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CFP: 18th International Conference on Corpus Linguistics (CILC 2027) – Exploring the future of Corpus Linguistics: cultural and social impact of technological innovations (deadline 18 December 2026)

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18th International Conference on Corpus Linguistics (CILC 2027) Exploring the future of Corpus Linguistics: cultural and social impact of technological innovations University of Ferrara, Italy, 19–21 May 2027 Organised by the University Language Centre (CLA-UNIFE) and the Department of Humanities, this AELINCO conference will examine the cultural and social implications of technological innovation through corpus research on language teaching, diversity and inclusion, social issues, digital media, figurative language and translation. Plenary speakers are: Niall Curry (University of Birmingham) Federica Formato (University of Brighton) Stefania Maci (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) Antonio Moreno Sandoval (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) Abstracts of 400–500 words in English, Spanish or Italian may be submitted until 18 December 2026. Organisers: Eleonora Federici, Marta Fabbri, Daniele Speziari, Goranka Rocco, Dario DelFante, Giulia Giorgi, Valentina Di Francesco, Ilaria Iori, Elia Carelli and Laura Di Pietro —University Language Centre (CLA-UNIFE) and Department of Humanities, University ofFerrara. Conference website: https://sites.google.com/unife.it/cilc2027-unife/homeFull call for papers:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hn64slhIbME7mIsRUeCbcarvB7IjF0Et/view

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ABC 2027 EAME – Regional Conference Empowerment and Readiness in Business Communication: Bridging Cultures, Renewing Organizations – June 23–25, 2027 University of Brescia, Italy

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Organising committee: Roxanne Barbara Doerr, Annalisa Zanola, Nicola PelizzariDeadline for abstract submission: November 15, 2026Further information: for the Call for Papers and to submit a proposal, please visit the conference website http://abceame2027.exordo.com/ or write to abc2027@unibs.it The current economic, social and professional landscape is constantly influenced by disruption, uncertainty and change on a worldwide level due to geopolitical events, technological evolution – with the impact of AI on communication practices being not only unprecedented, but also largely unforeseen – and increased awareness in terms of sustainability, inclusion and resourcefulness. As a result, readiness and resilience have come to represent essential qualities and skills that universities and organizations must actively train, monitor and hone in order to anticipate, adapt to, and gain experience and value from emerging changes and opportunities. Business communication plays a crucial role, as it bridges different cultures and organizations, providing them with tools to share knowledge, insight and lessons learned. Technological advances have made multilingual communication ever more affordable and – one may argue – deceptively easy to achieve, especially in corporate and professional settings. Research into the implications of this changing scenario suggests that linguistic and communicative practices not only retain their centrality, but are fundamental for building trust and fostering sustainable and respectful innovation in today’s increasingly multicultural professional environment. A strategic use of business communication empowers conceptual, procedural and managerial frameworks that can efficiently support organizations and institutions throughout their growth and transformation in times of uncertainty. The ABC 2027 EAME Regional conference seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and connections on how to integrate such values into the workplace, organizational and managerial culture, ethical leadership and academic, as well as professional, learning and teaching. The conference organizers invite and encourage scholars, practitioners, teachers and instructors to explore and reflect on how business communication can cultivate readiness and empowerment in today’s multifaceted and ever-changing global environment. We welcome theoretical, empirical, methodological and practitioner-oriented contributions on the role of empowerment and readiness in and across local, regional and global business and professional contexts in relation to the following fields:– Risk and crisis communication– Organizational and institutional agility and adaptability– Strategic communication-International and intercultural communication-Leadership communication and workplace culture-Multilingualism, plurilingualism and translanguaging-Digital disruption in corporate and educational settings-Concerns and potential uses of Artificial Intelligence-Inclusivity, accessibility, and social justice-Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), accountability, and responsible organizational communication-Scholarship of teaching and learning-Professional communication and development skills Key DatesSubmission deadline: 15 November 2026Notification to authors: 15 December 2026Deadline registration for presenters: 15 May 2027Please refer to the conference website abceame2027.exordo.com for more information and for updates.For further inquiries, please contact: abc2027@unibs.it

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Know Your Enemy. Literary, Linguistic and Cultural Constructions of Hostility – Graduate Forum • 24/25 May 2027 • Rome, Sapienza University

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ESSE BURSARIES AND GRANTS

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ESSE bursaries for both senior and junior scholars, for study trips: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-research-trips/. The deadline for applications is 1 February 2027 ESSE bursaries for Gender studies within English studies: https://essenglish.org/bursaries-for-gender-studies/. The deadline for applications is 1 February 2027 ESSE book and resources grants: https://essenglish.org/book-and-resource-grants/. The deadline for applications is 1 May 2027

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ESSE Doctoral Symposium 2027 25-26 August 2027, Istanbul

