36.3932, Confs: Language and Communicative Aspects of Disinformation (Slovakia)

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Subject: 36.3932, Confs: Language and Communicative Aspects of Disinformation (Slovakia)

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Date: 21-Dec-2025
From: Jaroslava Rusinková, PhD. [jaroslava.rusinkova at juls.savba.sk]
Subject: Language and Communicative Aspects of Disinformation


Language and Communicative Aspects of Disinformation
Short Title: LANCOD

Date: 20-Oct-2026 - 21-Oct-2026
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Contact: Jaroslava Rusinková
Contact Email: jaroslava.rusinkova at juls.savba.sk
Meeting URL: https://www.juls.savba.sk/disinfo.html

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Linguistic Theories;
Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 30-Jan-2026

Disinformation is commonly discussed through a set of dominant
narratives, such as the claim that we live in a post-factual era, that
we are witnessing an unprecedented boom of disinformation and
conspiracy theories, that disinformation is the main driver of
societal polarization, or that language itself is losing its meanings.
Regardless of the empirical validity of these narratives,
disinformation and conspiracy theories have become a central topic
across many scientific disciplines.
The project Language and Communicative Aspects of Disinformation
approaches disinformation not primarily as a cause of social problems,
but as a symptom of deeper and more complex transformations in social
relations and public communication. From this perspective,
disinformation is understood as a specific form of strategic
communicative action. It involves not only the production of messages
and narratives, but also the conditions under which they are
interpreted and misinterpreted by audiences.
As participants in public discourse, we observe that the communicative
practices of certain media, political actors, and influencers are not
accidental. Their effectiveness lies in the deliberate creation of
communicative conditions that facilitate distorted interpretation and
misunderstanding. Analyzing the linguistic and communicative
principles underlying such practices is therefore essential for
understanding the success of disinformation in public discourse.
An equally important dimension of the problem concerns ways of
counteracting the effects of disinformation. This includes strategic
communication at the level of state–citizen relations, as well as
communicative practices in interindividual and community contexts.
The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars from diverse
disciplines to discuss disinformation as a communicative phenomenon:
how it is implemented in public discourse, what forms of knowledge,
belief, or irrationality it reflects, how it contributes to the
persistence of social conflicts between different social groups, and
how its impact can be mitigated through more effective communication
strategies.



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