Dr. Paola Giorgis was interviewed about the concepts of critical discourse analysis and translation as an intercultural practice on March 25, 2021, by Rehana Paul, CID intern. Dr. Giorgis answers the following questions: Can you explain teaching English as a foreign language with a hidden agenda? What is Critical Discourse Analysis and how does it relate … Continue reading “Paola Giorgis Interview”
The next issue of Key Concepts in intercultural Dialogue is now available. This is KC51: Critical Discourse Analysis by Paola Giorgis. As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists organized chronologically by publication date and number, alphabetically by concept in English, and by languages into which … Continue reading “Key Concept #51: Critical Discourse Analysis by Paola Giorgis”
Paola Giorgis teaches English Language, Literature and Visual Arts in Italian high schools and holds a PhD in Anthropology of Education and Intercultural Education. She is co-founder and member of wom.an.ed – women’s studies in anthropology and education. Her main interest interest regards a critical and intercultural approach to Foreign Language Education, that is, how … Continue reading “Paola Giorgis Profile”
Call for papers: Special Issue of Languages: Translating Otherness: Challenges, Theories, and Practices. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2023; deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2023. Guest editors: Dr. Paola Giorgis (Italy), Prof. Dr. Ivanka Mavrodieva (Bulgaria), Dr. Bilyana Todorova (Bulgaria), Dr. Andrea C. Valente (Canada). “We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue … Continue reading “CFP Translating Otherness”
Call for proposals: The online dictionary In Other Words. A Contextualized Dictionary to Problematize Otherness is a free online resource that analyzes, discusses, and reverses keywords that (re)produce different forms of Otherness. Through a critical, interdisciplinary and creative approach, the dictionary adresses urging societal issues by integrating theoretical reflections with the dissemination and the application of … Continue reading “Updated CFP for “In Other Words””
Call for Papers: The Rhetoric of Otherness, Special Issue in Rhetoric and Communications journal. Editors: Paola Giorgis, Ivanka Mavrodieva, & Andrea Valente. Deadline: December 15, 2021. This is a gentle reminder of the CFP on The Rhetoric of Otherness for the journal Rhetoric & Communications. This special issue invites authors to explore old and new forms … Continue reading “CFP The Rhetoric of Otherness (Reminder)”
Call for Papers: The Rhetoric of Otherness, Special Issue in Rhetoric and Communications Journal. Editors: Paola Giorgis, Ivanka Mavrodieva, & Andrea Valente. Deadline: November 15, 2021. Rhetoric and Communications Journal is accepting manuscripts for a special issue on The Rhetoric of Otherness that can illustrate different genres, media channels, and platforms dealing with issues of … Continue reading “CFP The Rhetoric of Otherness”
Call for proposals: In Other Words (IOW), an online dictionary of contextualized keywords that focuses on how words (re)produce different forms of Otherness. There is a recent increase of online dictionaries. So, what is IOW’s specificity? The first is precisely its focus: how does a specific word, in a specific context, (re)produce Otherness? And how … Continue reading “CFP In Other Words: Otherness”
Continuing translations of Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, today I am posting KC#51: Critical Discourse Analysis, which Paola Giorgis wrote for publication in English in 2015, and which Jhon Eduardo Mosquera Pérez has now translated into Spanish. As always, all Key Concepts are available as free PDFs; just click on the thumbnail to download. Lists of … Continue reading “KC51 Critical Discourse Analysis Translated into Spanish”
Occasionally various people write about something related to the concerns of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue, and what they have to say appears as a guest post. Many of these focus on direct observation of interactions between members of different cultural groups, but others are more abstract reflections. If you have a brief discussion you … Continue reading “Guest Posts”
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