LINGUIST List 23.1179: Calls: Socioling, Anthro Ling, Pragmatics, Applied Ling/Italy

LINGUIST List 23.1179
Thu Mar 08 2012 Calls: Socioling, Anthro Ling, Pragmatics, Applied Ling/Italy Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alisonlinguistlist.org>
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Date: 08-Mar-2012 From: Chiara Bucaria <chiara.bucaria2unibo.it> Subject: Taboo Conference E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Taboo Conference Short Title: TaCo2012 Date: 25-Oct-2012 - 27-Oct-2012 Location: Forlì, Italy Contact Person: Chiara Bucaria Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://taco2012.sitlec.unibo.it Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2012 Meeting Description: In a world that seems continuously to be pushing the envelope of what is acceptable to the inhabitants of specific linguistic and cultural contexts, this interdisciplinary conference acknowledges the importance of investigating taboos and their reinforcement/breaking in various areas of language, culture and society, and across different cultures. We propose to explore the delicate balance and subtle boundaries between the need for inclusion and respect for different ethnic, religious, sexual, etc. backgrounds - which seems to be at the basis of modern multicultural societies - and a (un)conscious push towards the breaking of existing taboos, for example for shock value, as in the case of humour. In such context, investigation of the linguistic, cultural, social, institutional and personal implications of taboo reinforcement/breaking appears of extreme value. Keynote speakers include: Christie Davies - University of Reading Don Kulick - University of Chicago Brett Mills - University of East Anglia Jessica Milner Davis - University of Sydney Final Call for Papers: We welcome individual proposals or pre-organized panels from different disciplines pertaining - but by no means limited - to the following thematic areas: Sex and sexuality Nudity Death and the afterlife Sickness and disability Scatology/bodily fluids Deformity/otherness Blasphemy Altered states/drug culture Body modifications Fat Prostitution The working language for the conference is English. Each paper presentation should be scheduled for 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for questions. Abstracts should be submitted through the conference website http://taco2012.sitlec.unibo.it by 31 March 2012. If you are interested in submitting a panel, please contact us by the same deadline at dipsitlec.taco2012unibo.it. Notification of acceptance for both abstracts and panels will be given by 15 April 2012. This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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