Month: January 2018

CFP National Identity & Global Education (Australia)

ConferencesSIETAR AUSTRALASIA and Australian Intercultural Dialogue Association (AIDA) present National identity and Global Education Forum, March 23 – 24, 2018. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

SIETAR Australasia’s fourth conference will be in partnership with AIDA. Join us in Canberra at ANU campus to discuss inter-culture, identity, education and culture. There will be international and national guest speakers. Organizers would like to receive your abstract on these topics or any other topic that you’ve been working on or are interested in discussing with us. Or, you might like to run a work-shop on a topic you are passionate about.

CFP Language, Translation & Migration (UK)

ConferencesLanguage, Translation, and Migration Conference and Public Summit. University of Warwick, UK, 24-26 May 2018. Deadline: 15 February 2018.

The modern world is interconnected, mobile, multilingual and diverse. Linguistic diversity however does not indicate linguistic equality. On the contrary, the linguistically diverse nature of contemporary societies has implications for social justice, with potentially differential access to resources and the public sphere. In this context the politics of language are a significant factor for the promotion of social cohesion. Research has repeatedly shown that linguistic and ethnic minorities are disadvantaged in interaction with institutions. This two-day conference brings together scholars and practitioners from different professional and disciplinary backgrounds to discuss the role of language as a key factor in globalised societies.

The conference will be followed by a public summit focusing on the relationship between language, translation, social mobility and social cohesion. Participants will include scholars from the Humanities and Social Sciences as well as representatives from the voluntary sector, the creative industries, non-governmental organisations and policy makers.

We invite contributions which encourage interdisciplinary dialogue between scholars and practitioners in sociolinguistics and applied linguistics, translation studies, modern languages, sociology, health, legal studies and other areas in which language behaviour and language politics play a key role both as research objects and professional practices.

KC10: Cross-Cultural Dialogue Translated into Polish

Key Concepts in ICDContinuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC#10: Cross-Cultural Dialogue, which I wrote for publication in English in 2014, and which Michal Szwarc has now translated into Polish.

As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists of Key Concepts organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept, and by languages into which they have been translated, are available, as is a page of acknowledgments with the names of all authors, translators, and reviewers.

KC10 Cross-cultural Dialogue_PolishLeeds-Hurwitz, W. (2018). Cross-cultural dialogue [Polish]. (M. Szwarc, trans). Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, 10. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/kc10-cross-cultural-dialogue_polish-2.pdf

If you are interested in translating one of the Key Concepts, please contact me for approval first because dozens are currently in process. As always, if there is a concept you think should be written up as one of the Key Concepts, whether in English or any other language, propose it. If you are new to CID, please provide a brief resume. This opportunity is open to masters students and above, on the assumption that some familiarity with academic conventions generally, and discussion of intercultural dialogue specifically, are useful.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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Indiana U Postdoc: Multilingual Writing (USA)

PostdocsCulbertson Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at Indiana University

The Department of English at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, invites applications for a Culbertson Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the field of writing studies. The position will be for two years, starting in 2018/19. The successful candidate will teach two courses per semester with an annual salary of $55,000 plus benefits. An annual research supplement of $3,000 will also be provided. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. with strength in composition by July 1. We especially welcome experience and expertise in the teaching of professional writing, digital rhetoric, multilingual writing, and/or cultural rhetorics. The Fellow will participate in a lively community of rhetoric scholars that includes specialists in communication as well as specialists in writing.

Rice U Postdoc: Languages & Intercultural Communication (USA)

PostdocsThe Rice Center for Languages & Intercultural Communication (CLIC) at Rice University in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship beginning July 1, 2018. Application deadline: February 28, 2018.

Candidates should hold a PhD in Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or related fields of studies with a focus of analysis on any language, preferably the languages taught at the Center. Preferred areas of expertise are: writing/reading/literacy development, assessment/testing, interactional competence, lexical and grammatical development, interlanguage pragmatics, and study abroad. Applicants must have a PhD at the time of appointment and they should have earned the PhD no earlier than 2013.

Teaching and teaching-related responsibilities will include professional development workshops or undergraduate language classes in their area of expertise. Research responsibilities include a minimum of two scholarly presentations per year at a major national or international conference and at least two scholarly articles submitted over a two-year period.

Chinese U Hong Kong-Shenzhen Job Ads (China)

Job adsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China, is advertising 2 positions of potential relevance to CID followers. Both have a deadline of 8 March 2018.

Professor in New Media Studies.

The School of Humanities and Social Science at Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) invites applications for faculty position in the areas of innovative media studies (specialization areas including, but not limited to, social media analytics, data journalism, cybersecurity and internet governance, digital and mobile media design, media psychology, health communication, marketing communication, etc.), at the rank of full professor/associate professor levels with prospect for tenure, although junior candidates with very competitive academic records may be considered for positions of assistant professor. Candidates with exceptionally outstanding records may be considered for Chair Professorship with tenure. All candidates should have (i) a PhD degree (by the time of reporting duty) in a relevant area of innovative media studies; and (ii) evidence of high potential for excellence in teaching and scholarship.

