LINGUIST List 17.985

Sun Apr 02 2006

Calls: English Ling/South Korea;Discourse Analysis/USA

Editor for this issue: Kevin Burrows <kevinlinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Intaeh Hwang, The 2006 ELSOK International Conference
         2.    Lawrence Berlin, Dialogue Under Occupation: The Discourse of Enactment, Transaction, Reaction, and Resolution
Message 1: The 2006 ELSOK International Conference
Date: 31-Mar-2006
From: Intaeh Hwang <intaehcnu.ac.kr>
Subject: The 2006 ELSOK International Conference


Full Title: The 2006 ELSOK International Conference Short Title: ELSOK

Date: 26-Jun-2006 - 27-Jun-2006 Location: Seoul, Korea, Korea, South Contact Person: Intaeh Hwang Meeting Email: intaehkmu.ac.kr) as attachments in .doc or .pdf format by April 15, 2006. The abstracts should be one-paged with one-inch margins and typed in at least 11-point font; one extra page for examples, figures, and references is allowed. Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per author, or two joint abstracts per author.

The following information is also requested in a separate file:

1. paper title 2. name(s) of author(s) 3. affiliation(s) of author(s) 4. e-mail address 5. mailing address for each author 6. contact phone number for each author

Notification of Acceptance: Abstracts will be reviewed by the Screening Committee. Notifications of acceptance will be sent in early May, 2006.

Website:

Further information about the conference, as finalized, will be posted on our website: http://elsok.org

The Organizing Committee of the 2006 ELSOK International Conference Department of English Language and Literature Korea University Anam-dong Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-701 Korea Tel: +82-2-3290-1430
Message 2: Dialogue Under Occupation: The Discourse of Enactment, Transaction, Reaction, and Resolution
Date: 29-Mar-2006
From: Lawrence Berlin <L-Berlinneiu.edu>
Subject: Dialogue Under Occupation: The Discourse of Enactment, Transaction, Reaction, and Resolution



Full Title: Dialogue Under Occupation: The Discourse of Enactment, Transaction, Reaction, and Resolution Short Title: DUO

Date: 07-Nov-2006 - 11-Nov-2006 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Contact Person: Lawrence Berlin Meeting Email: duoneiu.edu

OR via regular post to: Lawrence N. Berlin DUO Organizer Dept. of Linguistics Northeastern Illinois University 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 USA

DEADLINE: April 30, 2006

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Abstract (250-300 words) & Cover Sheet

You may submit a proposal for a paper presentation (20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions), a panel (maximum of 4 papers limited to a 2-hour block), or a roundtable (limited to one hour). Posters may also be submitted for works in progress.

Do not include any self-identifying information on the abstract; indicate only the title and the abstract itself. On the separate cover sheet, include: 1. Title 2. Strand you're submitting to (i.e., Enactment, Transaction, Reaction, Resolution; see below) 3. Format (paper, panel, roundtable, or poster) 4. Author(s) 5. Affiliation(s) 6. Postal Mailing Address (for primary author) 7. E-mail (for primary author)

N.B. Incomplete or inaccurate submissions may not be considered.

STRANDS:

Papers relating to hegemony, power, agency, identity, among others, will be particularly relevant. Conference themes include, but are not limited to, the following strands:

Discourse of Enactment: The language of the policies and politics of occupation

Discourse of Transaction: The language of the media and its role in spreading the policies, keeping the occupied and the occupiers informed (or misinformed).

Discourse of Reaction: The language of daily life under occupation: talking about the ''self '' vs. the ''other'', historical narratives of the occupation, center vs. periphery, the language of the ingroup, outgroup, and/or intergroup.

Discourse of Resolution: The language of peacemakers and peacekeepers, as well as the language of resignation, acceptance, and coexistence.