32.3175, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics / International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) (Jrnl)

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Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 02:14:28
From: Maria Cristina Nisco [mcristina.nisco at uniparthenope.it]
Subject: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, General Linguistics, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics / International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) (Jrnl)

 
Full Title: International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) 


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Pragmatics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 26-Nov-2021 

Call for Papers: 
Disability, Shame and Discrimination
Guest editors: Bronwen Hughes and Maria Cristina Nisco 
(University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)

The many forms of exclusionary othering that we witness today, both in online
and offline contexts, involve isolating certain members of society or social
categories by making them feel different, inadequate, alone, and lacking in
those physical, psychological or characterial traits which allow a person to
feel that they belong and that, by extension, they can actively and usefully
contribute to society (Sherry et al. 2020; Wilkin 2020). 

Othering stands at the opposite end of the spectrum to inclusiveness or
inclusivity; it is born of the age-old power play whereby dominant groups
stand together, finding strength in numbers and elective affinities, and
minority groups are excluded and shamed for not possessing whatever trait the
dominant group considers a prerequisite for membership. As much research has
documented in recent years, othering occurs specifically in relation to
categories such as gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, class, age, and of
course disability, upon which the contributions to this special issue will
focus (Ging and Siapera 2019; Kiuppis 2018; Lumsden and Harmer 2019). 

Discriminatory practices can also operate in an intersectional manner,
targeting combinations of these ideologically disparaged categories. Hence,
for example, disability can be combined with sexual orientation, gender or
ethnicity to create carefully crafted pockets of inequity where prejudicial
behaviour runs rife leaving the objects of intolerance feeling hurt and
ashamed.

The injury meted out by discriminators then fuels a never-ending spiral, with
shame leading to feelings of defectiveness, worthlessness and a fear of
stigmatization which can, in turn, bring about physical and psychological
conditions such as anxiety and depression (Watermeyer and Swartz 2015). 

The growth and expansion of new media and the ever-increasing engagement with
self-representational practices have further increased the ways disability can
be mediated (Barnes 1992; Johanssen and Garrisi 2020). On the one hand, this
serves to enhance positive visibility, on the other, however, this increased
exposure lays the persons involved open to new and heightened forms of
discrimination and intolerance. As Ellis and Kent observe, ''the web 2.0 has
been developed in and by the same social world that routinely disables people
with disability'' (Ellis and Kent 2011: 2) and digital technological progress
often serves merely to duplicate the forms of inaccessibility and
discrimination found in the offline world. 

We invite contributors to submit abstracts of no more than 300 words including
3 keywords but excluding references, to Bronwen Hughes
bronwen.hughes at uniparthenope.it and Maria Cristina Nisco
mcristina.nisco at uniparthenope.it

Dates to remember:
- Submission of abstracts: by 26 November 2021
- Notification of acceptance/rejection: by 8 December 2021
- Submission of individual papers to guest editors: by 17 April 2022
Detailed info on the CfPs can be found at the following link
https://bit.ly/3uO5O3J




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