37.1761, Confs: 14th Conference of the International Gender and Language Association (United Kingdom)

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Date: 12-May-2026
From: Daniel Edmondson [d.edmondson at yorksj.ac.uk]
Subject: 14th Conference of the International Gender and Language Association


14th Conference of the International Gender and Language Association
Short Title: IGALA14
Theme: Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Times of
Political Challenge

Date: 21-Jul-2027 - 23-Jul-2027
Location: York, United Kingdom
Contact Email: conference at igala14.com
Meeting URL: https://igala14.com/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Submission Deadline: 31-Aug-2026

We are delighted to announce the first Call for Proposals for the 14th
Conference of the International Language and Gender Association
(IGALA)! Founded in 1999, IGALA is the primary international scholarly
organization committed to the promotion and support of research on
language, gender, and sexuality. The 2027 IGALA conference (IGALA14)
will be held at York St John University in the city of York, UK on
21-23 July 2027. The theme of the conference is ‘Researching Language,
Gender and Sexuality in Times of Political Challenge’.
We are currently living in times of great political challenge and
uncertainty. Whilst many areas of the world have witnessed
increasingly progressive social attitudes towards gender and sexuality
diversity and justice, as well as greater equality legislation, there
has simultaneously been escalating resistance to these changes with
many global contexts now characterised by deepening ideological
divides around gender and sexuality. We have, for example, seen a
conflation of anti-gender, anti-LGBTQ+ and nationalist rhetoric and
ideologies, with and movements who espouse such position gaining
increasing power and momentum in many global contexts. These kinds of
political and ideological conflicts and tensions may demand a
re-thinking of how the field of language, gender and sexuality
research can navigate these complex and often contradictory political
contexts. The conference therefore aims to explore questions such as:
 - What are the challenges in undertaking language, gender and
sexuality research in hostile academic and political contexts?
 - As a global community of language, gender and sexuality scholars,
how can we respond to and resist such challenges?
 - How does language, gender and sexuality research respond to
political divisiveness around the concept of ‘gender’ itself?
 - What role does language play in political contestations over
gender- and sexuality-based rights, authenticity and legitimacy?
We also encourage contributions which consider how language, gender
and sexuality research may address intersecting global political
challenges such as the climate emergency, forced migration and
widespread reconfigurations of global power.
The aim of the IGALA conference is to showcase language, gender and
sexuality research from diverse geographical, cultural, linguistic and
social contexts. We encourage contributions that address empirical,
methodological, theoretical issues related to the conference theme.
The conference attracts diverse presenters both nationally and
internationally to exchange comprehensive and stimulating discussions
in the forms of individual papers, discussion panels and poster
presentations. It also offers thought-provoking keynote presentations,
excellent book exhibits and plentiful opportunities for networking.
Confirmed Keynote Presenters:
Dr J Calder (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Dr Sylvia Shaw (University of Westminster, UK)
Dr Jaspal Singh (Open University, UK)
Call for Abstracts:
We invite abstracts for the following types of presentations:
Individual Paper Presentations
A paper presented by a sole author or by several co-authors (20
minutes + Q&A). Proposals should include:
 - The paper title
 - An abstract of the paper (max. 350 words)
 - Name(s), affiliation(s) and email(s) for the author(s) (on a
separate section)
Discussion Panels (2 hours)
A panel includes 3 to 4 papers (15-20 minutes per paper + Q&A). Panel
organizers need to submit their proposal. Proposals should include:
 - A title and description (max. 400 words) of the panel
 - Name, affiliation and contact email for the panel chair/s
 - Full name and affiliation for each participant of the panel
 - Title and an abstract for each paper (max. 200 words)
Poster Presentations:
Posters are presented visually and provide an opportunity for the
presenter to engage in extended discussion with other researchers. The
poster session at the conference lasts for one hour and offers an
open, walk-through environment where presenters stand by their posters
to engage directly with delegates. Poster proposals should include:
 - The poster title
 - An abstract of the poster (max. 350 words)
 - Name(s), affiliation(s) and email(s) for the author(s) (on a
separate section)
Abstracts for all proposal types will be anonymously reviewed by two
reviewers. Authors may present a maximum of two presentations, only
one of which may be sole-/first authored. This limit applies to all
presentation types.
Abstract review criteria are included on the conference website.
The final submission date for all proposals is 31 August 2026.
Important Dates:
Proposal submissions - from 18 May to 31 August 2026. Please submit
your abstract here.
Notification of acceptance – 30 October 2026
Registration open – 2 November 2026
Conference dates – 21, 22 and 23 July 2027
Conference Co-chairs:
Daniel Edmondson (York St John University, UK)
Helen Sauntson (York St John University, UK)
Organizing Committee:
Salina Cuddy (University of York, UK)
Chris Hall (York St John University, UK)
Jamie Stephenson (York St John University, UK)
Kyoungmi Kim (York St John University, UK)
Dai O’Brien (York St John University, UK)
Jessica Baxter (York St John University, UK)
Academic Committee:
Lucy Jones (University of Nottingham, UK)
Melissa Yoong (University of Nottingham, Malaysia)
Denise Troutman (Michigan State University, USA)
Ungku Khairunnisa Ungku Mohd Nordin (Nissa) (Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia)
Scott Burnett (Penn State University, USA)
Brian King (University of Hong Kong)
Victoria Furtado (City University of New York, USA)
Lexi Webster (University of Southampton, UK)
Silvia Antosa (University for Foreigners of Siena, Italy)
Ernesto Cuba (City University of New York, USA)
David García Leon (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
Javier García Leon (University of North Carolina, USA)
Alexandra Krendel (University of Southampton, UK)
Ty Slobe (Dartmouth College, USA)
Angela Zottola (University of Turin, Italy)
Farhana Abdul Fatah (Universiti Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Sandhya K. Narayanan (University of Nevada, USA)
Hannah Dahlberg-Dodd (Tohoku University Sendai, Japan)
Katherine Arnold-Murray (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Julie Abbou (University of Turin, Italy)
Paul Baker (Lancaster University, UK)
Ksenija Bogetić (Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia)
J Calder (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Costas Canakis (University of the Aegean, Greece)
Cecilia Chiacchio (Universidad Nacional de le Plata, Argentina)
Ana Deumert (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Susan Ehrlich (York University, Canada)
Sibonile Edith Ellece (University of Botswana, Botswana)
Branca Falabella Fabrício (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil)
Susan Gal (University of Chicago, USA)
Miyako Inoue (Stanford University, USA)
Rodney H. Jones (University of Reading, UK)
Veronika Koller (Lancaster University, UK)
Erez Levon (University of Bern, Switzerland)
Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco (Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Mexico)
Norma Mendoza-Denton (University of California Los Angeles, USA)
Miriam Meyerhoff (Oxford University, UK)
Heiko Motschenbacher (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences,
Norway)
Momoko Nakamura (Kanto Gakuin University, Japan)
Lukasz Piotr Pakula (Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, Poland)
Amiena Peck (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Fatima Sadiqi (University of Fez, Morocco)
Jaspal Naveel Singh (Open University, UK)
Sylvia Shaw (University of Westminster, UK)
Rebecca Lurie Starr (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Cindi SturtzSreetharan (Arizona State University, USA)
Maria Amelia Viteri (Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador)
Lal Zimman (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Frazer Heritage (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Ryan Shaw-Hawkins (University of Glasgow, UK)
Christian Ilbury (University of Edinburgh, UK)



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