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In 2027, ESSE’s annual Doctoral Symposium, providing young scholars with the opportunity to present their research and receive valuable feedback, will take place at Istinye University in Istanbul (Türkiye) from 25 to 26 August 2027. The Symposium is open without charge to PhD students in English Studies who are in at least the second year of their doctoral research at the time of submitting their application. Eligible students (see below) can apply to give a brief presentation of their work-in-progress in one of three strands:1) English Language and Linguistics,2) Literatures in the English Language, and3) Cultural and Area Studies in English. Each presentation will be limited to 10 minutes, followed by a 15-minute discussion. These presentations should focus on the issues or hypotheses explored in their doctoral research, the results achieved so far, and, most importantly, the methodology used, with the aim of receiving feedback from both peers and established scholars in the field. Each strand of the Symposium will be led by two experts who will serve as Convenors. They will review the applications, lead the discussions, and provide feedback on the presentations. Participants are expected to be present for the entire Symposium, attend all presentations within their assigned strand, and actively engage in the discussions. Eligible students can submit an application to only one strand of the Doctoral Symposium and should specify in the application which strand they wish to be placed in, and how their research relates to English Studies. ELEGIBILITYTo be eligible, the applicant or their supervisor must be recognised by the ESSE Treasurer as a member of an ESSE-affiliated national association (or, in relevant countries, a department that is part of an ESSE-affiliated national association) at the time of application. Students who have attended the Doctoral Symposium before need to demonstrate clear progress from their previous participation. In the event of a shortage of places, preference will be given to candidates who are applying for the first time. FINANCIAL SUPPORTApplicants can apply for financial support to a maximum of € 500 per applicant. Eligible expenses include travel, accommodation and subsistence costs in accordance with the ESSE Budget and Reimbursement Guidelines (see below). Applicants for financial support must themselves be members of their national associations affiliated to ESSE. In the event of a shortage of funds, preference will be given to candidates who are applying for the first time. Applications for financial support will be considered by a committee consisting of the Coordinator of the ESSE Doctoral Symposium and the Convenors. APPLICATIONSThe application should provide information on the following four points:the main topic and issues, including the thesis proposed/hypothesis defended;the methodology, theoretical perspectives and standpoints;the data/corpora/materials under consideration;the results obtained so far. Applications must include a letter from the student’s PhD supervisor giving the (provisional) title of the dissertation and confirming that the student is working under their supervision and has completed at least their first year of PhD studies. In the case of students who ask for financial support, this letter should also include a declaration that it is impossible for the applicant to draw on other sources of funding, including funding earmarked for the ongoing doctoral project, for the purpose of participating in the ESSE Doctoral Symposium. In addition, the application of students who ask for financial support should include: information on the applicant’s eligibility and a full explanation of the need for financial support;the applicant’s CV;a provisional budget proposal. Please use the ESSE Expense Form, and check the ESSE Budget and Reimbursement Guidelines. All applications must be submitted via the form provided here.Questions about the Doctoral Symposium and the application procedures can be sent to the Coordinator of the ESSE Doctoral Symposium, Professor J. Lachlan Mackenzie, at lachlan_mackenzie@hotmail.com. DATESThe application deadline is 31st January 2027.The eligibility check and the selection of submissions by the Convenors will be completed and announced by 28th February 2027.The Committee’s definitive decision on the financial support will be communicated to all applicants by 31st March 2027. PLEASE NOTEESSE’s decisions regarding selection for participation and financial support are final and cannot be appealed.

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Funding Opportunity–Women Writing Women’s Lives–Kathy Chamberlain Research Awards (11/30/2026)

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Women Writing Women’s Lives (WWWL), a women’s group dedicated to the writing of women’s lives, is pleased to offer five research awards to women who are furthering the group’s mission. The awards were originated by a gift from Edith Penty, a veteran activist in the civil rights and women’s movements, who wished to express her gratitude for the work of WWWL and to honor Kathy Chamberlain. A long-time WWWL member and author of Jane Welsh Carlyle and Her Victorian World, Kathy Chamberlain served as WWWL steering committee chair for ten years. Thanks to generous donations from WWWL members, we are delighted to continue to offer these awards in 2027-2028.Each recipient will be awarded $1,000.00 to help defray expenses incurred while working on a memoir or biography of a woman, in print or other media, such as film, podcast, bibliography, database, or website. Awardees will also receive a one-year membership in WWWL (including dues). Awards must be used between February 1, 2027 and February 1, 2028.Awards may be used to fund: Eligibility:We welcome submissions from women who are current masters and doctoral students; adjuncts and/or unaffiliated scholars who received their PhD in the last six years; assistant professors working towards tenure; and independent researchers. Previous awardees, tenured professors, and WWWL members are not eligible.How to Apply:Send an email to ChamberlainAward@gmail.com with the subject line “Chamberlain Award Application.” Attach the application, which consists of one PDF document. The document must include the four items below.Name the document with your last name, first name [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME]. Due Date: Applications will be accepted from October 1 to November 30, 2026 by 11:59 pm. Email the application, which should consist of one PDF attachment to: ChamberlainAward@gmail.com. Please do not include the application in the body of the email. It must be just one attachment. Award recipients will be notified by February 1, 2027. Email or call Allysha A. Leonard, Chamberlain Award Administrative Assistant, if you need assistance: ChamberlainAward@gmail.com (831) 345-9849. Women Writing Women’s Lives Mission StatementThe places, cultures, and communities in which women live their lives change, as do women’s roles, status, interests, and opportunities. Our purpose as a group is to identify these changes, understand their impact, and explain and portray the complex realities of women’s lives. In biographies and memoirs of women, created in writing or other media, we hope to call attention to the reciprocal dynamics between our subjects and society, to find new ways of looking at and presenting women’s stories, and ultimately to influence the way women’s stories are perceived and written. Women Writing Women’s Lives Kathy Chamberlain Research Awards (2027-2028)

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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Spirits of Festivities Past, Present, and Future. Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on End-of-the-Year Celebrations

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DECEMBER 21st – 22nd, 2026 KEY DATES Abstract Submission Deadline: November 30th, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: December 7th, 2026 Final Program Publication: December 14th, 2026 Conference Dates (Zoom): December 21st-22nd, 2026 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Abstract: around 300 words (references excluded), clearly stating the research question, theoretical framework, methodology, and preliminary findings. Keywords: 3–5 relevant keywords. Biographical Note: 100–150 words indicating institutional affiliation (if any), research interests, and contact details. Presentation Format: 15–20 minute presentation followed by a 10-minute Q&A discussion. Working Language: English (presentations examining other languages should deliver their presentation in English). SUBMISSION CONTACT AND INQUIRIES Please submit your abstract via email to: daniela.cesiri@unive.it Email Subject Line: Abstract Submission – Spirits of Festivities Conference For conference-related inquiries, please contact the Conference Organizer Daniela Cesiri (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) at daniela.cesiri@unive.it. NB: the Zoom link will be shared after abstracts are selected.

