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Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk
Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk
Maggio 6, 2025 - Maggio 8, 2025
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano SA, Italia
Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk II edizione A cura di Alfonso Amendola, Linda Barone e GiorgioSica 6,7 e 8 maggio 2025 Universitàdegli Studi di Salerno
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Apartire dalle attività promosse dal progetto di ricerca Unknown Pleasures(nato nel 2014), si propone la seconda edizione del convegno internazionale Feeling/NoFeelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk orientatoa raccogliere riflessioni, approfondimenti e studi nell’ambitodei Punk Studies a partire dalle sue origini fino agli sviluppi dellacontemporaneità.
Ancorpiù che un genere musicale o una corrente frutto delle “sottoculture” l’esserepunk è un’attitudine (1977). È una “categoria dell’essere”. È una sfidacostante ed inesorabile. Perché punk è carne viva. È cuore pulsante ed esplosodi sangue. È provocazione ed assalto frontale. Punk vuol dire una generazioneche prende possesso di sé e decide di farne ciò che vuole, compresoautodistruggersi o spingersi verso rizomatici processi creativi. Il punk nelsuo divenire sarà altresì un motore “generatore” che proseguirà nella sua lineadefinita “post-punk” (1978-1984) fino a intercettare tutte le ramificazioni complesse(e alle volte contraddittorie) che lo portano nel XXI secolo, dove troviamo unamiriade espansa di suoni ed ulteriori sfide e prospettive d’indagine.
Alla base del convegno vi saranno, dunque, le sceltemusicali, le forme, la moda, gli immaginari, i consumi, le innovazioni e lepratiche della cultura punk e post-punk, insieme ai paradigmi socioculturali e sociolinguisticiche hanno caratterizzato tale universo nelle sue successive ramificazioni,narrazioni e contaminazioni sonore. Partendo dal nodo teorico-critico eoperativo prodotto dalle esperienze italianee internazionali, che sono state riconosciute nell’ambito della cultura punk epost-punk, questa seconda edizione (continuando la linea di ricerca già avviatanel 2014 con una giornata di studi dedicata a David Bowie e sviluppata successivamentecon diverse pubblicazioni, focus e seminari di studi) vuole sondare nelprofondo questo grande capitolo della produzione generazionale. Il convegno prendeorizzonte non solo da una volontà scientifica e culturale ma anche, sia benchiaro, da una grande adesione personale e vuol ricostruire non soltanto leradici fondative e l’eversiva progettualità musicale ed artistica del punk edel post-punk, ma ne vuol raccontare anche la dimensione emozionale e passionale.Disegnandone i contorni, le trame, le storie, le sfumature ed i modelliespressivi di chi volle cantare al mondo la voracità della propriacontraddizione. Tra bellezza ed inquietudine, tra desiderio e rifiuto, traenergia e decadenza, tra “Feeling” e “no feelings”.
NUCLEI TEMATICI
Abbiamo voluto indicare i seguenti dieci nucleitematici attorno ai quali sarannocostruiti i panel e le lectio (matendenzialmente anche altre proposte potranno esser prese in considerazione):
1. Lepoetiche e l’immaginario della cultura punk e post-punk.
2. L’analisidi singoli musicisti o gruppi musicali.
3. I principali studiosi che hanno riflettuto sul tema dellacultura punk e post-punk.
4. Eventi, concerti e momenti centrali negli ultimi decenni.
5. Il rapporto tra leculture punk e post-punk e gli immaginari (cinema, letteratura, teatro, artivisive, media digitali).
6. La collocazione culturaledel punk e post-punk in rapporto alla società, all’attualità e allapolitica.
7. Le narrazionidel punk e post-punk verso le tematiche degli studi post-coloniali, inclusione, gender studies.
8. L’influenza del punk e post-punk nel sistema moda.
9. La dimensione testuale, linguistica estilistica del punk e post-punk.
10. Multimodalità: linguaggio verbale e nonverbale nella costruzione dell’identità.
Per partecipare
· Inviare una propostaredatta in italiano o in inglese a Martina Masullo, marmasullo@unisa.it
· Indicare: nome ecognome, e-mail, affiliazione istituzionale, paese e una biografia sintetica (massimo 100 parole);
· Titolo;
· Abstract di 300 parole;
· Cinque parole chiave.
Non saranno prese in considerazione proposte inviate secondoaltre modalità. Le proposte dovranno pervenire entro il31 gennaio 2025.
Le risposte diammissione o non ammissione entro il 28 febbraio 2025. La quota di iscrizione sarà di 50 euro ele modalità verranno comunicate dopo la selezione degli abstract.
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Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk
Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk
Maggio 6, 2025 - Maggio 8, 2025
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano SA, Italia
Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk II edizione A cura di Alfonso Amendola, Linda Barone e GiorgioSica 6,7 e 8 maggio 2025 Universitàdegli Studi di Salerno
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Apartire dalle attività promosse dal progetto di ricerca Unknown Pleasures(nato nel 2014), si propone la seconda edizione del convegno internazionale Feeling/NoFeelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk orientatoa raccogliere riflessioni, approfondimenti e studi nell’ambitodei Punk Studies a partire dalle sue origini fino agli sviluppi dellacontemporaneità.
Ancorpiù che un genere musicale o una corrente frutto delle “sottoculture” l’esserepunk è un’attitudine (1977). È una “categoria dell’essere”. È una sfidacostante ed inesorabile. Perché punk è carne viva. È cuore pulsante ed esplosodi sangue. È provocazione ed assalto frontale. Punk vuol dire una generazioneche prende possesso di sé e decide di farne ciò che vuole, compresoautodistruggersi o spingersi verso rizomatici processi creativi. Il punk nelsuo divenire sarà altresì un motore “generatore” che proseguirà nella sua lineadefinita “post-punk” (1978-1984) fino a intercettare tutte le ramificazioni complesse(e alle volte contraddittorie) che lo portano nel XXI secolo, dove troviamo unamiriade espansa di suoni ed ulteriori sfide e prospettive d’indagine.
