other semiotic modes in internet-mediated
interaction, with pragmatics conceived broadly as a perspective on how people
produce and interpret utterances in contextualized interactions.


Call for Papers:

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Second International
Conference on Internet Pragmatics (NetPra2), to be held 22-24 October 2020 at
the University of Helsinki, Finland. 

The theme of the conference is Interactions, Identities, Intentions.  

Current forms of online interaction are diverse and shaped by the semiotic
affordances of technological platforms. Written and spoken language are used
in tandem with other modalities such as emojis, images, animations, video
clips and the like. Furthermore, the popularity of mobile media ensures that
connections between online and offline interactions are profound.   

Questions related to online identities have interested researchers since the
early days of internet communication. The anonymity of interlocutors in many
online spaces created an impression that online communication takes place
between internet identities and is remote from the “real” communication taking
place in society, between “real” people. Today, there is no question about the
role and importance of internet communication in politics, business,
education, social relationships, etc; at the same time, the affordances of
online communication provide users not only with anonymity but also the
possibility of establishing fake identities in e.g. trolling and astroturfing.
 

Whatever the affordances used by interlocutors, online communication leaves a
record, which is permanent in many cases and, research ethics permitting, can
be used by researchers to analyse the practices of interlocutors. What is
more, the record may enable considerations of intention in accounting for
actions by interlocutors, whether discussed by the interlocutors themselves or
more indirectly observable in the interaction.  

We welcome proposals for panels and individual papers dealing with the
pragmatics of online interactions from the various perspectives presented
above. The topics studied may include: the role of multimodality in online
interaction; online technological affordances and the construction or
expression of identities; patterns of offline interaction arising from online
interaction or vice versa; the role of intention in accounting for actions by
interlocutors; ethical issues related to data collection and analysis.  

Confirmed plenary speakers: 

Anita Fetzer (University of Augsburg) 
Tuomo Hiippala (University of Helsinki) 
Sirpa Leppänen (University of Jyväskylä) 
Julien Longhi (University of Cergy-Pontoise) 
Ruth Page (University of Birmingham) 

 
Presentation formats: 

Panels:  

Panels focusing on a theme or topic will be allocated slots in the programme;
the panel organisers will be responsible for the actual form of the panel, but
the minimum number of presentations per session is three. Panel organisers
should send their proposal (max. 400 words, excluding references) with a list
of possible participants and their topics by 15 January 2020. Notification of
acceptance will be sent by 31 January. Abstracts for presentations in accepted
panels must be submitted by 28 February.  

Regular presentations:  

Regular presentations will be given a slot of 30 minutes (20 for presentation
+ 10 for discussion). Abstracts should be max. 300 words in length (excluding
references) and must be submitted by 28 February. 

Virtual presentations: 

If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you can still present
your paper virtually. All plenary talks and a selection of sessions will be
streamed to virtual presenters. Abstracts for virtual presentations should be
max. 300 words in length (excluding references) and must be submitted by 28
February.

For abstract submission and other details, visit the full call for papers:
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/netpra2/call-for-papers




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