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Call for papers for Special issue – Lingue e Linguaggi

The Languages and Anti-Languages of Health Communication in the Age of Conspiracy Theories, Mis/Disinformation and Hate Speech Ed. by Massimiliano Demata, Natalia Knoblock and Marianna Lya Zummo We are calling for abstracts for a special issue of Lingue e Linguaggi focusing on the languages of health communication in both institutional and non-institutional media settings. The special issue will address aspects related to genre and discourse as well as morphosyntactic characteristics of health communication in the current age, an age increasingly characterised by (dis-/mis-)information, conspiracy theories and hate speech as occurring in the context of both mass media and social media. Dis- and misinformation, conspiracy theories and hostile communication are reportedly on the rise and are beginning to receive significant attention among linguists and discourse scholars because of the alternative discourses which are generated through them (Demata et al, forthcoming; Knoblock 2020; Zummo 2018, 2017; Lazaridis et al., 2016). In particular, health communication has been subjected to mis-and disinformation as well as to contributing to conspiracy theories which have become very influential in many countries. With the growing influence of social media in the public sphere (KhosraviNik & Unger 2015; KhosraviNik 2017; Zummo 2017; Demata, Heaney & Herring 2018), the communication of alternative health discourse, often in opposition to that of “official” media and science, has become very difficult to challenge. Furthermore, the narratives supporting alternative health discourses have increasingly become part of the growing consensus for populist parties and leaders in many parts of the world, as distrust in the official science feeds into the typically populist drive against establishment politics (Bergmann 2018). During the last three decades, health discourse has been particularly exposed to mis/disinformation and fake news. Conspiracy theories (CTs) and mis/disinformation about AIDS have been followed by those about the supposed damage brought by vaccines (Archer 2015; Kata 2010). In fact, tension arises between medical science looking out for the collective well-being and the emotive amplification of groups being concerned with their individual health. Such exchanges have developed in anti-vaccination discourses, with online fora working as echo chambers. More recently, the coronavirus outbreak has provided evidence of how the spread of disinformation and conspiracy thinking has reached beyond the narrow confines of individual or group narratives for believers. CTs support alternative views on official science, economy and the news, and construct certain (often radical) beliefs in periods of existential or social uncertainty. They are creating new articulations of discourse in the public sphere because of their innovative, and often subversive, language that mixes urgency, hope, hate speech and suspicions for potential machinations form the establishment. Social media have provided the ideal output for CTs: without “gatekeepers”, polarized communities create an “antagonistic sphere” (Krzyzanowski & Ledin 2017) and foster political engagement (especially against governments and the establishment), which can even lead to extremism and violence (Bergmann 2018; Wodak 2020). The purpose of this special edition to explore the “anti-languages” (Halliday 1976) and the counter-discourses endorsing (mis/dis-)information and CTs in direct opposition to official discourses and challenging social and political hegemony (Terdiman 1985; Van Dijk 1997). We welcome papers that explore the following points, though other pertinent submissions will also be considered: CT production and discourse on a social, linguistic and political perspective(s) Critical analysis of CT on health-related issues and their social impact Intersectional analysis of health and computer-mediated communication Historical overview of Health (and Medical) Humanities and CTs Military language in social representation of medicine Linguistic and cross-cultural analysis of threat assessment levels Othering caused by health issues Hate speech related to/originating from groups opposing official health discourse Analysis of linguistic cues (e.g. the occurrence of certain parts of speech) that distinguish the language of CTs from strictly informative sources. Verbal aggression, “othering”, dehumanization, hate speech in health-related discourse(s) The politicization of health discourse Please send abstracts (maximum 300 words plus references) by 1 April 2021 to: massimiliano.demata@unito.it, nlknoblo@svsu.edu, mariannalya.zummo@unipa.it Confirmation of acceptance: 15 April 2021 Deadline for submission of first drafts: 1 October 2021 Deadline for submission of revised papers: 31 January 2022 Publication: Summer 2022

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Workshop internazionale “Language, Heart and Mind 5: Emotions, Cultures, Discourses”, 11 dicembre 2020, Università di Catania, Teams