Alla base del convegno vi saranno, dunque, le sceltemusicali, le forme, la moda, gli immaginari, i consumi, le innovazioni e lepratiche della cultura punk e post-punk, insieme ai paradigmi socioculturali e sociolinguisticiche hanno caratterizzato tale universo nelle sue successive ramificazioni,narrazioni e contaminazioni sonore. Partendo dal nodo teorico-critico eoperativo prodotto dalle esperienze italianee internazionali, che sono state riconosciute nell’ambito della cultura punk epost-punk, questa seconda edizione (continuando la linea di ricerca già avviatanel 2014 con una giornata di studi dedicata a David Bowie e sviluppata successivamentecon diverse pubblicazioni, focus e seminari di studi) vuole sondare nelprofondo questo grande capitolo della produzione generazionale. Il convegno prendeorizzonte non solo da una volontà scientifica e culturale ma anche, sia benchiaro, da una grande adesione personale e vuol ricostruire non soltanto leradici fondative e l’eversiva progettualità musicale ed artistica del punk edel post-punk, ma ne vuol raccontare anche la dimensione emozionale e passionale.Disegnandone i contorni, le trame, le storie, le sfumature ed i modelliespressivi di chi volle cantare al mondo la voracità della propriacontraddizione. Tra bellezza ed inquietudine, tra desiderio e rifiuto, traenergia e decadenza, tra “Feeling” e “no feelings”.
NUCLEI TEMATICI
Abbiamo voluto indicare i seguenti dieci nucleitematici attorno ai quali sarannocostruiti i panel e le lectio (matendenzialmente anche altre proposte potranno esser prese in considerazione):
1. Lepoetiche e l’immaginario della cultura punk e post-punk.
2. L’analisidi singoli musicisti o gruppi musicali.
3. I principali studiosi che hanno riflettuto sul tema dellacultura punk e post-punk.
4. Eventi, concerti e momenti centrali negli ultimi decenni.
5. Il rapporto tra leculture punk e post-punk e gli immaginari (cinema, letteratura, teatro, artivisive, media digitali).
6. La collocazione culturaledel punk e post-punk in rapporto alla società, all’attualità e allapolitica.
7. Le narrazionidel punk e post-punk verso le tematiche degli studi post-coloniali, inclusione, gender studies.
8. L’influenza del punk e post-punk nel sistema moda.
9. La dimensione testuale, linguistica estilistica del punk e post-punk.
10. Multimodalità: linguaggio verbale e nonverbale nella costruzione dell’identità.
Per partecipare
· Inviare una propostaredatta in italiano o in inglese a Martina Masullo, marmasullo@unisa.it
· Indicare: nome ecognome, e-mail, affiliazione istituzionale, paese e una biografia sintetica (massimo 100 parole);
· Titolo;
· Abstract di 300 parole;
· Cinque parole chiave.
Non saranno prese in considerazione proposte inviate secondoaltre modalità. Le proposte dovranno pervenire entro il31 gennaio 2025.
Le risposte diammissione o non ammissione entro il 28 febbraio 2025. La quota di iscrizione sarà di 50 euro ele modalità verranno comunicate dopo la selezione degli abstract.
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Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk
Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk
Maggio 6, 2025 - Maggio 8, 2025
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano SA, Italia
Feeling/No Feelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk II edizione A cura di Alfonso Amendola, Linda Barone e GiorgioSica 6,7 e 8 maggio 2025 Universitàdegli Studi di Salerno
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Apartire dalle attività promosse dal progetto di ricerca Unknown Pleasures(nato nel 2014), si propone la seconda edizione del convegno internazionale Feeling/NoFeelings. Fenomenologia del punk e del post-punk orientatoa raccogliere riflessioni, approfondimenti e studi nell’ambitodei Punk Studies a partire dalle sue origini fino agli sviluppi dellacontemporaneità.
Ancorpiù che un genere musicale o una corrente frutto delle “sottoculture” l’esserepunk è un’attitudine (1977). È una “categoria dell’essere”. È una sfidacostante ed inesorabile. Perché punk è carne viva. È cuore pulsante ed esplosodi sangue. È provocazione ed assalto frontale. Punk vuol dire una generazioneche prende possesso di sé e decide di farne ciò che vuole, compresoautodistruggersi o spingersi verso rizomatici processi creativi. Il punk nelsuo divenire sarà altresì un motore “generatore” che proseguirà nella sua lineadefinita “post-punk” (1978-1984) fino a intercettare tutte le ramificazioni complesse(e alle volte contraddittorie) che lo portano nel XXI secolo, dove troviamo unamiriade espansa di suoni ed ulteriori sfide e prospettive d’indagine.
Alla base del convegno vi saranno, dunque, le sceltemusicali, le forme, la moda, gli immaginari, i consumi, le innovazioni e lepratiche della cultura punk e post-punk, insieme ai paradigmi socioculturali e sociolinguisticiche hanno caratterizzato tale universo nelle sue successive ramificazioni,narrazioni e contaminazioni sonore. Partendo dal nodo teorico-critico eoperativo prodotto dalle esperienze italianee internazionali, che sono state riconosciute nell’ambito della cultura punk epost-punk, questa seconda edizione (continuando la linea di ricerca già avviatanel 2014 con una giornata di studi dedicata a David Bowie e sviluppata successivamentecon diverse pubblicazioni, focus e seminari di studi) vuole sondare nelprofondo questo grande capitolo della produzione generazionale. Il convegno prendeorizzonte non solo da una volontà scientifica e culturale ma anche, sia benchiaro, da una grande adesione personale e vuol ricostruire non soltanto leradici fondative e l’eversiva progettualità musicale ed artistica del punk edel post-punk, ma ne vuol raccontare anche la dimensione emozionale e passionale.Disegnandone i contorni, le trame, le storie, le sfumature ed i modelliespressivi di chi volle cantare al mondo la voracità della propriacontraddizione. Tra bellezza ed inquietudine, tra desiderio e rifiuto, traenergia e decadenza, tra “Feeling” e “no feelings”.
NUCLEI TEMATICI
Abbiamo voluto indicare i seguenti dieci nucleitematici attorno ai quali sarannocostruiti i panel e le lectio (matendenzialmente anche altre proposte potranno esser prese in considerazione):
1. Lepoetiche e l’immaginario della cultura punk e post-punk.
2. L’analisidi singoli musicisti o gruppi musicali.
3. I principali studiosi che hanno riflettuto sul tema dellacultura punk e post-punk.
4. Eventi, concerti e momenti centrali negli ultimi decenni.
5. Il rapporto tra leculture punk e post-punk e gli immaginari (cinema, letteratura, teatro, artivisive, media digitali).
