Category: Conferences

CFP 15th International Symposium on Bilingualism (Spain)

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Call for papers: 15th International Symposium on Bilingualism: The Different Faces of Bilingualism, San Sebastián, Spain, 9-13 June 2025. Deadline: for Symposium Submission: 16 September 2024.

“The Different Faces of Bilingualism” is a deliberately broad theme for ISB15, aimed at meeting ISB’s mission to create a space for researchers with a diverse range of interests to share their knowledge and gain new perspectives, and to foster meaningful cross-disciplinary collaborations. We hope to bring together researchers working on different faces of bilingualism, including different research areas, methodological approaches, and populations. In line with this aim, we have invited plenary speakers who represent different faces of bilingualism, from sociolinguistics to education, psycholinguistics to translation. This broad theme reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the organizing committee, based in a center of excellence for neuroscientific research into language and bilingualism. To capitalize on this expertise, ISB15 will feature The Bilingual Brain Day, which is intended to share the core insights of the field with researchers of other areas and to discuss the state-of-the-art with researchers in the field. The conference theme also aims to promote inclusivity, inspired by its location in the Spanish Basque Country, one of the few regions in the world that has successfully revived its bilingual heritage across all aspects of society.

Note that this is a call specifically for symposium proposals. Symposia are 120-minute blocks that allow for extended, interactive discussion on a specific topic, focusing on a cluster of independent yet related papers. Each symposium consists of four slots, and should consist either of four presentations, or of three presentations and a discussion. Abstract submission for individual papers will be possible starting 18 September 2024. For any inquiries, please reach out to isb2025@bcbl.eu

CFP South Asia Communication Association @ AEJMC 2024 (USA)

ConferencesCall for papers: South Asia Communication Association @ AEJMC, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 8-11, 2024. Deadline: 28 April 2024.

Submissions are invited for “Representation and Voice — The Future of Democracy: Media
Research on South Asia & Its Diaspora Worldwide,” the 2024 South Asia Communication Association (SACA)’s refereed-research session at the 107th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), which will be held in Philadelphia, PA, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. There will be two interactive research sessions, August 8 and August 9. Organizers invite you to submit your research on media and communication in South Asia or its diaspora worldwide across a wide range of perspectives and approaches.

Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution 2024 (Online)

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14th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution, 10 April 2024, Noon – 2:45 pm (US Pacific Coast Time).

The Cyber-conference promotes a global town-hall style dialogue between students, professors, mediators, arbitrators, Indigenous Peacemakers, scholars, lawyers, judges, law-makers, policy think-tanks, community leaders, and restorative practitioners in both the public and private sector. The conference supports the work of the peace-builders and dispute-resolution practitioners working in a variety of locations all around the globe.

CFP Japan-US Communication Association 2024

ConferencesCall for submissions: Japan-US Communication Association, held as part of National Communication Association’s convention, 21-24 November 2024, New Orleans, LA, USA. Deadline: 5 April 2024.

The Japan-U.S. Communication Association (JUCA) invites individual paper submissions for competitive review for the 110th NCA Annual Convention (November 21–24, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana). Papers may address issues in any area of communication, including communication technology, social media, digital, pop culture, mass media, journalism, public relations, advertising, interpersonal, small-group, organizational, international, rhetoric, politics, health, peace, environment, cultural identity, gender, and critical/cultural studies. All methods are welcome. However, they must be related to Japan or Japanese people/culture in some way, such as Japanese indigenous communication, Japan–U.S. communication or relations, and communication between Japanese and people of any nation. Individual papers reflecting the 2024 convention theme, “Communication for Greater Regard,” are particularly desired. The convention theme invites paper and panel submissions that examine the stewardship of communication for greater regard for what has been before us, what is presently around us, and what will be beyond us, as well as other topics that relate to the convention theme.

CFP IICD of NCA 2024

ConferencesCall for submissions: International & Intercultural Communication Division, National Communication Association, 21-24 November 2024, New Orleans, LA, USA. Deadline: 5 April 2024.

The International and Intercultural Communication Division (IICD) of the National Communication Association invites scholarly submissions that examine, question, and/or critique communication in and across cultural, intercultural, and international contexts. Four kinds of submissions will be considered this year: (1) individual papers, (2) paper sessions, (3) panel discussions, and (4) performance sessions.