Dear all, segnaliamo il Workshop internazionale “Language, Heart and Mind 5: Emotions, Cultures, Discourses”, Università di Catania, che si svolgerà venerdì 11 dicembre sulla piattaforma Microsoft Teams. Il link per accedere all’aula virtuale è il seguente: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3aa5c831c486d848d7affc6e97cf6fd99f%40thread.tacv2/1606899518894?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22baeefbc8-3c8b-4382-9126-e86bfef46ce6%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%228a6664ca-e5b9-4a81-ba95-3f728232ea82%22%7d Gli utenti che non dispongono delle credenziali di Microsoft Teams potranno comunque accedere scaricando il programma, cliccando sul link in esso riportato e, da ultimo, selezionando “Continua su questo browser”.

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“Specialized Discourses across Disciplinary perspectives: Human Development and Well-being”, 14 dicembre 2020, Teams

Dear all, segnaliamo la giornata di studio interdisciplinare dal titolo “Specialized Discourses across Disciplinary perspectives: Human Development and Well-being” che si terrà il 14 dicembre sulla piattaforma Microsoft Teams. Alleghiamo il programma in cui si trova anche il link per accedere alla piattaforma.

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Webseminar: “Letteratura e cultura ai tempi dell’emergenza”, 15 dicembre 2020, Firenze

Dear all,   segnaliamo il seguente evento organizzato all’interno del ciclo di seminari webinar “Riorganizzare la vita ai tempi della pandemia: Educazione, benessere, lavoro e immaginari del passato per pensare il presente” a cura del Dipartimento FORLILPSI dell’Università di Firenze :   “Letteratura e cultura ai tempi dell’emergenza” 15 dicembre 2020   Il seminario si propone di ripercorrere da angolazioni e prospettive differenti alcune rappresentazioni letterarie dell’emergenza, con particolare riferimento al tema della pandemia. Nella convinzione generale che la letteratura sia una tecnica di «istruzione dell’immaginazione» (Dor 2015) e che dunque la conoscenza letteraria contribuisca ad ampliare o a precisare l’esperienza degli uomini e la loro conoscenza del mondo, l’incontro si prefigge l’obiettivo di chiarire, articolare, estendere e arricchire, attraverso la narrazione, l’idea che abbiamo dell’attuale situazione d’emergenza e della crisi provocata dalla pandemia da Covid-19.   Programma:   o r e 1 6 . 0 0 I n t r o d u z io n e F e r n a n d o C io n i U n i v e r s i t à d i F i r e n z e   o r e 1 6 . 1 0 M em o r ia d e l la c a t a s t r o f e e r e – in i z io R i t a S v a n d r l i k U n i v e r s i t à d i F i r e n z e   o r e 1 6 . 3 5 P a n d em i e L e t t e r a r i e . U n R a c c o n t o F e d e r i c o F a s t e l l i U n i v e r s i t à d i F i r e n z e   o r e 1 6 . 5 0 L a s c r i t t u r a d e l c o n t a g io c om e d e c l in a z io n e d e l l ‘a p o c a l i s s e D i e g o S a l v a d o r i U n i v e r s i t à d i F i r e n z e   o r e 1 7 . 0 5 R a c c o n t a r e la p a n d em ia : i l c a s o F a n g F a n g M i r iam C a s t o r in a U n i v e r s i t à d i F i r e n z e   o r e 1 7 . 2 0 D ib a t t i t o e c o n c lu s io n i   DIREZIONE SCIENTIFICA: RITA SVANDRLIK, FERNANDO CIONI, FEDERICO FASTELLI

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Webseminar: “Didattica delle lingue straniere e tecnologia ai tempi del Covid-19”, 10 dicembre 2020, Firenze