6. La collocazione culturaledel punk e post-punk in rapporto alla società, all’attualità e allapolitica.
7. Le narrazionidel punk e post-punk verso le tematiche degli studi post-coloniali, inclusione, gender studies.
8. L’influenza del punk e post-punk nel sistema moda.
9. La dimensione testuale, linguistica estilistica del punk e post-punk.
10. Multimodalità: linguaggio verbale e nonverbale nella costruzione dell’identità.
Per partecipare
· Inviare una propostaredatta in italiano o in inglese a Martina Masullo, marmasullo@unisa.it
· Indicare: nome ecognome, e-mail, affiliazione istituzionale, paese e una biografia sintetica (massimo 100 parole);
· Titolo;
· Abstract di 300 parole;
· Cinque parole chiave.
Non saranno prese in considerazione proposte inviate secondoaltre modalità. Le proposte dovranno pervenire entro il31 gennaio 2025.
Le risposte diammissione o non ammissione entro il 28 febbraio 2025. La quota di iscrizione sarà di 50 euro ele modalità verranno comunicate dopo la selezione degli abstract.
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INFORMAL ENGLISH LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY
INFORMAL ENGLISH LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY
Maggio 9, 2025 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Palazzo San Tommaso • Università degli Studi di Pavia, Piazza del Lino, 2, 27100 Pavia PV, Italia
PRIN CONFERENCE
INFORMAL ENGLISH LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY. A KALEIDOSCOPE OF VOICES AND PATHWAYS
May 9, 2025, 9:30 - 17:30
Università di Pavia, Aula Bottigella, Palazzo San Tommaso
Giuseppe Balirano, President of AIA - Introductory remarks
Sandro Caruana, University of Malta - Keynote Speaker
Paolo Della Putta, University of Turin, Discussant
Speakers from the PRIN Project Team
Maria Pavesi - Principal investigator and local coordinator, University of Pavia
Francesca Bianchi - Local coordinator, University of Salento
Silvia Bruti - Local coordinator, University of Pisa
Raffaele Zago - Local coordinator, University of Catania
Cristina Mariotti, University of Pavia
Emanuela Paone, University of Bologna
Irene Ranzato, Sapienza University of Rome
Nicoletta Simi, University of Pisa
Massimo Sturiale, University of Milan
Elena Ballante, University of Pavia
Camilla De Riso, University of Pavia
Maicol Formentelli, University of Pavia
Elisa Ghia, University of Pavia
Paola Leone, University of Salento
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
The ecology of language use and language learning has drastically changed in Europe and beyond, as media affordances around the individual L2 useroffer unprecedented opportunities to experience English in daily life. Inresponse to these evolving English-centred ecologies, research on second language acquisition (SLA) has increasingly shifted its focus from traditional classroom settings to non-institutional, naturalistic environments. This shift in emphasis has led to empirical investigations into the role of informal exposure to English across Europe, particularly in relation to media-driven and digitally mediated language contact.
The national PRIN project “The informalisation of English language learning through the media: Language input, learning outcomes and sociolinguistic attitudes from an Italian perspective” represents the first large-scale study in Italy to investigate the impact of emerging language environments upon the behaviour of university students and their English SLA. The study collected over 4,000 valid questionnaires and lexical tests from students enrolled at the Universities of Pavia, Pisa, Salento, and Catania, providing extensive empirical data on informal exposure to English. A series of interviews and longitudinal case studies were also conducted, allowing participants to articulate their experiences while enabling researchers to trace their L2 developmental trajectories beyond formal classroom settings.
In this one-day conference, we will present and discuss key findings of the PRIN project by placing them within the expanding field of Informal Language Learning. The study highlights the diverse and dynamic ways in which university students engage with English, revealing novel patterns in spontaneous, media-related language acquisition and appropriation. The event further serves as a platform for disseminating the research findings to both the academic community and the participants who made the data collection possible.
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Participation in the conference is free of charge. Registrations are open until full capacity is reached.
Scientific committee: Maria Pavesi, Giuseppe Balirano, Francesca Bianchi, Silvia Bruti, Francesca Costa, Bronwen Hughes, Maicol Formentelli, Elisa Ghia, Cristina Mariotti, Elisa Perego, Raffaele Zago
Local organising committee: Maria Pavesi, Luca Briatico, Camilla De Riso, Maicol Formentelli, Elisa Ghia, Elena Giribaldi
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AIA SEMINAR Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture
AIA SEMINAR Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture
Maggio 14, 2025 - Maggio 15, 2025
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture
Aldo Moro University of Bari. 14-15 May, 2025
https://2025aiaseminar.wixsite.com/breaking-barriers
The 2025 AIA Seminar “Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture” will take place at the Aldo Moro University of Bari on 14 and 15 May, 2025. We invite contributions on a variety of discursive areas, from across different and / or cross-disciplinary research fields, welcoming diversity in theoretical and methodological approaches. Our elective focus, Breaking Barriers, offers itself to multiple inflections, showcasing the need for change and empowerment as a key quality that underlies recent developments in contemporary discourses, in the fields of – amongst others – (critical) discourse analysis, literary studies, cultural studies, (critical) disability studies, environmental studies, museum studies (‘New Museology’).
PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Maria Grazia Guido, Professoressa Ordinaria di Lingua e Traduzione Inglese, Università del Salento
Michaela Mahlberg, Alexander-von-Humboldt Professor of Digital Humanities, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Alex Robinson, Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool, Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS)
Elena Spandri, Professoressa Ordinaria di Letteratura Inglese, Università di Siena
We invite submissions addressing the core topic from either theoretical or applied and text-focussed perspectives, in literature, linguistics, and cultural studies, including discussion of best practices in teaching and other professional experiences. Contributions from established scholars, early-career researchers, and PhD students are welcome.