National Communication Association’s 110th annual convention theme is “Communication for Greater Regard.” The convention theme encourages scholars, teachers, practitioners, and performers in the field of international and intercultural communication to share new ideas, pursue new lines of inquiry, engage diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and produce transformative scholarship. Explore communication for greater regard in three ways: 1) greater regard for what has been done before us, (2) greater regard for what is presently around us, and (3) greater regard for what will be beyond us. Specific questions to address: What does it seem the discipline has regarded for 100+ years? How does communication function in today’s climate to enrich greater regard, how has this shifted over the years, or does it need to shift in the future? How is greater regard currently exhibited in communication research, teaching, service, and practice? How are priorities and power structures shaped in the discipline and/or in human communication endeavors through greater regard or to create greater regard? What intentional contributions should we be actively undertaking to foster greater regard?

The division also encourage submitters to consider the following: How do international and intercultural communication scholars explore the past, the present, and the future of our field? What issues have been ignored/dismissed in our field and should be given attention/consideration? What are the new trends within international and intercultural communication? How can we reconcile past, present, and future trends to help our field move forward? How do we think about intercultural and international communication in the current political climate and crisis of wars? How do we move forward with international and intercultural communication while thinking about social justice? How is intercultural communication responding to racial justice movements, anti-Blackness, indigeneity, and hate crimes against Asian communities? How is technology influencing culture and politics? How do we develop critical intercultural ethics in the face of global pandemics and health crises?

CFP Minzhu U China: Convergence, Diversity, and Development (China)

ConferencesCall for submissions: Conference on Convergence, Diversity, and Development, Minzhu University of China, Beijing, China. Deadline: 1 April 2024.

Working in collaboration with  the National Communication Association (NCA), the Communication University of China (CUC), and the Association for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS), the Minzu University of China (MUC) announces an international conference addressing “Convergence, Diversity, and Development.” The conference will convene at Minzu University, in Beijing, China, on June 14-16, 2024. In Mandarin, minzu translates as ethnicities. This means that Minzu University—a campus dedicated to studying, implementing, and advancing the cause of Diversity, Excellence, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA)—is the ideal partner for hosting this event. As indicated in the conference title, organizers propose 3 lines of inquiry:

“Convergence” suggests the overlapping and intersecting of different communication infrastructures, platforms, and genres.

“Development” points to the geopolitics of modernization, including the ways U.S., Chinese, and international forces seek to spread political power by engaging in development projects in the Global South.

“Diversity”—and its expansion into the acronym DEIA—can suggest the intentional process of expanding the range of voices included in civil society, or it can be a catch phrase that leads to appropriation and cooptation.

Organizers seek research presentations rooted in the Communication discipline broadly configured among and across the lines of inquiry described above. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes so that conference sessions can prioritize collaborative brainstorming, constructive feedback, and idea testing. Each panel session will include an equal number of Chinese and international presenters. Presentations and discussion will take place in English. Above all, they seek to facilitate dialogue and the fair and rigorous exchange of ideas representing international perspectives and diverse understandings.

CFP Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Voices in Higher Education (USA)

ConferencesCall for proposals: 2nd Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Voices in Higher Education Annual Symposium, 16 April 2024, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA. Deadline: 1 March 2024.

The Asian Studies and Asian American Experiences (ASAAE) Research Cluster at Southern Methodist University invites submissions to the 2nd Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander
Voices in Higher Education Annual Symposium to be held on April 16, 2024 at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Sponsored by the SMU Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, this symposium explores issues, concerns, and new research findings pertinent to AAAPI in higher education through
multidisciplinary lenses.

This year, organizers seek proposals for individual papers or panels on topics related to the theme community building and resilience surrounding questions such as:
1. How can AAAPI and other ethnic community leaders cope with emotional exhaustion or the feeling of burnout when advocating for civil justice for their communities?
2. What are best practices for building solidarity among different ethnic communities on college campuses?
3. What is the role of community resilience in rising above racism and ensuring the wellbeing of AAAPI and other ethnic community members?
4. What actions are potentially needed to enhance the positive experiences and mental health of AAAPI students, faculty, and staff on college campuses?

All research approaches and methodologies are welcome, including qualitative, quantitative, critical, and theoretical studies. Work-in-progress papers, proposals for teaching panels, and interactive practical workshops in addition to research abstracts and papers, are also welcome and encouraged.

They invite scholars at all levels (faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students) to submit proposals, and especially welcome the work of early-career faculty. Perspectives from all
disciplines are welcome, including but not limited to Asian American Studies, Asian Studies, communication, education, ethnic studies, history, law, leadership and policy studies, political
science, psychology, and women and gender studies.