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CFP ONLINE SYMPOSIUM EASA (European Association for Studies of Australia) 27-28 November 2026

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Thinking Against the Grain: Australian Studies in Times of Constraint KEYNOTE SPEAKERSKate Rigby (Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of Cologne)Jakelin Troy (University of Sydney)In May 2025, the late Graeme Turner posted a text titled “Why do they hate us? That’s the question academics in the humanities are asking”. As Turner admits, there is no simple answer to why the government, media and high-level university administrators often target humanities and liberal arts programmes for cuts. One visible tendency, however, is the belief that universities should be run like businesses. In Australia, humanities programmes are downsized through involuntary redundancies and the 2020 “job-ready graduate policy” introduced by then Prime Minister Scott Morrison. In Europe, there is a similar trend to prioritise STEM programmes under the rationale of economic efficiency. Consequently, the humanities, no matter where they are located, are frequently treated as the academy’s “strange bedfellows”.How can humanists, philologists, historians and other Australian Studies scholars, make sense of their work in a world of profit-driven higher education? If the purpose of our work is to cultivate intellectual growth and critical thinking by engaging with culture beyond mass consumption and social media feeds, how are we to continue to contribute to slow reading, critical thinking, and social changes both inside and beyond our classrooms?This two-day online symposium is designed to foster cooperative discussions among Australian Studies scholars in Europe, Australia, North America and the Global South.

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CFP AIA Conference 33 9–11 September 2027 Sapienza Università di Roma

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Embodied Understanding: Exploring Language, Translation, Literature and Culture through the Senses Over the past decades, the concept of embodiment has moved from a marginal corrective to a foundational paradigm across the humanities and cognitive sciences, radically reshaping how meaning, cognition, and interpretation are understood. Against long-standing dualisms that separate mind from body, language from experience and representation from action, embodied approaches posit that meaning is not an abstract, amodal construct but an emergent, situated and materially grounded process. Understanding is thus inseparable from the living body: it arises through sensorimotor engagement, affective attunement and dynamic interaction with both physical and socio-cultural environments (Shapiro 2019; Durt et al. 2017). The analysis of figurative language, narrative perspective, characterisation, humour, spatial representation, learning, and multimodal communication demonstrates how linguistic and cultural meanings are grounded in bodily experience while remaining shaped by historically and socially situated forms of cognition (Stockwell 2002; Semino 2008; Tsur 2008). Thus, to explore embodied understanding means not only to recognise the corporeal grounding of meaning, but also to interrogate how bodies and senses are configured, disciplined and reimagined across different linguistic, literary, translational and cultural contexts, bearing in mind that corporeality is fundamentally plural, encompassing different forms of specificity (Balirano and Parlati 2024). If the word finds its physiological foundation and means of communication in the body, this is particularly true of literary and poetic language, which amplifies its message through forms that appeal to all the senses in order to forge a deeper connection with readers, listeners and viewers. In literary texts, more generally, the immateriality of words and the imagery they evoke can become tangible matter that can be seen, touched and tasted thanks to rhetorical devices such as synaesthesia, which cause the senses to converge and collide within the text, as in Shakespeare’s Duke Orsino’s famous opening line: ‘If music be the food of love, play on’ (Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 1) (Brannon 2023; Van Praet 2026). A similar perspective has informed studies of narrative, where work on visuality, consciousness and descriptive language has often interrogated the role played by sense representation and the feedback loop between perception and consciousness, taking its cue from literary works (Kukkonen 2020; Caracciolo and Kukkonen 2021; Kern-Stähler and Robertson 2023). Moreover, established critical notions such as “realism” and “impressionism”, key to understanding the aesthetic culture of British modernism, often imply a sustained focus on sensory representation, bringing literary, media and visual cultures into dialogue (Acton 2025). In this context, the study of sensory and embodied experience has been – and continues to be – fruitfully aimed at investigating the relation between culture and philosophies of mind, the evolution of genres, and the theories and practices of novelistic realism (Kukkonen 2019). Sensory studies have also become increasingly central to the exploration of English theatrical cultures. As an example, “the study of Shakespeare and the senses”, in Simon Smith’s words, “has developed from a vibrant but somewhat marginal scholarly pursuit into a core area of inquiry”, taking account of the “methods, approaches, and insights of sensory studies almost as a matter of routine” (Smith 2020). From here emerges the study of specific dramatic forms through a sensory lens (Karim-Cooper and Stern 2013), an approach that, in the more specific context of Elizabethan tragedy, has drawn attention to staging conventions that foregrounded specific colours, set gestures and sounds, as well as conventional plots and modes of characterisation. Within linguistics, embodied approaches have a long tradition and have found application across a wide range of areas, demonstrating that language is deeply grounded in sensorimotor experience and emerging from recurrent patterns of interaction between speakers and their environments (Baicchi et al. 2018; Langacker 2008). Cognitive linguistics, construction grammar, and interactional linguistics have all contributed to this shift, highlighting how meaning is dynamically constructed through bodily engagement, multimodal resources (gesture, gaze, prosody, proxemics), and contextual affordances (Bybee 2010; Di Paolo et al. 2018; Zlatev et al. 2021). Research on metaphor and conceptual mapping further shows how abstract reasoning is rooted in embodied schemas (Lakoff and Johnson 1980; Kövecses 2000, 2005), while recent work in multimodality underscores the integration of verbal and non-verbal semiotic resources in meaning-making. In the domain of translation, the wealth of synaesthetic potentialities inherent in interlinguistic and intersemiotic translation, as well as in audiovisual translation, has been explored by various scholars, who have highlighted the fluidity of semiotic boundaries (Campbell and Vidal 2018). In particular, intersemiotic translation (Jakobson [1959] 2000) foregrounds the dynamic and complex transfer of information across different codes. The interplay between linguistic and non-linguistic codes – visual, oral, gestural, and beyond – is central to audiovisual translation (AVT), in which purely verbal codes constitute only a minority of the elements that an audiovisual translator needs to take into account (Chaume 2004). The iconographic, photographic, sound and musical codes, to name but a few, engage different senses and forms of sensory experience, while also pointing to the diversity of audiences and of the ways in which audiovisual texts are perceived and experienced. Media Accessibility, the sub-area of AVT concerned with translation modes such as subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) and audio description, engages directly with this diversity. Subtitling – and particularly creative subtitling (Nornes 1999, 2015; Díaz Cintas 2018; Baños and Díaz Cintas 2023), in which subtitles may be creatively positioned, coloured, or sized on screen – offers a revealing example. By exploiting the visual and spatial affordances of the screen, creative subtitles can make multimodal and multilingual communication accessible to audiences across different levels of hearing ability (Butler 2026), while at the same time revealing the potential for engaging multiple senses in the construction of meaning. Media Accessibility thus offers a compelling illustration of “embodied understanding”, as individuals with different sensory capacities access, perceive and make sense of audiovisual texts in different ways. A further domain in which the role of sensory and embodied experience has come increasingly to the fore is foreign language teaching and learning. Here, cognitive and output-oriented perspectives have long played a