Possible topics and research areas to be explored include, but are not limited to:
• Academic, professional and corporate communication • Accessibility and disability studies • Digital Humanities and AI • Environmental humanities • Gender studies • Multimodality, intermediality and AVT • Medical humanities • Migration, border discourse and cultural mediation • News, mass media, social media • Political discourse • Specialized discourse and translation • Travel, tourism and heritage
Abstract Submission and Timeline Panel sessions: 20-minute presentations + 10 minutes Q&A Abstracts: max 500 words, including references
The call is now open: https://auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/stages/77754/submissions/new
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 1 March, 2025 ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION 15 March, 2025 CONFERENCE 14-15 May, 2025
REGISTRATION FEES Eur. 80,00 (standard) Eur. 65,00 (PhD students only)
Details on the registration procedures will follow.
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AIA SEMINAR Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture
AIA SEMINAR Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture
Maggio 14, 2025 - Maggio 15, 2025
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture
Aldo Moro University of Bari. 14-15 May, 2025
https://2025aiaseminar.wixsite.com/breaking-barriers
The 2025 AIA Seminar “Breaking Barriers: Empowering Interactions in Language, Literature, and Culture” will take place at the Aldo Moro University of Bari on 14 and 15 May, 2025. We invite contributions on a variety of discursive areas, from across different and / or cross-disciplinary research fields, welcoming diversity in theoretical and methodological approaches. Our elective focus, Breaking Barriers, offers itself to multiple inflections, showcasing the need for change and empowerment as a key quality that underlies recent developments in contemporary discourses, in the fields of – amongst others – (critical) discourse analysis, literary studies, cultural studies, (critical) disability studies, environmental studies, museum studies (‘New Museology’).
PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Maria Grazia Guido, Professoressa Ordinaria di Lingua e Traduzione Inglese, Università del Salento
Michaela Mahlberg, Alexander-von-Humboldt Professor of Digital Humanities, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Alex Robinson, Honorary Fellow, University of Liverpool, Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS)
Elena Spandri, Professoressa Ordinaria di Letteratura Inglese, Università di Siena
We invite submissions addressing the core topic from either theoretical or applied and text-focussed perspectives, in literature, linguistics, and cultural studies, including discussion of best practices in teaching and other professional experiences. Contributions from established scholars, early-career researchers, and PhD students are welcome.
Possible topics and research areas to be explored include, but are not limited to:
• Academic, professional and corporate communication • Accessibility and disability studies • Digital Humanities and AI • Environmental humanities • Gender studies • Multimodality, intermediality and AVT • Medical humanities • Migration, border discourse and cultural mediation • News, mass media, social media • Political discourse • Specialized discourse and translation • Travel, tourism and heritage
Abstract Submission and Timeline Panel sessions: 20-minute presentations + 10 minutes Q&A Abstracts: max 500 words, including references
The call is now open: https://auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/stages/77754/submissions/new
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 1 March, 2025 ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION 15 March, 2025 CONFERENCE 14-15 May, 2025
REGISTRATION FEES Eur. 80,00 (standard) Eur. 65,00 (PhD students only)
Details on the registration procedures will follow.
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(De)Constructing/Negotiating Identity through Language and Translation
(De)Constructing/Negotiating Identity through Language and Translation
Maggio 15, 2025
Giornate di studio su “(De)Constructing/Negotiating Identity through Language and Translation” Università di Palermo Organizzate da Ester Gendusa, Alessandra Rizzo e Marianna Lya Zummo
15 maggio 2025
Ore 8.00 - 10.00
Aula Magna
Complesso monumentale
Sant’Antonino - Palermo
Saluti istituzionali:
Prof.ssa Maria Grazia Sciortino
Coordinatrice CdS in
Lingue e letterature
David Mark Katan
Professore ordinario di
Lingua e traduzione inglese
Università del Salento
Translating the
Iceberg of Culture Comitato scientifico: Ester Gendusa, Alessandra Rizzo, Marianna Lya Zummo
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ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
Maggio 15, 2025 - Maggio 17, 2025
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
May 15-17, 2025 University of Macerata
Accessibility and inclusion are human rights that have consistently been invoked and upheld by major international organisations through conventions, charters, directives and regulations. The European Accessibility Act, which will apply across all European Union member states from June 2025, ensures widespread and meaningful accessibility to information, technologies and even social and cultural life for everyone, regardless of ability, leaving national governments little leeway for exceptions.
Over the past 50 years, many scholars (Grossi and Ravagnan, 2013; Stadler, Jepson, and Wood, 2022)[1] have shown that participating in cultural and entertainment activities plays a crucial role in enhancing the well-being and quality of life of people with and without disabilities. For the latter, at times, access is still limited and limiting, despite significant global progress in the last 20 years towards greater openness and an increased focus on accessibility and meaningful opportunities for inclusion.
This conference aims to assess the progress of accessibility to media, entertainment and cultural heritage, both in Italy and internationally, by discussing good practices and addressing current and future needs and opportunities. With a focus on technological development as a potential driver of accessibility, while keeping people, their diversity and needs central to the discussion, plenary lectures, individual presentations and thematic sessions aim to offer insights, models and paradigms that promote an increasingly universal, open and flexible approach to cultural accessibility in all its forms. The four workshops that precede the main program are aimed at all participants (professionals, scholars, students, managers) wishing to acquire detailed knowledge of specific areas and activities.
The conference will feature virtual and in-person sessions. Interpreting will be provided for in-person sessions. Additionally, participants coming to the conference can choose from four thematic workshops that are offered in either Italian or English.
The conference is part of the PNRR SAFINA project within the Vitality ecosystem, Smart solutions and educational programs for anti-fragility and inclusivity. The University of Macerata is a partner in this initiative. It is also supported by the international Master’s programme in Accessibility to Media, Arts and Culture (AMAC).
[1] Grossi, E., Ravagnan, A. (2013). Cultura e salute. La partecipazione culturale come strumento per un nuovo welfare. Milano: Springer; Stadler, R., Jepson, A., Wood, E. (2022). Introduction: Special Issue on ‘Events and Wellbeing’. Event Management 26(1), 1- 5.
Topics of interest
Culture, entertainment, inclusion and well-being
Digital accessibility and audiovisual media
Old and new strategies for inclusion in live performances and events
Access to, and participation in, cultural heritage
Language strategies and inclusive communication
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, new technologies
New languages and textualities for accessibility
Inclusive design: guidelines and best practices in media and entertainment
Experiences of co-creation in media and entertainment access
Reception studies: tools methodologies, results
Types of contribution
There are two types of contribution, which can be presented in Italian or English:
in-person presentation: a 20-minute presentation, given in either Italian or English.
video presentation: a pre-recorded video of 8 to 10 minutes, in Italian or English, with subtitles in the other language (e.g.: video in English, subtitles in Italian).
