36.3120, Confs: Panel at the 10th Annual Conference of the Lagos Studies Association: Writing the City: Linguistic Landscapes and the Politics of Representation (Nigeria)

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Date: 15-Oct-2025
From: Abdussalam Olawale Amoo [amooabdussalam at fuwukari.edu.ng]
Subject: Panel at the 10th Annual Conference of the Lagos Studies Association: Writing the City: Linguistic Landscapes and the Politics of Representation


Panel at the 10th Annual Conference of the Lagos Studies Association:
Writing the City: Linguistic Landscapes and the Politics of
Representation
Short Title: LSA @ 10
Theme: Writing the City: Linguistic Landscapes and the Politics of
Representation

Date: 16-Jun-2026 - 20-Jun-2026
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Contact: Abdussalam Olawale Amoo
Contact Email: amooabdussalam at fuwukari.edu.ng

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis; Language Documentation;
Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 15-Dec-2025

Call for Panellists
Writing the City: Linguistic Landscapes and the Politics of
Representation
The 10th Annual Conference of the Lagos Studies Association
Conference Theme: The State of African Studies in the 21st Century:
The Lagos Studies Association @ 10
Cities are living texts, and their walls, billboards, signposts,
graffiti, and digital screens constitute a dynamic archive of meaning.
This panel aims to critically examine the linguistic landscapes of
African cities as contested spaces where language, identity, and power
intersect. From the bustling commercial centres of Lagos and Nairobi
to the colonial relics inscribed on the streets of Algiers and Cape
Town, the visual display of language reflects and shapes social
realities.
We invite papers that explore how linguistic landscapes in Africa
articulate questions of belonging, exclusion, migration,
globalisation, and commodification. As it foregrounds the politics of
representation, this panel seeks to bridge sociolinguistics, urban
studies, history, and cultural studies. Contributions may analyse
linguistic landscapes through ethnographic, semiotic, economic, or
historical lenses, highlighting how language inscribed in public space
indexes broader struggles over visibility, legitimacy, and power.
Ultimately, this panel positions African cities as vital sites for
theorising the intersections of language, space, and identity in the
21st century. This panel seeks contributions on (but not limited to)
the following themes:
 - Multilingualism and Visibility: How do African linguistic
landscapes negotiate hierarchies of language and identity?
 - Colonial Legacies and Decolonial Aspirations: How do inscriptions
reproduce or resist colonial histories?
 - Digital Layers of the City: What new forms of linguistic landscapes
emerge through digital technology, mobile phones, and virtual
platforms?
 - Commercialisation and Globalisation: How do corporate branding,
advertising, and consumer culture reshape the visual display of
language?
 - Graffiti, Protest, and Resistance: How do ordinary citizens reclaim
space through language in moments of political or cultural
contestation?
 - Semiotics of Urban Belonging: How do inscriptions map communities,
migration, and the making of urban identities?
Panel Organiser: Abdussalam Olawale Amoo, Federal University, Wukari,
Nigeria
Submission Guidelines:
We invite interested scholars, researchers, and practitioners to
submit abstracts (250 words), including the title, author’s full name,
institutional affiliation, and a short bio. Please send submissions
to: amooabdussalam at fuwukari.edu.ng.



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