36.1892, Confs: 5th School of Languages Conference (Ghana)

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Subject: 36.1892, Confs: 5th School of Languages Conference (Ghana)

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Date: 17-Jun-2025
From: A. Agoswin Musah [aamusah at ug.edu.gh]
Subject: 5th School of Languages Conference


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: School of Languages, University of Ghana
Contact Email: solconv at ug.edu.gh

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

Submission Deadline: 11-Jul-2025

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
Email all submissions to solconv at ug.edu.gh



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