Deadlines and contribution submission methods
Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2025
Notification of acceptance: March 10, 2025
Registration is open until April 15, 2025
Visit the conference website for further information:
masteramac.unimc.it/accessibility-conference/
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Gabriella Cetorelli, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Department of General Affairs - Directorate General of European and International Affairs - UNESCO Office.
Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Inclusion for EMEA at Google.
Enrico Dolza, Director of the Deaf Institute of Turin, Italy
Aldo Grassini, President of the Omero National Tactile Museum, in a dialogue with sculptor Felice Tagliaferri
Thematic workshops
The conference is preceded by four workshops to be held on 15 May in the afternoon. All workshops will be led by instructors both with and without disabilities. The workshops will be held in either Italian or English, with the option of providing translation into the other language upon request.
15:00 - 17:00 Planning, organisation, and funding of accessibility projects (ITA)
Andrea Rurale (Director of the Master’s programme in Arts Management and Administration, Bocconi University), Marco Luchetti (PhD Candidate, University of Macerata), Anna Chiara Scarponi (ENS - Italian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Ascoli Piceno-Fermo) (ITA)
15:00 - 17:00 Participatory accessibility for children and adults: projects and principles (ENG)
Elena Di Giovanni (Full Professor, University of Macerata) and Daniela Fiordalisi (Disability Manager, University of Brescia) (ENG)
17:00 - 19:00 AI, new technologies and accessibility (ENG)
Francesca Raffi (Associate Professor, University of Macerata) and Francesco Cusati (Institute of the Blind, Milan) (ENG)
17:00 - 19:00 Museums, sign languages and inclusion in the artistic experience
Brunella Manzardo (Education Department, Castello di Rivoli, Contemporary Art Museum) and Violante Nonno (Deaf Tourist Guide) (ITA)
Social programme
The conference’s social programme includes a visit to the museums of Macerata, led by people with disabilities, as well as an accessible concert.
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ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
Maggio 15, 2025 - Maggio 17, 2025
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
May 15-17, 2025 University of Macerata
Accessibility and inclusion are human rights that have consistently been invoked and upheld by major international organisations through conventions, charters, directives and regulations. The European Accessibility Act, which will apply across all European Union member states from June 2025, ensures widespread and meaningful accessibility to information, technologies and even social and cultural life for everyone, regardless of ability, leaving national governments little leeway for exceptions.
Over the past 50 years, many scholars (Grossi and Ravagnan, 2013; Stadler, Jepson, and Wood, 2022)[1] have shown that participating in cultural and entertainment activities plays a crucial role in enhancing the well-being and quality of life of people with and without disabilities. For the latter, at times, access is still limited and limiting, despite significant global progress in the last 20 years towards greater openness and an increased focus on accessibility and meaningful opportunities for inclusion.
This conference aims to assess the progress of accessibility to media, entertainment and cultural heritage, both in Italy and internationally, by discussing good practices and addressing current and future needs and opportunities. With a focus on technological development as a potential driver of accessibility, while keeping people, their diversity and needs central to the discussion, plenary lectures, individual presentations and thematic sessions aim to offer insights, models and paradigms that promote an increasingly universal, open and flexible approach to cultural accessibility in all its forms. The four workshops that precede the main program are aimed at all participants (professionals, scholars, students, managers) wishing to acquire detailed knowledge of specific areas and activities.
The conference will feature virtual and in-person sessions. Interpreting will be provided for in-person sessions. Additionally, participants coming to the conference can choose from four thematic workshops that are offered in either Italian or English.
The conference is part of the PNRR SAFINA project within the Vitality ecosystem, Smart solutions and educational programs for anti-fragility and inclusivity. The University of Macerata is a partner in this initiative. It is also supported by the international Master’s programme in Accessibility to Media, Arts and Culture (AMAC).
[1] Grossi, E., Ravagnan, A. (2013). Cultura e salute. La partecipazione culturale come strumento per un nuovo welfare. Milano: Springer; Stadler, R., Jepson, A., Wood, E. (2022). Introduction: Special Issue on ‘Events and Wellbeing’. Event Management 26(1), 1- 5.
Topics of interest
Culture, entertainment, inclusion and well-being
Digital accessibility and audiovisual media
Old and new strategies for inclusion in live performances and events
Access to, and participation in, cultural heritage
Language strategies and inclusive communication
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, new technologies
New languages and textualities for accessibility
Inclusive design: guidelines and best practices in media and entertainment
Experiences of co-creation in media and entertainment access
Reception studies: tools methodologies, results
Types of contribution
There are two types of contribution, which can be presented in Italian or English:
in-person presentation: a 20-minute presentation, given in either Italian or English.
video presentation: a pre-recorded video of 8 to 10 minutes, in Italian or English, with subtitles in the other language (e.g.: video in English, subtitles in Italian).
Deadlines and contribution submission methods
Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2025
Notification of acceptance: March 10, 2025
Registration is open until April 15, 2025
Visit the conference website for further information:
masteramac.unimc.it/accessibility-conference/
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Gabriella Cetorelli, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Department of General Affairs - Directorate General of European and International Affairs - UNESCO Office.
Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Inclusion for EMEA at Google.
Enrico Dolza, Director of the Deaf Institute of Turin, Italy
Aldo Grassini, President of the Omero National Tactile Museum, in a dialogue with sculptor Felice Tagliaferri
Thematic workshops
The conference is preceded by four workshops to be held on 15 May in the afternoon. All workshops will be led by instructors both with and without disabilities. The workshops will be held in either Italian or English, with the option of providing translation into the other language upon request.
