35.2081, Calls: Anomalies. Disruptions from linguistic, literary, and cultural norms

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Subject: 35.2081, Calls: Anomalies. Disruptions from linguistic, literary, and cultural norms

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Date: 18-Jul-2024
From: Organising Committee [convegno.anomalie at unimi.it]
Subject: Anomalies. Disruptions from linguistic, literary, and cultural norms


Full Title: Anomalies. Disruptions from linguistic, literary, and
cultural norms

Date: 03-Dec-2024 - 05-Dec-2024
Location: University of Milan, Italy
Contact Person: Organising Committee
Meeting Email: convegno.anomalie at unimi.it
Web Site: https://anomalie.unimi.it

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 04-Aug-2024

Meeting Description:

In a world perpetually shaped by societal norms, the emergence of
‘anomalies’ triggers a transformative dialogue that questions the very
essence of what is considered conventional. “An irregular fact,
characteristic, or circumstance; an oddity, an outlier; an anomalous
person or thing”, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary,
anomalies escape unambiguous categorization. So much so that from
different disciplinary perspectives emerges a constellation of
constantly evolving definitions (e.g. in psychiatry and psychology,
Chibeni, 2007; in medicine, Arney, 1983; in anthropology, Ruth, 2017;
in literature, culture, didactics and linguistics, von Jarosław
Wiliński & Stolarek, 2017). This call for papers invites researchers
in linguistic, literary and cultural disciplines to explore and
analyse the profound impact of anomalies on language, literature,
theatre, education and culture.

How do these deviations from the norm create ruptures in traditional
systems?

Contributions are encouraged to deepen the narratives that emerge when
anomalies intersect with society’s expectations.

>From the unconventional to the extraordinary, which at times becomes
ordinary, we are looking for papers on how such deviations may push us
to challenge the very idea of conventionality and anomaly, and to
question our own comprehension of “normal” in various contexts. Topics
may include but are not limited to:

- Ideological anomalies: analysing on a linguistic level how
ideological anomalies within political movements have brought about
significant changes in political narratives, challenging conventional
points of view and influencing civil participation.
- Cultural anomalies: investigating how anomalies in cultural
practices, beliefs, or expressions – ritual and ceremonial – may have
led to moments of transformation in history and in literature,
occasionally giving life to countercultures and subcultures that have
strongly influenced social and political movements.
- Translation anomalies: investigating potential anomalies in
literary, audiovisual, or specialised translation both from a
linguistic, cultural, or methodological point of view and in the
selection of unconventional themes and/or works (Aniskina &
Vedernikova, 2017).
- Gender and sexuality studies: analysing how deviations from gender
norms challenge social constructs and promote new perspectives on
identity. One aspect of this topic concerns the linguistic experiences
of the homosexual, transgender, and non-binary communities.
- Scientific and technological innovations: investigating how
technological innovations have created anomalies in linguistic,
educational, literary, and cultural systems.
- Innovations in the teaching field: investigating new approaches to
teaching foreign languages that represent a breaking and turning point
compared to traditional methods.

To submit a proposal, please send the following attachments in Word
and PDF format to the e-mail address convegno.anomalie at unimi.it by
August, 4:

- Abstract (individual proposal) in Italian and/or English. Individual
abstracts should not exceed 300 words and 3 keywords, and should be
anonymised (i.e. do not enter personal information in the text and the
name of the file);
- Abstract (panel or round table proposal) in Italian and/or English.
Abstracts for panels or round tables should not exceed 400 words and 5
keywords, and should be anonymised.
- Biosketch of each author in Italian and/or English should not exceed
50-100 words and should be included in a file different from that of
the abstract.



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