37.2068, Calls: Forging Linguistic Identities 2027 (USA)

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Date: 12-Jun-2026
From: Francisco Martinez Ibarra [FLI at towson.edu]
Subject: Forging Linguistic Identities 2027


Full Title: Forging Linguistic Identities 2027
Short Title: FLI 27

Date: 02-Apr-2027 - 03-Apr-2027
Location: Towson, Maryland, USA
Contact Person: Francisco Martínez Ibarra
Meeting Email: FLI at towson.edu

Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable

Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2026

Call for Papers:
The Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at Towson
University announces the 9th edition of “Forging Linguistic
Identities” and invites proposals for papers. The conference seeks to
examine language as socially embedded within historical and
geo-political contexts. Possible topics might include, but not be
limited to:
 - National reception of dialect/minority-language literature and
verbal culture
 - Dialects/diglossia and their role in group identity formation
 - The standardization of national and/or majority language(s) and its
impact on national or regional politics
 - Multilingualism and its negotiation and practice by the communities
of use
 - Heritage languages
 - Use(s) of indigenous languages under transnational states
 - Migration
 - Translation studies
 - Raciolinguistics
 - Language policy and planning
 - Language and the professions (law, healthcare, business, ...)
 - Translanguaging
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Eva Michelle Wheeler
Associate Professor of Spanish and Black Studies at Providence College
The scope of the conference is not limited by region, language, or
time period.  Proposals involving languages taught by the Department
of Languages, Literatures & Cultures (American Sign Language [ASL],
Arabic, French, German, Ancient Greek, Biblical and Modern Hebrew,
Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish) are especially
encouraged.  Proposals are welcomed across disciplines, from scholars
of languages and literatures, education, geography, history,
psychology, anthropology, and sociology.
Please submit an abstract of 300 words, or a 2-minute video if in ASL,
excluding references.
You can use this link or type the following address:
https://towson.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8krONiq0AZumWxM
For any questions, please email FLI at towson.edu. Please note that
Conference papers must be in English or ASL and limited to 20 minutes.
Proposals for panels with multiple speakers are also welcomed provided
they fit within the 90-minute time frame of each session. Panel
proposals should be submitted as a single file containing all three
abstracts, each limited to 300 words.
Faculty at all ranks, as well as graduate students, are encouraged to
participate.
Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2026.



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