15:00 - 17:00 Planning, organisation, and funding of accessibility projects (ITA)
Andrea Rurale (Director of the Master’s programme in Arts Management and Administration, Bocconi University), Marco Luchetti (PhD Candidate, University of Macerata), Anna Chiara Scarponi (ENS - Italian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Ascoli Piceno-Fermo) (ITA)
15:00 - 17:00 Participatory accessibility for children and adults: projects and principles (ENG)
Elena Di Giovanni (Full Professor, University of Macerata) and Daniela Fiordalisi (Disability Manager, University of Brescia) (ENG)
17:00 - 19:00 AI, new technologies and accessibility (ENG)
Francesca Raffi (Associate Professor, University of Macerata) and Francesco Cusati (Institute of the Blind, Milan) (ENG)
17:00 - 19:00 Museums, sign languages and inclusion in the artistic experience
Brunella Manzardo (Education Department, Castello di Rivoli, Contemporary Art Museum) and Violante Nonno (Deaf Tourist Guide) (ITA)
Social programme
The conference’s social programme includes a visit to the museums of Macerata, led by people with disabilities, as well as an accessible concert.
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ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
Maggio 15, 2025 - Maggio 17, 2025
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE: HISTORIES, PARADIGMS, AND REVOLUTIONS
May 15-17, 2025 University of Macerata
Accessibility and inclusion are human rights that have consistently been invoked and upheld by major international organisations through conventions, charters, directives and regulations. The European Accessibility Act, which will apply across all European Union member states from June 2025, ensures widespread and meaningful accessibility to information, technologies and even social and cultural life for everyone, regardless of ability, leaving national governments little leeway for exceptions.
Over the past 50 years, many scholars (Grossi and Ravagnan, 2013; Stadler, Jepson, and Wood, 2022)[1] have shown that participating in cultural and entertainment activities plays a crucial role in enhancing the well-being and quality of life of people with and without disabilities. For the latter, at times, access is still limited and limiting, despite significant global progress in the last 20 years towards greater openness and an increased focus on accessibility and meaningful opportunities for inclusion.
This conference aims to assess the progress of accessibility to media, entertainment and cultural heritage, both in Italy and internationally, by discussing good practices and addressing current and future needs and opportunities. With a focus on technological development as a potential driver of accessibility, while keeping people, their diversity and needs central to the discussion, plenary lectures, individual presentations and thematic sessions aim to offer insights, models and paradigms that promote an increasingly universal, open and flexible approach to cultural accessibility in all its forms. The four workshops that precede the main program are aimed at all participants (professionals, scholars, students, managers) wishing to acquire detailed knowledge of specific areas and activities.
The conference will feature virtual and in-person sessions. Interpreting will be provided for in-person sessions. Additionally, participants coming to the conference can choose from four thematic workshops that are offered in either Italian or English.
The conference is part of the PNRR SAFINA project within the Vitality ecosystem, Smart solutions and educational programs for anti-fragility and inclusivity. The University of Macerata is a partner in this initiative. It is also supported by the international Master’s programme in Accessibility to Media, Arts and Culture (AMAC).
[1] Grossi, E., Ravagnan, A. (2013). Cultura e salute. La partecipazione culturale come strumento per un nuovo welfare. Milano: Springer; Stadler, R., Jepson, A., Wood, E. (2022). Introduction: Special Issue on ‘Events and Wellbeing’. Event Management 26(1), 1- 5.
Topics of interest
Culture, entertainment, inclusion and well-being
Digital accessibility and audiovisual media
Old and new strategies for inclusion in live performances and events
Access to, and participation in, cultural heritage
Language strategies and inclusive communication
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, new technologies
New languages and textualities for accessibility
Inclusive design: guidelines and best practices in media and entertainment
Experiences of co-creation in media and entertainment access
Reception studies: tools methodologies, results
Types of contribution
There are two types of contribution, which can be presented in Italian or English:
in-person presentation: a 20-minute presentation, given in either Italian or English.
video presentation: a pre-recorded video of 8 to 10 minutes, in Italian or English, with subtitles in the other language (e.g.: video in English, subtitles in Italian).
Deadlines and contribution submission methods
Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2025
Notification of acceptance: March 10, 2025
Registration is open until April 15, 2025
Visit the conference website for further information:
masteramac.unimc.it/accessibility-conference/
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Gabriella Cetorelli, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Department of General Affairs - Directorate General of European and International Affairs - UNESCO Office.
Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Inclusion for EMEA at Google.
Enrico Dolza, Director of the Deaf Institute of Turin, Italy
Aldo Grassini, President of the Omero National Tactile Museum, in a dialogue with sculptor Felice Tagliaferri
Thematic workshops
The conference is preceded by four workshops to be held on 15 May in the afternoon. All workshops will be led by instructors both with and without disabilities. The workshops will be held in either Italian or English, with the option of providing translation into the other language upon request.
15:00 - 17:00 Planning, organisation, and funding of accessibility projects (ITA)
Andrea Rurale (Director of the Master’s programme in Arts Management and Administration, Bocconi University), Marco Luchetti (PhD Candidate, University of Macerata), Anna Chiara Scarponi (ENS - Italian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Ascoli Piceno-Fermo) (ITA)
15:00 - 17:00 Participatory accessibility for children and adults: projects and principles (ENG)
Elena Di Giovanni (Full Professor, University of Macerata) and Daniela Fiordalisi (Disability Manager, University of Brescia) (ENG)
17:00 - 19:00 AI, new technologies and accessibility (ENG)
Francesca Raffi (Associate Professor, University of Macerata) and Francesco Cusati (Institute of the Blind, Milan) (ENG)
17:00 - 19:00 Museums, sign languages and inclusion in the artistic experience
Brunella Manzardo (Education Department, Castello di Rivoli, Contemporary Art Museum) and Violante Nonno (Deaf Tourist Guide) (ITA)
Social programme
The conference’s social programme includes a visit to the museums of Macerata, led by people with disabilities, as well as an accessible concert.
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Communicating transparency: New trends and insights for professional and intercultural settings
Communicating transparency: New trends and insights for professional and intercultural settings
Maggio 29, 2025 - Maggio 30, 2025
Tropea, 89861 Tropea VV, Italia
PRIN/CLAVIER 2025 Joint Conference
Communicating transparency: New trends and insights for professional and intercultural settings
Tropea, Calabria (Italy), May 29-30, 2025
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Joint PRIN/CLAVIER 2025 Conference to be held May 29-30, 2025 at the conference facilities of Hotel Tropis in Tropea, Calabria. The conference marks the end of a three-year PRIN1 research project entitled Communicating transparency: New trends in English-language corporate and institutional disclosure practices in intercultural settings (CommTran). It is being jointly organized under the auspices of CLAVIER, an Italian inter-university research center.
