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Deadline Extension for Towson University Conference: "Forging Linguistic Identities: Language in the Region, the Nation, and the World, March 17-19, 2011"
| Location: | Maryland, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2010-08-31 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-05-26 |
| Announcement ID: |
176473 |
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Please noteL DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 31, 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Forging Linguistic Identities: Language in the Region, the Nation, and the World, March 17-19, 2011
Department of Foreign Languages, Towson University,
Towson, Maryland 21252, USA
The Department of Foreign Languages at Towson University announces a conference, “Forging Linguistic Identities: Language in the Region, the Nation, and the World” to be held on March 17-19, 2011, and invites proposals for papers. Language as a fundamental social instrument in the process of community and identity formation has been much studied in recent years. This conference seeks to examine language as socially embedded within historical and geographical contexts. Possible topics might include, but not be limited to:
- 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
- Multi-lingualism in states and regions and its negotiation and practice by the communities of use.
- Use(s) of indigenous languages under transnational states
- National reception of dialect/minority-language literature and verbal culture
The scope of the conference is not limited by region, language, or time period. Proposals involving languages taught by the Department of Foreign Languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Ancient Greek, Biblical and Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) are especially encouraged. Proposals are welcomed across disciplines, from scholars of languages and literatures, geography, history, psychology and sociology. Please send an abstract of 250 words by email to: Prof. George McCool (gmccool@towson.edu ). Please include a short CV, maximum 2 pages, with your name, full address, institution affiliation, day telephone, fax and email address.
Faculty at all ranks are encouraged to participate. Travel costs will be assumed by the participants. We will offer discounted hotel rooms near campus, and a graduated scale of conference fees.
Deadline for submissions is August 31 (extended), 2010.
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George McCool
Email: gmccool@towson.edu
Dept.of Foreign Languages
Towson University, Towson, MD
USA
Email: gmccool@towson.edu
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