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CFP Culture – Languages – Inclusion CLI Pisa Conference – 30th AICLU Seminar – University of Pisa, 27–28 May 2027

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The University of Pisa Language Centre (CLI), in collaboration with the Italian Association of University Language Centres (AICLU), invites proposals for the conference Culture – Languages – Inclusion, to be held in Pisa on 27–28 May 2027. The event will also host the 30th AICLU Seminar and aims to bring the national network of university language centres into dialogue with the wider community of scholars and practitioners working in language education, intercultural mediation and inclusion. The conference addresses the changing role of language education in higher education in response to internationalisation, student mobility, digital technologies and artificial intelligence, and the growing need to ensure accessibility and participation for increasingly diverse student populations. Contributions are invited in three thematic areas: 1. Culture and Language MediationKeynote speaker: Christian Fandrych (University of Leipzig)Topics include multilingualism and multicultural identities, intercultural competence, linguistic and cultural mediation, international mobility, AI and language mediation, translation and interpreting in educational contexts, and EMI. 2. Languages: Innovation in Second Language TeachingKeynote speaker: Fanny Meunier (UC Louvain; Circle U – European University Alliance)Topics include innovative approaches to L2 teaching, digital tools, generative AI and language corpora, learner autonomy, blended and online learning, language learning in academic contexts, and the integration of formal, non-formal and informal learning. 3. Inclusion and Linguistic AccessibilityKeynote speaker: Michele Daloiso (University of Parma)Topics include inclusive language education, specific learning difficulties and other special educational needs, accessibility of teaching materials and digital platforms, assistive technologies and AI, Universal Design for Learning, inclusive assessment, and linguistic and communication accessibility. The conference welcomes theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions, as well as presentations of good practice. Submission deadline: 30 September 2026Notification of acceptance: by 30 October 2026Abstract: approximately 300 words, excluding referencesSubmission: aiclu2027@cli.unipi.it Conference website:https://www.cli.unipi.it/convegno-cli-xxx-seminario-aiclu

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CFP Translation, Space and Power: Reconfiguring the Geographies of Cultural Production – Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies – University of Trieste Trieste, 26–28 April 2027

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Submission deadline 15 October 2026 Read the complete CFP here

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AIA INTERVIEW SERIES – Federica Campaiola discusses Elena Mattei’s “The Language of Persuasion on Instagram: A Systemic Functional Approach to Multimodal Tourism Discourse”

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In this video of the AIA Interviews series, Federica Campaiola sits down with Elena Mattei to discuss her latest book, “The Language of Persuasion on Instagram: A Systemic Functional Approach to Multimodal Tourism Discourse”. You can watch this interview here and you can find all the series on our youtube channel

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Call for Papers The Winter’s Tale: From Page to Stage

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IASEMS Tempera Seminar 2027 University of Padova, Department of Language and Literary Studies 7-9 June 2027 The University of Padova is pleased to announce that, on 7-9 June 2027, it will be hosting the next IASEMS Tempera Seminar, with a focus on Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. This is one of Shakespeare’s best-known romances, or late plays, which straddles tragedy and comedy along with a conflictual court and serene, reconciliatory pastoral setting. Such division is emphasised by the remarkable location and time changes between the first and second part of the play: changes which also help the concept of human transformation emerge. The play prompts many questions about the human mind, gender, sin, nature, storytelling and lying, and about death and art. It includes one of the most wondrous and confusing scenes in Shakespeare’s whole canon, that of Hermione’s revival from statue form, in which faith and art come together to bring back to life what seemed forever lost, and where the play’s syncretic potential between Christian and pagan elements reaches its peak. Of significant interest is also Shakespeare’s reshaping of the sources, from Elizabethan prose romance to classical myth and tragedy, and even Italianate novella. The complex stage history of the play, as well as its largely uncharted cultural history, are also important areas of scholarly enquiry. 20-minute papers are invited on any aspect of the play, including, but not limited to: Selected papers will be published in a new open-access instalment of the series Shakespeare dal Testo alla Scena (Pacini) inaugurated by Mariangela Tempera. Deadline for proposals: 28 February 2027 Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2027 Keynote Speakers: Please send a 200-word proposal with a short bio to Alice Equestri (alice.equestri@unipd.it), Alessandra Petrina (alessandra.petrina@unipd.it) and Rocco Coronato (rocco.coronato@unipd.it) before the specified deadline. Information about the conference will be available on the IASEMS website: www.iasems.org