Transparency broadly refers to the degree of openness in conveying information to key stakeholders as well as the public at large. A perception of transparency becomes a precursor to trust as manifested in the belief that organizations will act in the best interests of their stakeholders and also assume accountability for their actions (Ball, 2009; Rawlins, 2008). Thus, demonstrating transparency remains a critical communicative objective of organizations, particularly in light of recurring scandals and growing scrutiny on the part of informed citizens whose expectations of and access to information are ever-expanding (Christensen & Cheney, 2015).
In corporate settings, transparency is typically associated with financial disclosure, a well-consolidated practice comprising both mandatory and voluntary reporting genres that are produced to comply with legal requirements but also to proactively engage with stakeholders. In recent years, non-financial disclosure relating to environmental and social issues has become increasingly important and, like financial disclosure, is now often mandated by regulatory directives (Jackson et al., 2020). Moreover, thanks to an increasing array of digital affordances, companies are also leveraging their own web-based communications, as well as social media platforms (e.g., X, Instagram, Facebook), to boost perceptions of transparency among a wider audience. In institutional settings (e.g., media organizations, governmental authorities, political entities), communicating with transparency is also an ongoing concern in an effort to establish trustful relationships with citizens (Chilton, 2004). In the current context of growing public suspicion and distrust, institutions are under mounting pressure to commit to disclosing information in a way that is perceived as transparent and trustworthy.
Language clearly plays a vital role in communicating transparently and establishing trust. For organizations operating in international/intercultural contexts, regardless of country of origin, it is now common to find disclosure-oriented communications in English posted on publicly accessible Internet venues. This reflects not only the need to overcome barriers with a shared code of communication (Kecskes, 2004), but also to promote an image of transparency to a global and multicultural audience (Crowley et al., 2015). Thus, culture can play a key role in the communicative strategies of corporate and institutional actors from different linguacultural backgrounds when producing written and oral texts in English aiming to boost perceptions of transparency.
This conference intends to provide a platform for research that sheds light on how transparency is constructed and communicated across professional and intercultural contexts. We invite proposals related but not limited to the following themes:
1. Communicating transparency across sectors and discourse domains
2. Communicating transparency in institutional contexts
3. The impact of digital technologies on communicating transparency
4. Cultural differences in communicating transparency
5. The role of English in communicating transparency in cross-cultural/intercultural contexts
6. The role of normative requirements in communicating transparency
7. Transparency in the context of sustainability
8. Transparency in the context of diversity, equity and inclusion
9. Enhancing, hindering or violating transparency
10. Teaching skills for communicating transparently
We welcome submissions from scholars working in various fields such as discourse analysis, genre analysis, corpus-assisted discourse analysis, pragmalinguistics, critical discourse analysis, multimodality, intercultural communication, ESP teaching and learning, and other related fields, as well as interdisciplinary approaches.
Keynote speakers
Lars Thøger Christensen - Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School
Marlies Whitehouse - ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Language Competence
Conference chair:
Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli
Organizing committee
Assunta (Susie) Caruso, Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli, Jean Jimenez, Vanessa Marcella, Sergio Pizziconi, Ian Robinson, Ida Ruffolo
Guidelines for abstract submission
Individual papers: Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words + max 5 references. Presentation format is 20 minutes followed by 5 minutes for discussion.
Panels: Panels should feature 3-5 speakers. Panel proposals must include 200-250 words of general presentation, followed by individual abstracts (max 250 words + max 5 references). Presentation format is 20 minutes per individual paper, with 10 minutes for discussion at the conclusion of the panel.
To prepare the abstract, please use the template provided on the conference website:
https://prin2020commtran.dices.unical.it/
Abstracts should be submitted electronically via email to the conference email-address PRIN-CLAVIER2025@unical.it, together with a separate cover letter indicating the author's name, affiliation, contact information and title of of the contribution. Please use the APA 7 citation style for your references and indicate minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords.
Important: do not indicate author name(s) and affiliation(s) on the abstract file.
All abstracts will be submitted to a double-blind review process.
The proposed abstracts will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• Original topic of relevance to conference theme(s)
• Appropriate theoretical background and references
• Clearly articulated aim(s) and methodological approach
• Presentation of findings (or preliminary findings)
• Well-structured, coherent, and clearly written
Dates to remember
Abstract Submission Deadline: 20 November 2024
Notification of Acceptance: 20 December 2024
For information, please write to: PRIN-CLAVIER2025@unical.it
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Communicating transparency: New trends and insights for professional and intercultural settings
Communicating transparency: New trends and insights for professional and intercultural settings
Maggio 29, 2025 - Maggio 30, 2025
Tropea, 89861 Tropea VV, Italia
PRIN/CLAVIER 2025 Joint Conference
Communicating transparency: New trends and insights for professional and intercultural settings
Tropea, Calabria (Italy), May 29-30, 2025
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Joint PRIN/CLAVIER 2025 Conference to be held May 29-30, 2025 at the conference facilities of Hotel Tropis in Tropea, Calabria. The conference marks the end of a three-year PRIN1 research project entitled Communicating transparency: New trends in English-language corporate and institutional disclosure practices in intercultural settings (CommTran). It is being jointly organized under the auspices of CLAVIER, an Italian inter-university research center.
Transparency broadly refers to the degree of openness in conveying information to key stakeholders as well as the public at large. A perception of transparency becomes a precursor to trust as manifested in the belief that organizations will act in the best interests of their stakeholders and also assume accountability for their actions (Ball, 2009; Rawlins, 2008). Thus, demonstrating transparency remains a critical communicative objective of organizations, particularly in light of recurring scandals and growing scrutiny on the part of informed citizens whose expectations of and access to information are ever-expanding (Christensen & Cheney, 2015).
In corporate settings, transparency is typically associated with financial disclosure, a well-consolidated practice comprising both mandatory and voluntary reporting genres that are produced to comply with legal requirements but also to proactively engage with stakeholders. In recent years, non-financial disclosure relating to environmental and social issues has become increasingly important and, like financial disclosure, is now often mandated by regulatory directives (Jackson et al., 2020). Moreover, thanks to an increasing array of digital affordances, companies are also leveraging their own web-based communications, as well as social media platforms (e.g., X, Instagram, Facebook), to boost perceptions of transparency among a wider audience. In institutional settings (e.g., media organizations, governmental authorities, political entities), communicating with transparency is also an ongoing concern in an effort to establish trustful relationships with citizens (Chilton, 2004). In the current context of growing public suspicion and distrust, institutions are under mounting pressure to commit to disclosing information in a way that is perceived as transparent and trustworthy.
