36.3072, Confs: Seminar at the 2026 ESSE Conference: From Crisis to Change: Language and Discourse in the Face of the Ecological Emergency (Spain)

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Date: 10-Oct-2025
From: Daniela Francesca Virdis [dfvirdis at unica.it]
Subject: Seminar at the 2026 ESSE Conference: From Crisis to Change: Language and Discourse in the Face of the Ecological Emergency


Seminar at the 2026 ESSE Conference: From Crisis to Change: Language
and Discourse in the Face of the Ecological Emergency
Short Title: ESSE 2026

Date: 31-Aug-2026 - 04-Sep-2026
Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Contact: Daniela Francesca Virdis
Contact Email: dfvirdis at unica.it
Meeting URL: https://www.esse2026.com/en/index.php

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; General
Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Pragmatics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 31-Jan-2026

This seminar will explore how ecological challenges and social
threats—including those arising from military conflicts and the
ecological and social destruction caused by war—are represented and
negotiated in a wide range of ecological texts and discourses. We will
investigate how such texts, whether literary or non-literary, verbal
or multimodal, contemporary or historical, reflect concerns related to
environmental degradation, climate change, and socio-political
instability. Equally, the seminar will focus on how these texts and
discourses not only depict crises but also engage in forms of
resistance, propose practical solutions, and promote positive
environmental and social change.
Participants will examine how language shapes our understanding of
ecological issues and how discourse can serve as a catalyst for
action. The contributions to the seminar will apply a broad range of
theoretical and methodological approaches. These may include, but are
not limited to, ecolinguistics, stylistics, ecocriticism,
environmental communication (especially from a linguistic
perspective), and both critical and positive discourse analysis. We
especially welcome research that employs innovative or
interdisciplinary frameworks to deepen our understanding of ecological
texts and discourses.
Of particular interest are studies that use methodologies from less
commonly applied disciplines such as pragmatics, cognitive
linguistics, or rhetorical analysis to investigate ecological
communication. We encourage contributions that look beyond traditional
boundaries, offering fresh insights into how language, media, and
narrative shape public attitudes and responses to ecological and
social challenges.
Ultimately, this seminar aims to foster a dynamic and inclusive
discussion that highlights the power of language in addressing
pressing environmental and societal issues. It seeks to bring together
scholars from diverse fields to contribute to a growing body of work
that not only analyses ecological discourse but also inspires change
toward a more sustainable and just future.
References:
Fill, Alwin F. & Peter Mühlhäusler (eds.). 2001. The ecolinguistics
reader: Language, ecology and environment. London & New York:
Continuum.
Fill, Alwin F. & Hermine Penz (eds.). 2018. The Routledge handbook of
ecolinguistics. London & New York: Routledge.
Stibbe, Arran. 2021. Ecolinguistics: Language, ecology and the stories
we live by. London & New York: Routledge.
Virdis, Daniela F. 2022. Ecological stylistics: Ecostylistic
approaches to discourses of nature, the environment and
sustainability. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.



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