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Call for Abstracts ‘Neo-Victorianism and Gaming’

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Special Issue of Victoriographies: A Journal of the Long Nineteenth Century Guest Edited by Paolo D’Indinosante and Federica Perazzini Games play a significant role in shaping contemporary understandings of the Victorian age across different generations. Yet, although research on Victorian-inspired games has expanded considerably in recent years (see, e.g., Napolitano 2019; Folléa 2020; Crofts 2023; Esser 2024; Beyvers 2025; Beyvers and Faber 2025; Bispo 2026; D’Indinosante 2026), gaming remains peripheral to the field of neo-Victorian studies, which is still predominantly concerned with literature, cinema, and television. This special issue of Victoriographies seeks to redress the imbalance and advance the field by bringing it into sustained dialogue with game studies through a collection of essays on neo-Victorian game and game-related adaptations, appropriations, and transmedia storytelling (Flanagan 2017; Stobbart 2018; Elleström 2019; Fehrle and Schäfke-Zell 2019; Sanders 2026). Building on recent scholarly work exploring the relationship between gaming and the long nineteenth century, including Cameron and Young (2024; 2025) and Pereira (2025), this special issue will constitute the first collective effort to adopt the neo-Victorian as its primary theoretical and analytical lens for examining the diverse intersections and interactions between contemporary global gaming and the Victorian past. It will also be the first collection of essays on Victorian-related games to foreground adaptations, appropriations, and transmedia storytelling as its primary objects of investigation. We invite scholarly contributions that explore and map the relatively uncharted region at the intersection of neo-Victorian studies and game studies. We particularly encourage contributions that examine forms underrepresented in the area of inquiry at the intersection of neo-Victorian and game studies, including analogue games, indie digital games, and (graphic) novelisations of popular Victorian-inspired video games, such as Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec 2015) and the Dishonored games (Arkane Studios 2012; Arkane Lyon 2016; 2017). We are especially interested in contributions that offer new theoretical and methodological perspectives for analysing and teaching a wider range of previously overlooked neo-Victorian games and related cultural artefacts. We also welcome contributions that foster productive exchanges with recent developments in the field of game studies, particularly feminist, historical, postcolonial, queer, trans, and ecocritical game studies (Shaw 2014; Chapman 2016; Mukherjee 2017; Ruberg and Shaw 2017; Ruberg 2022; op de Beke et al. 2024). Topics may include, but are not limited to: Submission Guidelines We invite abstracts of approximately 300 words, accompanied by a list of works cited and a brief biographical sketch (about 100 words). Abstracts should be submitted as a PDF file to paolo.dindinosante@uniroma1.it by 4th September 2026. Authors will be notified of the outcome of the selection process by 21st September 2026. Accepted authors will then be invited to submit full articles by 13th December 2026, which should be 7,000–8,000 words (including endnotes) and prepared according to the journal’s style guide. Accepted authors will also be asked to read the journal’s submission guidelines carefully and to provide an abstract of about 200 words, 5–7 keywords (preferably not all words used in the title) for online searches, and a brief biographical sketch (about 50–100 words). If you have any questions, please write to paolo.dindinosante@uniroma1.it. Timeline For further info, check here

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5th PsyHuman International Summer School, University of Trento (Rovereto, Italy) from 8 to 23 September 2026

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5th PsyHuman International Summer School, which will take place at the University of Trento (Rovereto, Italy) from 8 to 23 September 2026. The Summer School brings together students from different disciplinary backgrounds to explore the intersections between psychology and the humanities through lectures, workshops, discussions, film screenings, and cultural activities in an international and interdisciplinary environment. To give students who only recently learned about the programme more time to apply, we have extended the application deadline until 3 August 2026. The call for applications, together with all the practical information, is available here: https://eventi.unitn.it/en/international-summer-school-psychology-and-humanities-psyhuman-5th-edition For your convenience, please check the full programme. Some information that may be useful for prospective applicants:

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CFP CLAVIER 2026 Seminar: Status Quaestionis: Multiple Perspectives on English Legal Language and Translation (10-11 December 2026, University of Catania, Department of Law