Language clearly plays a vital role in communicating transparently and establishing trust. For organizations operating in international/intercultural contexts, regardless of country of origin, it is now common to find disclosure-oriented communications in English posted on publicly accessible Internet venues. This reflects not only the need to overcome barriers with a shared code of communication (Kecskes, 2004), but also to promote an image of transparency to a global and multicultural audience (Crowley et al., 2015). Thus, culture can play a key role in the communicative strategies of corporate and institutional actors from different linguacultural backgrounds when producing written and oral texts in English aiming to boost perceptions of transparency.
This conference intends to provide a platform for research that sheds light on how transparency is constructed and communicated across professional and intercultural contexts. We invite proposals related but not limited to the following themes:
1. Communicating transparency across sectors and discourse domains
2. Communicating transparency in institutional contexts
3. The impact of digital technologies on communicating transparency
4. Cultural differences in communicating transparency
5. The role of English in communicating transparency in cross-cultural/intercultural contexts
6. The role of normative requirements in communicating transparency
7. Transparency in the context of sustainability
8. Transparency in the context of diversity, equity and inclusion
9. Enhancing, hindering or violating transparency
10. Teaching skills for communicating transparently
We welcome submissions from scholars working in various fields such as discourse analysis, genre analysis, corpus-assisted discourse analysis, pragmalinguistics, critical discourse analysis, multimodality, intercultural communication, ESP teaching and learning, and other related fields, as well as interdisciplinary approaches.
Keynote speakers
Lars Thøger Christensen - Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School
Marlies Whitehouse - ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Language Competence
Conference chair:
Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli
Organizing committee
Assunta (Susie) Caruso, Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli, Jean Jimenez, Vanessa Marcella, Sergio Pizziconi, Ian Robinson, Ida Ruffolo
Guidelines for abstract submission
Individual papers: Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words + max 5 references. Presentation format is 20 minutes followed by 5 minutes for discussion.
Panels: Panels should feature 3-5 speakers. Panel proposals must include 200-250 words of general presentation, followed by individual abstracts (max 250 words + max 5 references). Presentation format is 20 minutes per individual paper, with 10 minutes for discussion at the conclusion of the panel.
To prepare the abstract, please use the template provided on the conference website:
https://prin2020commtran.dices.unical.it/
Abstracts should be submitted electronically via email to the conference email-address PRIN-CLAVIER2025@unical.it, together with a separate cover letter indicating the author's name, affiliation, contact information and title of of the contribution. Please use the APA 7 citation style for your references and indicate minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords.
Important: do not indicate author name(s) and affiliation(s) on the abstract file.
All abstracts will be submitted to a double-blind review process.
The proposed abstracts will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• Original topic of relevance to conference theme(s)
• Appropriate theoretical background and references
• Clearly articulated aim(s) and methodological approach
• Presentation of findings (or preliminary findings)
• Well-structured, coherent, and clearly written
Dates to remember
Abstract Submission Deadline: 20 November 2024
Notification of Acceptance: 20 December 2024
For information, please write to: PRIN-CLAVIER2025@unical.it
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Migrants’ voices in discourse: between top-down and bottom-up perspectives on migration
Migrants’ voices in discourse: between top-down and bottom-up perspectives on migration
Maggio 30, 2025
Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Università degli studi di Roma ‘’La Sapienza’’, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Roma RM, Italia
CALL FOR PAPERS Migrants’ voices in discourse: between top-down and bottom-up perspectives on migration Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Università La Sapienza, Roma, 30th May 2025 Workshop Organizer: Prof. Franco Zappettini
CDS literature has long scrutinised how migration is discursively constructed and to what societal effect. Research foci have extensively ranged from discrimination and racialisation to the increasing politicization and mediatization of moral panic and resentment towards migrant groups or individuals (van Dijk,2017: Krzyżanowski, Triandafyllidou, and Wodak, 2018). These different strands of scholarship have provided extremely valuable insights into the discourses of top-down, institutional actors (e.g. government, politicians and mass media) and, only to a lesser degree, bottom-up perspectives by advocate organisations (Lampropoulou and Johnson, 2023) and migrants themselves (Bennett, 2018).
As worldwide migratory patterns increase - sustained by economic, social, and environmental pushes - migration (management) continues to be a highly mobilised topic in public discourses. In particular, issues of (political) representation and (lack of) agency remain key concerns in discursive practices around migration which call for close scrutiny. In this one-day workshop we strive to account for the interplay between discourses and social hierarchies, highlighting power asymmetries between actors and exclusion dynamics engendered by discursive practices on migration.
We depart from mainstream top-down approaches, focusing instead on bottom-up perspectives. We highlight migrants as actors, emphasizing the situated subjectivity of their lived experiences and any opportunities to have their voices heard. Methodologically we privilege affective and ethnographic approaches to discourse, welcoming interdisciplinary contributions (including from the civil society and outside academia) that take a critical perspective to the issues outlined.
Rather than focusing on one single geographical context, we try to capture the overarching dynamics of different transnational and transcultural realities of migration including, but not limited to, the effect of diasporas on migrants’ politically awareness and the political mobilisation of their social capital.
We welcome contributions that broadly speak to the workshop themes including working papers. Please send abstracts to franco.zappettini@uniroma1.it by 30th March (max 300 words including bibliography).
Bibliography
Bennett, S. (2018) Constructions of migrant integration in British public discourse: Becoming British. Bloomsbury:London Krzyżanowski, M., Triandafyllidou, A., & Wodak, R. (2018). The Mediatization and the Politicization of the “Refugee Crisis” in Europe. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 16(1–2), 1–14. Lampropoulou, S., P. Johnson (2023) ‘[P]aying back to the community and to the British people’: Migration as transactional discourse in curated stories by UK charity organisations’. Discourse & Society Vol. 34, Issue 5, Pages 598-616 van Dijk, T. (2017) Discourse and Migration. In E. Yalaz and R. Zapata-Barrero (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies. Berlin: Springer.
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