CFP Middle East Dialogue 2024 (USA & Hybrid)

ConferencesCall for proposals: Middle East Dialogue, 5 April 2024, Villanova University, Villanova, PA (and hybrid). Deadline: 15 March 2024.

The Policy Studies Organization (PSO) invites you to submit a proposal for the upcoming hybrid conference, accepting both in-person and remote participants. This year PSO is partnering with Villanova University, where the in-person portion of the event will be hosted. You may join either in person or remotely. The event is co-sponsored by the PSO’s Digest of Middle East Studies journal, edited by Professor Catherine Warrick, Phd, from the Department of Political Science at Villanova University. Presenters are encouraged to submit full papers for consideration to the journal.

The Middle East Dialogue is for policy makers, scholars, business and social leaders to discuss current issues. Its purpose is to promote multidisciplinary conversation about topics that include but are not limited to:

  • Education Initiatives
  • Social, Political, Economic Reforms
  • Interfaith Dialogue
  • Peace Initiatives
  • Israel-Palestine Conflict
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • Women’s Rights
  • Terrorism
  • Geopolitics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Challenges
  • Addressing the Biden Administration
    The conference embraces a spectrum of political and religious persuasions to discuss issues in a spirit of tolerance and free discourse.

ReDICo 2024 Encounters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Digital Interculturality (Germany but Online)

ConferencesReDICo 2024 Encounters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Digital Interculturality, ReDICo, Germany but online, February-March 2024.

(Participation in the Encounters is free of charge.)

Digital practices have been defined as assemblages of actions and digital technologies connected to social goals and social identities. Apart from being ‘digital’, these practices are also often intercultural, as the online worlds of video-streaming platforms, social media, and micro-blogging, to mention some concrete contexts, are replete with cultural diversities of many kinds. Yet, if our object of research is digital intercultural communication, can we expect the existing definitions of interculturality, originally conceived to describe situations of physical mobility and migration, to still hold true? Thus, the first aim of the ReDICo 2024 Encounters is to foster dialogue between the epistemologies of linguistics and intercultural communication that may benefit the study of digital interculturality. The second aim is to explore methodologies that can be adopted in empirical studies using digital intercultural data.

The ReDICo Encounters will bring together leading international researchers from intercultural communication and linguistic studies to introduce theoretical and/or empirical perspectives on digital intercultural practices and engage in dialogue surrounding possible points of theoretical and methodological synergy.

Overview of the Encounters:
Encounter 1: Feb. 16, from 2 to 4 pm (CET), online – ReDICo team
Encounter 2: Feb. 23, from 2 to 4 pm (CET), online – Dominic Busch & Rodney Jones
Encounter 3: March 1, from 2 to 4 pm (CET), online – Zhu Hua & Jannis Androutsopoulos
Encounter 4: March 4 (evening) & March 5 (all day), Friedrich Schiller University Jena – Ben Rampton, IKS & ReDICo team
Encounter 5: March 7, from 4 to 6 pm (CET), online – Adam Brandt & Alexandra Georgakopoulou-Nunes
Encounter 6: March 15, from 2 to 4 pm (CET), online – Çiğdem Bozdağ & Daniel Nascimento Silva
Encounter 7: March 22, from 2 to 4 pm (CET), online – ReDICo team

CFP World Anthropological Union (South Africa)

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Call for papers: World Anthropological Union, 11-15 November 2024, University of Johannesburg, South Africa (in person). Deadline: 31 January 2024.

Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Join others in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 11th to 15th, 2024, for a transformative exploration of anthropological knowledge under the theme: “Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Perspectives, Practices, and Power.” Organizers invite you to contribute your insights to this groundbreaking event organized by Anthropology Southern Africa and hosted by the University of Johannesburg.

Key Themes for Panel Proposals:
– Changing fields of anthropological subdisciplines
– Politics of producing social, cultural, linguistic, biological, and paleo-anthropological knowledge
– Post-covid practices in anthropological knowledge-making
– Digital worlds and the role of new technologies in fieldwork
– Legitimacy of museums and collections as knowledge repositories
– Truth and/or post-truth in knowledge-making and representation
– Anthropology as the humbling practice of learning
– Tensions between local and academic knowledge production
– Disaggregating local knowledges in light of critical decolonial perspectives
– Challenges and successes of the decolonial imperative