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The contemporary landscape of Legal English is increasingly defined by a shift from a monolithic entity to a diverse array of Legal Englishes, reflecting the role of English as a global lingua franca in legal, judicial and institutional settings. Within multilayered legal systems, practitioners and professionals from various fields (e.g. lawyers, judges, translators and interpreters, but also public servants) must navigate national, supranational, and international varieties, which often leave linguistic “traces” in texts, such as when supranational law is transposed into national legislation or when international case law interacts with national legislation. The interaction between varieties, and the need for translation in many communicative settings, may lead to significant hurdles for Legal English terminology, but also to a (rapid) evolution beyond terminology of both Legal English and other languages for legal purposes. In recent years, the awareness of the wide audience which legal and judicial written and spoken communication may reach has been driving simplification in legal drafting, translation, and institutional communication to ensure that information is accessible to laypersons. This focus on inclusion encompasses the implementation of plain language and easy-to-read language, which require a detailed profiling of the target audience, as well as the use of gender-neutral and gender-sensitive language. Furthermore, the dissemination of legal knowledge has been expanding through knowledge mediation, popularization, transmediation, and transcreation, recurring for instance to visual design and modern media entertainment/infotainment to explain complex law to the general public. These shifts present profound challenges in both using and teaching Legal English(es) and legal translation, which are changing at an incredibly fast pace due to the incorporation of innovative technologies, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs). Despite the benefits brought by AI and LLMs, their application in specialized legal translation raises critical concerns regarding accuracy, data reliability, and ethical implications. Given the variety of aspects that fall within the broad areas of Legal English(es) and legal translation in and to English and the need to adopt interdisciplinary and mixed-method approaches to study them, this seminar is intended as a platform where scholars with different expertise engage in scholarly dialogue aimed at fostering research interaction and possibly collaboration. Possible topics include but are not limited to: · Defining the boundaries of Legal English(es); · National, supranational and international varieties of Legal English; · English as a lingua franca in legal and judicial discourse; · Legal English terminology; · Simplification in legal drafting, legal translation and institutional communication; · Inclusion in Legal English (plain language, easy-to-read language, gender-neutral and gender-sensitive language); · Legal knowledge mediation, popularization, simplification, transmediation and transcreation involving Legal English; · Legal English in modern media entertainment and audiovisual translation; · Benefits and challenges of innovative technologies (e.g. AI and LLMs) in Legal English and legal translation in and to English; · The challenges of teaching Legal English and Legal translation in and from English. Keynote speakers Jan Engberg (Aarhus University) Giuliana Garzone (IULM) Presentation Guidelines Papers will be allotted 20 minutes, plus 5 minutes for discussion. Abstract Submission Please send your anonymous abstract of no more than 300 words (including max 5 references) to the following addresses: g.digregorio@unict.it and kperuzzo@units.it. Please do not include any self-identifying information in the abstract; indicate only the title and the abstract itself. In a separate file, include: Title: Author(s): Affiliation(s): Postal mailing address (for primary author): E-mail (for primary author): Important dates Abstract submission: 30 June 2026 Notification of acceptance: 31July 2026 Information on registration will be provided in due course. Organising Committee Cristina Arizzi, Massimiliano Demata, Giuseppina Di Gregorio, Maria Teresa Musacchio, Giuseppe Palumbo, Katia Peruzzo, Giuliana Russo, Marco Venuti, Francesca Vigo, Raffaele Zago. Scientific Committee Cristina Arizzi (Università di Catania) Giuseppe Balirano (Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”) Maria Bortoluzzi (Università di Udine) Gloria Cappelli (Università di Pisa) Paola Catenaccio (Università di Milano) Costanza Cucchi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) Massimiliano Demata (Università di Catania) Olga Denti (Università di Cagliari) Giuliana Diani (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia) Giuseppina Di Gregorio (Università di Catania) Roberta Facchinetti (Università di Verona) Daniele Franceschi (Università di Roma Tre) Antonio Guidara (Università di Catania) Jean Marguerite Jimenez (Università della Calabria) Stefania Maci (Università di Bergamo) Denise Milizia (Università di Bari) Renzo Mocini (Università di Roma Sapienza) Maria Teresa Musacchio (Università di Trieste) Jekaterina Nikitina (Università di Milano) Giuseppe Palumbo (Università di Trieste) Giulia Adriana Pennisi (Università di Palermo) Katia Peruzzo (Università di Trieste) Douglas Ponton (Università di Catania) Carla Quinci (Università di Padova) Giuliana Russo (Università di Catania) Katherine Russo (Università di Napoli L’ Orientale) Christina Samson (Università di Firenze) Maria Grazia Sindoni (Università di Messina) Girolamo Tessuto (Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli) Marco Venuti (Università di Catania) Francesca Vigo (Università di Catania) Christopher Williams (Università di Foggia) Raffaele Zago (Università di Catania)

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CALL FOR PAPERS Pop Cultural Linguistics: Researching and Theorizing Performed Language and Communication (25 and 26 February 2027, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy)

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Organized by Francesca Bianchi (University of Salento), Valentin Werner (University of Bamberg) & Janina Wildfeuer (University of Groningen) The study of mass-media-distributed pop-cultural artifacts – such as songs, films, television series, comics, video games, and so on – is becoming increasingly widespread in academia due to their enormous reach and the fact that they constitute a significant portion of contemporary everyday communication with potentially significant social influence. In this regard, it should be noted that language, as a central creative component of pop-cultural communication, has received increased attention, and that the linguistic analysis of relevant uses has established itself as a branch of research known as Pop Cultural Linguistics, dedicated to the study of performed language and its specific conditions of production and reception in relevant contexts. Within this emerging paradigm, approaches that focus on the interaction of linguistic, social, and cultural factors play a particularly important role, among other things to highlight that pop-cultural artifacts are not simply commercial (entertainment) products but always also convey and construct social meaning. Another evident form of interaction in these artifacts occurs with other modalities (music, images, gestures, etc.) and the overall meaning-making potential these multimodal ensembles create. To take account of the increasing relevance attributed to the study of performed language and to highlight how current research contributes to its analysis and theorization, the conference Pop Cultural Linguistics: Researching and Theorizing Performed Language and Communication invites contributions from all linguistic subdisciplines (comprising, for example, sociolinguistics, stylistics, pragmatics, register studies, cognitive linguistics, translation studies, applied linguistics, etc.) using qualitative and quantitative as well as multi-method approaches (corpus analysis, conversation analysis, surveys, discourse analysis, etc.). Papers that revolve around the following guiding research questions/topics are sought: ● How are various semiotic resources dynamically combined in pop-cultural artifacts to create meaning(s)? ● How do pop-cultural artifacts contribute to the construction and stylization of social identities (e.g., ethnicity, gender) and to the creation of (cultural) authenticity? ● How are languages, varieties and the representation of multilingualism used for purposes of characterization? ● How does performed language reproduce or resist ideologies and power structures? ● How is humor and irony created linguistically and multimodally in pop-cultural artifacts? ● Which conceptual metaphors and cognitive frames are prevalent in performed language? ● Which linguistic and multimodal features are (consciously) employed to make pop-cultural artifacts resonate with audiences and to potentially create emotional experiences? ● How are the aforementioned concepts addressed in the context of the localization/translation of pop-cultural artifacts, and what implications does this have for applied linguistic areas? ● How can pop-cultural artifacts be used in the context of institutional first and additional language education and what is their role in informal language learning/acquisition? ● How can insights from other disciplines, like sociology, semiotics, literary and cultural studies, film studies, intermedial studies, multimodality studies, etc. inform the study of performed language? ● How can analyses of pop-cultural products be meaningfully triangulated with research on producer and audience perspectives? ● Which role does the use of LLMs and/or LMMs play in the creation of pop-cultural artifacts and which implications does this have? ● How does the analysis of performed language and its specific production circumstances impact on the conceptualization of longstanding linguistic dichotomies like written-spoken or formal-informal? The following scholars have kindly agreed to deliver plenaries: ● Astrid Ensslin, University of Regensburg ● Maria Pavesi, University of Pavia ● Roman Schneider, Leibniz Institute for the German Language & University of Mannheim ● Raffaele Zago, University of Catania While the main working language of the conference will be English, contributions on other languages are especially encouraged. The organizers will further organize dedicated sessions where contributors can present in languages other than English (e.g. Spanish, Italian, French, etc.) if applicable. This conference is planned as an in-person event with presentation slots comprising 20 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A. There will be an award for best paper by a junior researcher, kindly sponsored by John Benjamins. Please submit your abstracts (300 words + references in APA7 format) by 15 September 2026 from the Call for Abstracts page of the conference website (https://pop2027.unisalento.it). You will receive a notification on the outcome of the review process in November 2026. If accepted, the final/revised abstract is due 20 January 2027. Further information on the conference website: https://pop2027.unisalento.it