Dear all, segnaliamo il seguente evento organizzato all’interno del ciclo di seminari webinar del Dipartimento FORLILPSI dell’Università di Firenze: “Didattica delle lingue straniere e tecnologia ai tempi del Covid-19” 10 dicembre 2020 L’evento propone una poliedrica riflessione sulla Didattica delle Lingue Straniere ai tempi del Covid volta a individuare possibilità di integrazione tra vecchie e nuove prospettive e metodologie pedagogico-didattiche. Inizialmente, lo sguardo sarà rivolto al futuro con una riflessione sul significato di “Educazione Linguistica” in era pandemica. In seguito, saranno illustrate due proposte di impiego della Tecnologia nella Didattica delle Lingue Straniere che mostreranno l’adattabilità di modelli didattici già esistenti in periodo pre-Covid. Chiude l’evento una tavola rotonda che, oltre a fornire una panoramica su esperienze di Educazione e Didattica Linguistica, darà avvio alla discussione. INFORMAZIONI: il Webinar prevede la partecipazione gratuita, La partecipazione all’evento è valida come attività formativa per i/le docenti delle scuole di ogni ordine e grado. Al termine di ciascun evento sarà rilasciato un Attestato di Partecipazione. È OBBLIGATORIA L’ISCRIZIONE TRAMITE IL FORM ON LINE: HTTP://WWW.METASARDINIA.IT/EVENTI-ISCRIZIONE.ASP?IDE=163 La registrazione consente di ricevere le credenziali utili per l’accesso alla piattaforma FAD. In locandina il programma e i dettagli dell’evento.  

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Webseminar: “Didattica delle lingue straniere e tecnologia ai tempi del Covid-19”, 10 dicembre 2020, Firenze

Dear all, segnaliamo il seguente evento organizzato all’interno del ciclo di seminari webinar del Dipartimento FORLILPSI dell’Università di Firenze: “Didattica delle lingue straniere e tecnologia ai tempi del Covid-19” 10 dicembre 2020 L’evento propone una poliedrica riflessione sulla Didattica delle Lingue Straniere ai tempi del Covid volta a individuare possibilità di integrazione tra vecchie e nuove prospettive e metodologie pedagogico-didattiche. Inizialmente, lo sguardo sarà rivolto al futuro con una riflessione sul significato di “Educazione Linguistica” in era pandemica. In seguito, saranno illustrate due proposte di impiego della Tecnologia nella Didattica delle Lingue Straniere che mostreranno l’adattabilità di modelli didattici già esistenti in periodo pre-Covid. Chiude l’evento una tavola rotonda che, oltre a fornire una panoramica su esperienze di Educazione e Didattica Linguistica, darà avvio alla discussione. INFORMAZIONI: il Webinar prevede la partecipazione gratuita, La partecipazione all’evento è valida come attività formativa per i/le docenti delle scuole di ogni ordine e grado. Al termine di ciascun evento sarà rilasciato un Attestato di Partecipazione. È OBBLIGATORIA L’ISCRIZIONE TRAMITE IL FORM ON LINE: HTTP://WWW.METASARDINIA.IT/EVENTI-ISCRIZIONE.ASP?IDE=163 La registrazione consente di ricevere le credenziali utili per l’accesso alla piattaforma FAD. In locandina il programma e i dettagli dell’evento.  

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“English as a Lingua Franca Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms”, 1 October 2020

Progetto ENRICH “English as a Lingua Franca Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms“ Il 1 Ottobre 2020 dalle 14.00 alle 18.30 si svolgerà online, trasmesso da Roma Tre, il Multiplier Event per la diffusione del Progetto ENRICH “English as a Lingua Franca Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms“. Per partecipare occorre prima registrarsi usando la Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevlWDDxEaF4Mfj7wB9n2IHi2tMXlDEgbDdhUQDxv7MMu8bQA/viewform  Il 1 Ottobre occorre collegarsi con ZOOM: Join ZOOM Time: Oct 1, 2020 02:00 PM Rome, Italy https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87170505737?pwd=cS9CNjlUdWxjWDVUMGM1cFQ0NG9VUT09 Meeting ID: 871 7050 5737 Passcode: 4MPpyJ Il progetto ENRICH ha informato il corso di formazione docenti online “Revisiting English Language Teaching in a time of change: the English as a Lingua Franca perspective“, che partirà a fine Ottobre presso il Dipartimento di Lingue dell’Università Roma Tre. ME Roma-POSTER new

