37.3272, Summer Schools: 8th Forensic Linguistics Short Course (FLsc) (Germany)

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Subject: 37.3272, Summer Schools: 8th Forensic Linguistics Short Course (FLsc) (Germany)

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Date: 11-Oct-2026
From: Dominic Schmitz [Dominic.Schmitz at hhu.de]
Subject: 8th Forensic Linguistics Short Course (FLsc)


8th Forensic Linguistics Short Course (FLsc)

Host Institution: Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Coordinating Institution: Association for Diversity in Linguistics
(div-ling e.V.)
Website:
https://div-ling.org/en/events/forensic-linguistics-short-course-en/application/

Dates: 16-Mar-2027 - 19-Mar-2027
Location: Düsseldorf, Germany

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's degree or higher (see description)

Focus: Latest developments in forensic linguistics; disputed meanings,
linguistic indeterminacy and threats; linguistic approaches to
deception analysis; computationally assisted authorship analysis; the
discursive construction of expert evidence; and practical case
analysis and presentations of findings.
Description:
The 8th Forensic Linguistics Short Course (FLsc) will take place in
person from 16 to 19 March 2027 at Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf, Germany. Düsseldorf, the capital of North
Rhine-Westphalia, offers a vibrant mix of historic architecture, a
rich cultural scene, and one of Europe's largest Japan towns – the
perfect backdrop for an international spring school.
As in previous years, we invite students (Bachelor's and Master's),
graduate students, postdocs, and senior researchers from Linguistics
and its subfields, Phonetics and Phonology, Law/Legal Studies, and
related disciplines to apply. Applicants should have more than a basic
background in linguistics. Ideally, participants will have either
completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or attended a
previous edition of the FLsc or GFL. The course is taught in English.
The FLsc returns as a spring school, combining hands-on casework with
digital methods and critical perspectives on language and evidence.
The 2027 programme introduces new areas of focus: a full day on
deception analysis, covering the science of deception, theories of
deception detection and linguistic approaches to its analysis; and a
half-day on the discursive construction of expert evidence, examining
how findings are framed in expert reports and courtroom testimony, and
how certainty and credibility are communicated and evaluated.
Further sessions will address recent developments in forensic
linguistics, disputed meanings, including linguistic indeterminacy and
threats, and computationally assisted authorship analysis. A poster
session will provide opportunities for exchange, while a final day of
practical case analysis will culminate in participants presenting
their findings in the role of experts.
Applications are open from 12 September to 12 December 2026 (midnight,
GMT -12; applications remain open as long as it is 12 December
anywhere in the world). Notifications of acceptance will be sent in
early January 2027.
Tuition: 450 EUR
Tuition Explanation: The FLsc operates on a strict non-profit basis.
All participation fees are used solely to cover costs such as
lecturers, course rooms, catering, and website maintenance. We
gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Gesellschaft von
Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf e.V.
(GFFU) for the 2027 edition.

Linguistic Field(s): Forensic Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)

Registration: 12-Oct-2026 to 12-Dec-2026

Contact Person: Dominic Schmitz
                Email: contact at div-ling.org

Apply on the web:
https://div-ling.org/en/events/forensic-linguistics-short-course-en/application/




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