[Discussion] CFP: Language and Identity (grad) (10/1/04; 2/18/05-2/20/05)

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The Georgetown Linguistics Society
is pleased to announce

THE LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY TAPESTRY:
Linguistic re/presentation of identities in social interaction

GLS 2005
Friday, February 18 =A1V Sunday, February 20, 2005
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.


Tapestry -  a form of art in which individual strands are woven together =
to
form a cohesive whole. Tapestries are characterized by their complex and
rich pictorial designs.

The theme of GLS 2005, The Language and Identity Tapestry: linguistic
re/presentation of identities in social interaction, captures the multipl=
e
ways identities are produced and reproduced through linguistic practices =
in
every day social interaction. We encourage papers that illuminate the oft=
en
invisible process of identity constructions through language in social
interactions. We are interested in how local linguistic practices constit=
ute
individual and collective identity performances. The metaphor of tapestry
reflects this relationship: the weaving together of separate linguistic
practices to produce meaningful displays of identities.

GLS 2005 is a student conference run by the graduate students in the
Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University. The conference will
include three days of student oral presentations selected on the basis of
abstracts submitted by October 1, 2004. There will also be individual
plenary addresses and two panel discussions on the theme of language and
identity from established scholars in the field of sociolinguistics. Anot=
her
highlight of the conference will be the opening workshops on locating
identities in spoken and written language as well as in visual forms of
communication. More information about the plenary addresses, panels, and
conference workshops will be available on the conference website.

We invite submissions of abstracts for oral presentations. Papers will la=
st
20 minutes with additional time for discussion. Works submitted should
specifically address the language and identity relationship. The conferen=
ce
is interdisciplinary, and we invite work on language and identity from a
variety of fields, including not only sociolinguistics but also fields su=
ch
as anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, communication, and queer or
gender studies. We encourage work within but not limited to the following
areas:

=84h Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis
=84h Variationist perspectives on individual and/or group identity
=84h Multimodal and/or semiotic analyses of identity construction
=84h Language and ethnic/national identity
=84h Ethnographic examinations of language and identity
=84h Performance of identity in private and public spheres
=84h Language and identity in media

The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 1, 2004. We require b=
oth
paper and electronic copies of your abstract. Paper abstract submissions
should be sent to:

GLS 2005 Conference
Department of Linguistics
Georgetown University
3700 =A1=A7O=A1=A8 Street NW
Washington, DC 20057

Electronic abstract submissions should be sent to: GLSCONF@georgetown.edu=
.

Your submission should include the following:

1. Your abstract text (no longer than 500 words). Include a title. Please
submit five paper copies of your abstract text. Do not include your name =
or
any identifying information on these copies.

2. An electronic copy of your abstract. You may either send an electronic
copy on a disk
along with your paper abstract submission, or you may send the electronic
copy via email to GLSCONF@georgetown.edu.

3. On a separate sheet of paper, include your name, affiliation, title of
abstract, email address, mailing address and phone number.


Deadline for receipt of abstracts: October 1, 2004.

If you have questions or would like more information about this conferenc=
e,
please visit the conference website:
http://www.georgetown.edu/users/jlm84/GLS2005.html


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