36.2176, Calls: 5th School of Languages Conference (Ghana)

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Subject: 36.2176, Calls: 5th School of Languages Conference (Ghana)

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Date: 15-Jul-2025
From: A. Agoswin Musah [aamusah at ug.edu.gh]
Subject: 5th School of Languages Conference


Full Title: 5th School of Languages Conference
Short Title: SOLCON V
Theme: Language, Digital Humanities, and Climate Change: Rethinking
Communication, Education, and Advocacy in the Digital Age

Date: 15-Oct-2025 - 17-Oct-2025
Location: Legon, Accra, Ghana
Contact Person: School of Languages, University of Ghana
Meeting Email: solconv at ug.edu.gh

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Language
Documentation; Ling & Literature; Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 08-Aug-2025

2nd Call for Papers:
The conference, scheduled for October 15–17, 2025, on the pristine
campus of the University of Ghana, will explore the theme: “Language,
Digital Humanities, and Climate Change: Rethinking Communication,
Education, and Advocacy in the Digital Age.” We are honored to welcome
Prof Dr. Adams Bodomo as our keynote speaker, a distinguished scholar
and Chair Professor of African Linguistics and Literatures at the
University of Vienna, Austria.
Sub-themes include but are not limited to:
1. Linguistic Framing of Climate Change - How language shapes public
perception, policy, and activism.
2. Digital Humanities & Climate Narratives - Using text mining, Al,
and computational linguistics to study climate discourse
3. Misinformation & Climate Denialism - Digital strategies for
detecting and countering climate misinformation
4. Climate Education & Multilingual Communication - The role of
language in climate literacy across different educational systems and
cultures.
5. Storytelling, Indigenous, Knowledge & Climate Justice - How digital
humanities can amplify marginalized voices in climate discourse
Submission Guidelines:
 - Must be in English, French or an African language (500 words max)
 - Must be accompanied by 5-6 keywords
 - Must be fully anonymised
 - Only one single and one co-authored submission allowed
In a separate document, attach a brief summary biography
(100-150words) for each author, highlighting their research interests,
academic background.
The new deadline for submissions is 8th August 2025. Notification of
acceptance is scheduled for August 29, 2025.
Email all submissions to solconv at ug.edu.gh



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