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“Well-Staged Syllables”. Metrica e teatro fra antichità classica e Rinascimento inglese, 29 Ottobre 2020, Università di Verona

Dear all, segnaliamo il seminario sulla metrica classica e rinascimentale inglese“Well-Staged Syllables” Metrica e teatro fra antichità classica e Rinascimento inglese pubblicizzato all’interno del Centro Skenè dell’Università di Verona: https://skene.dlls.univr.it/2020/09/18/well-staged-syllablesmetrica-e-teatro-fra-antichita-classica-e-rinascimento-inglese/ poster https://skene.dlls.univr.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Poster_SEMINARIO-metrica_ottobre-2020-5.pdf abstract https://skene.dlls.univr.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Seminar_ABSTRACTS.pdf Per seguire da remoto, basta scrivere a questo indirizzo: skenè@ateneo.univr.it. Vi sarà comunicato il link zoom in prossimità della data del seminario.  

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Call for Papers: “Food and/in Children’s Culture National, International and Transnational Perspectives”, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy, 6-9 April 2021

Call for Papers Food and/in Children’s Culture. National, International and Transnational Perspectives Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy – Department of Linguistic and Cultural Comparative Studies, Palazzo Cosulich –Zattere Dorsoduro, 1405, 30123 Venezia –Italy 6-9 April 2021 Food is a prominent element in children’s literature and culture. As Carolyn Daniel puts it, by reading about food children learn “what to eat and what not to eat or who eats whom” (2006, 4). In children’s narratives food can be, simultaneously, a mark of national identity, and a bridge between cultures, through which children can both learn about their own national culture and encounter other cultural identities and experiences. It can be a mark of kinship, but also a mark of difference and monstrosity, a symbol of desire, but also a vehicle of danger and death. Food scenes at times represent moments of intense pleasure for characters in movies, books, and different kinds of performances and, therefore, vicariously, for the reader/spectator, who becomes involved in what Gitanjali Shahani has called “food ekphrasis” (2018, 3) and consumes fictional banquets through vivid descriptions. At other times, these vivid descriptions may place before the reader/spectator/listener foods that are decidedly unappealing, at times monstrously so; and in some cases they may represent, equally vividly, scenes of hunger, poverty, and longing for unreachable food. There are indeed few elements so multifaceted, counterintuitive, and contradictory as food, and its role in children’s literature and culture usually bears heavy ideological, political, and/or cultural connotations. This conference invites broad, interdisciplinary interpretations of this theme encompassing, but not limited to: • Children as eaters and/or food • Medicine and science: diets, “clean vs un-clean” eating, nutrition • Food and gender • Picturebooks: picturing food and food fantasies/nightmares • Period-specific perspectives (Early Modern, Eighteenth Century, Victorian and Neo-Victorian, post-War, contemporary …) • Food and the child body: normalized, codified, modified, rejected/accepted • Trans/national perspectives • Images of food and intercultural dialogues/issues • The press (childcare, cooking and house management magazines, children’s periodicals) • Eating at home and abroad (in institutions [hospital, workhouse, school …], in different countries, picnics, the family meal, feasts and special occasions …) • Magical food • Food fantasies/nightmares • Children, food, and the environment: climate change, ecocriticism, access to food based on class/nationality … • Expressing concern about food: alcoholism and temperance, food disorders, poverty and hunger Confirmed keynote speakers include: Emeritus Professor Peter Hunt, Cardiff University (UK) Professor Nicola Humble, University of Roehampton (UK) Professor Björn Sundmark, Malmö University (Sweden) Dr Zoe Jaques, University of Cambridge (UK) Please send abstracts of 300-500 words for 20-minute papers and a 100-word biography to the Conference Organizers, Dr Anna Gasperini and Professor Laura Tosi, at foodchildrenculture2021@gmail.com by 30 November 2020. For further information, please visit the website FED – Feeding, Educating, Dieting (https://www.unive.it/pag/39059/) Note: the conference is envisaged as an in-person event; should this not be possible, an on-line version will be organized. We will provide updates about this in due course. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 840686 FED conference 2021 CFP

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