Intersectionalities
Short Title: INCH 9

Date: 01-May-2024 - 03-May-2024
Location: Méhari Hotel, Yassmine Hammamet, Tunisia
Contact: Mahassen Mgadmi
Contact Email: [email protected]
Meeting URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19CV8ozA37yhTHReA2LowkdM5YD-ZdHjovvdeXlh_LnU/edit

Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature; Philosophy of Language; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Language Family(ies): English based

Meeting Description:

In the light of the discussions of intersectional identities, approaches, and disciplines, the conference on “Intersectionalities” invites multidisciplinary papers addressing, but not exclusively, the following issues:
- Intersectional identities in black feminist thought
- “Intersectionality wars” and their impact on (black) feminist theory
- Social justice/privilege/(dis)advantage
- Co-optation of intersectionality
- Intersectional and transnational approaches to human migration
- Intersectionality across state borders and sociocultural formations
- Intersectionality in sociological research
- Pedagogical practices and teaching intersectionality
- Interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity as forms of intersections
- Intersectionality and sociolinguistic variation
- Intersectionality, language, and identity
- Discursive power and intersectionality
- The language of intersectionality
- Intersectional approaches to language behavior
- Translation practice at the intersection of two cultures/languages
- Intersectional readings of literary texts
- Intersectionality and decolonization in literature
- Limitations of intersectional analysis
- Intersection(s) of space and time

Additionally, standing at the nexus of two languages and two cultures, translation is sometimes seen as a subversive act, as a disloyal gesture, or “a betrayal of the democratic ideal into the law of the strongest” (Spivak 400). Though inevitable for communication between languages and cultures, translation has been met with doubt. In the same way, language is seen as corrupt and corrupting. “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought,” Orwell states. Language is also power. It subverts social control and political dominon.
Scientific Committee
- Prof. Akila Sellami (University of Sfax)
- Prof. Rached Khalifa (University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia)
- Prof. Abdennebi Ben Beya (University of Tunis, Tunisia)
- Prof. Sadok Bouhlila (University of Manouba)
- Prof. Mohamed Salah Harzallah (University of Sousse, Tunisia)
- Prof. Kola Abimbola, (Howard University, Washington DC., U.S.A.)
- Prof. Anwar Tlili, (King’s College, London, UK)
- Prof. Chokri Smaoui (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
- Prof. Taoufik Djebali (University of Caen, Normandy, France)
Steering Committee
- Dr. Mahassen Mgadmi, Ms. Habiba Maddouri (Chairs)
- Dr. Marwa Mekni Toujani
- Dr. Imed Sassi
- Dr. Hana Rayani
- Dr. Kaouther Ben Slama
- Dr. Khaoula Hmidi

- Abstracts of no more than 250 words, together with no more than 6 keywords, as well as the author’s affiliation, email address, phone number, and bio-data (100 words maximum) are to be sent by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19CV8ozA37yhTHReA2LowkdM5YD-ZdHjovvdeXlh_LnU/edit

- Should you need further information, please contact us via the conference email at [email protected]

Important Dates

- Deadline for the submission of abstracts: January 31, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: February 10, 2024
 Full papers for publication should be sent no later than July 1, 2024.
- Payment Deadline: February 29, 2024
Subscription Fees
- Participation fees for Tunisians: TND 360 + a 30 TND supplement per night in case of single-room accommodation*
- Participation fees for non-Tunisians: € 310 + a 30-€ supplement per night in case of single-room accommodation
- Participation fees for participants from the Maghreb countries: € 210 + a 30-€ supplement per night in case of single-room accommodation*
- A 3-TND tax per night is to be paid at the hotel reception desk.
- Attendance fees for one conference day: 100 TND**
* Fees include accommodation (2 nights) and food (6 meals + 3 coffee breaks a day) at a five-star hotel.
** Fees include a coffee break, lunch, and a certificate of attendance.
- Payments through order forms are not accepted.
- Any extra food or drinks will be charged at the participant’s own expense.
- The payment amount should be deposited into either of the two ba