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The Informalisation of English Language Learning through the Media: Final PRIN Conference

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University of Catania, Department of Humanities (DISUM) – 14-15 May 2026, Coro di Notte “Giancarlo Magnano San Lio”

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CALL FOR PAPERS: (Im)politeness on the Page

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December 14th – 15th, 2026 – University of Naples L’Orientale The conference continues the tradition of previous events on linguistic (im)politeness hosted by the Argo Research Centre. Following the respective conferences on cinema, TV series and theatre, this year’s edition aims to investigate (im)politeness in fictional and scientific texts that use the page as their medium from a philological, linguistic and literary point of view. Since the idea of textuality has gradually encompassed a wide spectrum of written forms, the term “page” is understood as any material medium bearing written language. The purpose of the conference is to adopt a cross-disciplinary approach to non-book media, such as urban spaces, the human body, and digital environments. In light of these conceptual horizons, while the methodological frameworks of (im)politeness have been traditionally applied to textual forms related to dialogue (drama, screenplays, spoken language), the conference addresses underinvestigated textualities: fictional prose, scientific-argumentative texts, forms of urban writing (textual graffiti), lettering and quotations in tattoos, acronyms and abbreviations, online written interactions and comments. We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations. The main topics of interest include, but are not limited to, (im)politeness phenomena in: Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (excluding title, bibliography, and keywords) and should be sent as e-mail attachments in .doc or .docx to roberto.esposito@unior.it, m.mirto@unior.it, and a.marino105@unior.it by 10/05/2026 30/05/2026. Proposals should include: Notice of acceptance will be sent by 30/06/2026. No fee registration. Scientific and Organising Committee Bianca Del Villano, Giuseppe Balirano, Roberto Esposito, Mariaconcetta Mirto, Alessia Marino, Chiara Ghezzi, Aoife Beville, Emma Pasquali. Selected references Bousfield, D. (2008). Impoliteness in Interaction. John Benjamins. Brighenti, A. M. (2010). At the Wall: Graffiti Writers, Urban Territoriality, and the Public Domain. Space and Culture, 20(10), 1-18. Brown P. & Levinson S. C. (1987 [1978]). Politeness. Some universals in language usage. Cambridge University Press. Bruti, S. (2013) La cortesia. Aspetti culturali e problemi traduttivi. Pisa University Press. Carver, E. H (2018) Graffiti Writing as Urban Narrative. Literary Geographies, 4(2), 188-203. Chmielewska, E. (2007). Framing [Con]text: Graffiti and Place. Space and Culture, 10(2), 145-169. Culpeper J. (1996). Towards an anatomy of impoliteness. Journal of Pragmatics 25, 349–367. Culpeper, J. (2001). Language and Characterization: People in Plays and Other Texts. Longman. Culpeper, J. (2011). Impoliteness. Using Language to Cause Offence. Cambridge University Press. Culpeper, J., Haugh, M. & Kádár, D. Z. (2017). The Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)politeness. Palgrave Macmillian Goffman, E. (1967), Interaction Ritual: Essays on Face to Face Behaviour. Penguin. Kizelbach, U. (2023). (Im)politeness in McEwan’s Fiction: Literary Pragma-Stylistics. Palgrave Macmillian. Jucker, A. H. (2020). Politeness in the History of English: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day. Cambridge University Press. Short, M. (2013 [1996]). Exploring the language of poems, plays and prose. Routledge. Vandendorpe, C. (2009 [1999]). From Papyrus to Hypertext. Toward the Universal Digital Library. (translated by P. Aronoff & H. Scott). University of Illinois Press.