Senior Scholar in Global Studies

The School of Humanities and Social Science at CUHK (SZ) invites nominations and applications for a senior scholar position in the area of global studies (broadly defined, including, but not limited to, international relations, international and regional studies, globalization development and trends, global governance, global sustainability, etc.).

Candidates for this senior position are expected to have prior experience in leadership position(s) in the relevant areas, and to have attained professorship rank (or equivalent) or above (e.g., distinguished professorship, chair professorship) in competitive institutions. The successful candidate for this position is expected to serve as the leader in establishing and developing a center/program of excellence in the area of global studies (broadly defined, and name tentative).

Appointments will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially, leading to longer-term appointment or tenure later, subject to successful performance evaluation and mutual agreement. In cases where a candidate has an established record of excellence and demonstrable potential for continued success, tenure may be offered to the candidate at the time of initial appointment.

CFP Conference on the Sociolinguistics of Immigration 2018 (Italy)

Conferences3rd International Conference on the Sociolinguistics of Immigration  organized by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Modern Cultures of the University of Turin (Italy) will be held in Sestri Levante (Genoa), Italy, September 27-28, 2018. Deadline: February 19, 2018.

The focus of attention of the conference is on sociolinguistic, anthropological, ethnographic linguistic and discourse theoretical perspectives and empirically-grounded methodologies on “language practices, narratives, identities, ideologies and politics of (im)mobility in migratory contexts”.

Linda Hyökki Profile

ProfilesLinda Hyökki was born in Finland but identifies as a cosmopolitan and a life-long learner of languages and cultures, having lived, studied and worked so far in four foreign countries. She currently resides in Turkey and is a Research Associate at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, where her focus of research is on Islamophobia and Muslim minorities.

Linda Hyökki

She is also pursuing her Ph.D. at the Ibn Haldun University (Istanbul, Turkey) with a thesis on Finnish Muslim converts’ experiences on Islamophobia. She graduated in 2011 from the M.A. program “Language, Culture, and Translation” at the University of Mainz/Germersheim, Germany. As a fellow at the Center for Postnormal Policy and Future Studies (CPPFS) she teaches in workshops on Futures Studies for the Muslim youth. Linda’s research interests include Islamophobia Studies, conversion to Islam, identity formation, critical theory, qualitative study methods, multiculturalism and alternative epistemologies.

Linda’s academia.edu profile.

Work for CID:
Linda Hyökki wrote KC90: Islamophobia.

Cagli Project Study Abroad 2018 (Italy)

Study AbroadIn it’s 15th year the Cagli Project brings students to Cagli, Italy, to raise intercultural competence and communication skills matched to a deep dive into Italy, from Rome to Cagli to discover the “real Italy” and learn about global citizenship. In cooperation with Sapienza University of Rome and the Institute for Education in International Media. Application deadline: February 28, 2018 (rolling admission possible after that if program is not full).

Group Photo Cagli Project

The Cagli Project is a deep cultural immersion that begins in Rome and moves into the beautiful Italian medieval “city” of Cagli in the Apennine Mountains and the Renaissance cities of Urbino and Gubbio. Students will be on the ancient Via Flaminia from Rome to the Adriatic Sea, where this unique opportunity will provide the tools to acquire practical language and transmedia skills while using proven cultural immersion techniques.

The ability to assimilate quickly and hone in on another culture’s values are indispensable tools for anyone preparing for a career in a world where globalization and multiculturalism are becoming increasingly important. At the micro level, students will learn how to read another culture on their own terms. At the macro level, students will be ready to become facilitators in the intercultural dialogue that the modern world requires. Journalism students will learn a “backpack style of journalism being a journalist on-the-go, and using a documentary.

CFP: Language & Culture, Mind & Cognition (Russia)

ConferencesCall for Proposals: International Conference on Integrated Research in Language and Culture, Mind and Cognition, June 28-30, 2018. Deadline: February 15, 2018.

National University of Mongolia and School of Philology and Communication of Buryat State University, Russia invite proposals for the International Conference on Integrated Research in Language and Culture, Mind and Cognition to be held June 28-30, 2018 at Buryat State University and Baikal Riviera Resort in Russia. Proposals for paper and poster presentations, workshops and panel discussions are invited in the following areas psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology and semiotics, translation and intercultural communication, cultural identity and related issues in discourse research, issues related to the ontology of language, studies of Mongolian World through modern research methodology, new trends in national and foreign literature studies, modern language and communication teaching technologies and methods, use of proper names in discourse. All the selected proposals will be published in conference proceedings prior to the conference.

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