37.2238, Confs: Brave New Words: Language, Environment and Just Futures (Netherlands)

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Subject: 37.2238, Confs: Brave New Words: Language, Environment and Just Futures (Netherlands)

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Date: 01-Jul-2026
From: Erika Darics [e.darics at rug.nl]
Subject: Brave New Words: Language, Environment and Just Futures


Brave New Words: Language, Environment and Just Futures

Date: 11-Sep-2026 - 11-Sep-2026
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Contact: Dr Jelte Olthof
Contact Email: jelte.olthof at rug.nl
Meeting URL:
https://responsus.org/brave-new-words-language-environment-and-a-just-future/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis
Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)

Submission Deadline: 01-Sep-2026

How do we talk about the future, and how do our words shape the worlds
we imagine? These are some of the questions that the participants will
explore during “Brave New Words”, an event organised by the Erasmus+
CLADES network. This event is an open invitation to understand and be
curious about the fundamental role that the future plays in discourse
on democracy, equity, and sustainability.
“Brave New Words” will appeal to all interested in the workings of
critical language awareness, ecolinguistics, future studies, and
environmental studies and communication, critical discourse studies
and rhetoric, among others. By examining the interplay between
language, power, and the environment, participants will together
explore how discourse, rhetoric, and narratives (to name only a few)
foster and frustrate intergenerational environmental stewardship and
justice. Participants are asked to explore alternative ways of sharing
their research results, such as interactive workshops, participatory
debates, and/or fishbowl sessions.
The event will include short provocative presentations by invited
speakers that will explore examples of stories that seek to positively
influence and shape our common future. Invited guests include
prominent critical language scholars, professors Hillary Janks (Wits
University, South Africa) and Prof. Shawna Shapiro (Middlesbury
college, USA) , as well as two leadings ecolinguists, professors Arran
Stibbe (University of Gloucestershire) and Sune Vork Steffensen
(University of Southern Denmark).
During the day we focus on co-learning and collective exploration. The
second part of the day is organised as an ‘unconference’. For this
part of the event, all attendees who have an idea, project, workshop,
dilemma or discovery to share (responding to or inspired by the event
title “Brave New Words: Language, Environment and a just future), are
invited to submit this during the registration. During the event,
attendees will ‘pitch’ their proposals, and based on these pitches the
final programme will be collectively decided on the spot.
The day will close with an interactive future-oriented improvisational
comedy performance by Groningen’s own Stranger Things Have Happened.
Registation form: https://forms.gle/BhPZ7f94mtU2jixF6



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