Call for proposals: Across Borders IX: Freedom of Expression: Communication, Identity and Culture, May 16-29, 2022, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. Deadline: 15 January 2022.
The organizers of the conference wish to invite scholars in humanities, social sciences, and fine and performing arts, including communication, literature, linguistics, translation and interpretation, media, journalism, cultural studies, theatre, dance, graphic design, art, music and others to a discussion on the broad topic of Freedom of Expression: Communication, Identity and Culture. Potential submissions can include traditional paper abstracts, videos of performances, photographs, images of art, etc. Contributions will be paneled for discussions related to the conference theme.
Potential topics most likely of interest to CID followers include: Minority culture, the Other and identity; Globalization and freedom of expression; Language, translation and their impacts on expression; Translation and interpreting as multifaceted intercultural mediation.