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Call for Papers Collecting, Collected, Collective: Working with Hopkins June 10 to 12, 2027 Proposals due: 26 October 2026

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By 2027, all nine volumes of The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins will bepublished, including the much-anticipated final volume in the series, Poetry. The 2027international Hopkins conference will focus on the new research possibilities andprovocations afforded by the texts. Hopkins 2027 will be held at Università degli Studi“G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, Italy. Chieti-Pescara is on the Adriatic coast of Italy,about a two-hour drive through the Apennines from Rome.Topics could include:

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Call for papers for a special issue of Lingue e Linguaggi, “Redefining English Teaching and Learning in Digital Contexts at Tertiary Level

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Guest-editors: Federico Gaspari (Università Telematica San Raffaele di Roma, Italy) and Roxanne Holly Padley (Università Telematica Pegaso, Italy) Abstract proposals are sought for a special issue in the peer-reviewed international journal Lingue e Linguaggi focusing on how English teaching and learning at university are being redefined in digital contexts. New technologies, generative AI, and digital approaches to English teaching and learning are constantly evolving, with variable degrees of success and satisfaction for lecturers and students (e.g., Padley, 2020; Luppi, 2022; Iori, 2023). English is increasingly taught and learnt at university through online platforms, virtual environments and apps, and this applies both to specialist students (e.g., of languages, linguistics, translation, interpreting, and linguistic and cultural mediation) as well as to those in other areas and disciplines. In addition, the digital dimension is becoming more and more an integral part in both traditional academic settings (e.g., Kostka and Toncelli, 2023; Suárez and El-Henawy, 2023; Hassan, 2025) and in informal learning (e.g., Pavesi and Bianchi, 2024; De Riso, 2025; Lai and Wang, 2025). This special issue intends to encourage an open and inclusive debate on the issues, opportunities and challenges involved in teaching and learning English online at university, focusing on how traditional approaches and practices are being modified and updated, and on the new and emerging methodologies and technologies that exploit the full potential of digital language education. We invite theoretical, methodological, pedagogical and applied contributions, case studies and position papers in English with a strong research component that examine fully digital, hybrid, blended, synchronous and/or asynchronous university courses and classes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including Masters’ and doctoral programmes, as well as those delivered in English within English as a second language contexts. Topics of particular interest for the special issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Abstract proposals in English (maximum 300 words, excluding references) should be sent by 15 May 2026 to both guest-editors: federico.gaspari@uniroma5.it and roxanneholly.padley@unipegaso.it Notification of acceptance: 1 June 2026 Deadline for submission of full manuscripts: 18 September 2026 Deadline for submission of revised papers: 1 February 2027 Publication: 2027 References De Riso, C. (2025) Informal Learning of English at University: A cross-sectional and longitudinal perspective. Roma: Franco Angeli. Hassan, A. Q. A. (2025) “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing English Language Teaching (ELT): A Review of Tools, Trends, and Pedagogical Impacts”. Forum for Linguistic Studies 7(8): 827–844. Iori, I. (2023) “Online ELT during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study on Students’ Perspectives”. In Franca Poppi and Josef Schmied (eds) “A Terrible Beauty Is Born”: Opportunities and New Perspectives for Online Teaching and Assessment. Special issue of Lingue Culture Mediazioni 10(1): 231–255. Kostka, I. and R. Toncelli (2023) “Exploring Applications of ChatGPT to English Language Teaching: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations”. The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language 27(3): 1–19. Lai, C. and Q. Wang (2025) “Online informal learning of English and receptive vocabulary knowledge: Purpose matters”. ReCALL 37(1): 62–78. Luppi, F. (2022) “Tools and models for distance teaching in an English Language and Culture university course: the flipped classroom and cooperative learning in a digital environment”. Altre Modernità 27: 181–195. Padley, R. H. (2020) “Italian Coronavirus Teaching Emergency: A comparative analysis of university student motivation and performance – online vs face-to-face English language learning”. Journal of Applied Languages and Linguistics 4(1): 58–71. Pavesi, M. and F. Bianchi (eds) (2024) “‘In the Presence of English’ Informal English Language Learning in Italy”. Special Issue of Lingue e Linguaggi 66: 1–319. Suárez, M. and W. M. El-Henawy (eds) (2023) Optimizing Online English Language Learning and Teaching. Berlin: Springer.

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Calls for abstracts/papers: Textus 2027 (Language, Literature, Cross-Disciplinary)

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Dear AIA members, We are glad to announce that we have just published the calls for abstracts/papers for all of the three issues of Textus for 2027 (Language, Literature, Cross-disciplinary issue). Please find the full calls in the attached files. Best regards, The AIA Board CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Textus 1/2027 – LANGUAGE Language, Discourse, and Digital Tourism: Communicating Sustainability and Inclusion Guest editors: Silvia Cavalieri & Annalisa Sezzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Eleonora Federici (University of Ferrara) and M. Zain Sulaiman (University of Kebangsaan Malaysia – The National University of Malaysia). Copyeditor:Jessica Jane Nocella (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) Please send abstracts to: silvia.cavalieri@unimore.it, eleonora.federici@unife.it, annalisa.sezzi@unimore.it Timeline Deadline for abstracts submission (400 words plus references): 30 April 2026. Please put as subject line “Textus Language Issue 1/2027 – abstract submission” Notification to authors: 15 May 2026 Deadline for submission of first draft of article (maximum 7500 words including references): 31 August 2026 Request for revisions following peer review: 15 October 2026 Deadline for final version of article: 15 December 2026 ______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Textus 2/2027 – LITERATURE Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish, Scottish and Welsh Fiction Guest editors: Rossella Ciocca (University of Naples L’Orientale), Marta Cariello (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli) and Vanessa Guignery (École Normale Supérieure de Lyon) Copyeditor: Robin Lindsay (University of Naples L’Orientale) Please send abstracts to: rciocca@unior.it, marta.cariello@unicampania.it Timeline: Deadline for abstracts submission (400 words plus references): 15 September 2026. Please put as subject line “Textus Literature Issue 2/2027 – abstract submission” Notification to authors: 30 September 2026 Deadline for submission of first draft of article (maximum 7500 words including references): 31 December 2026 Request for revisions following peer review: 15 February 2027 Deadline for final version of article: 15 April 2027 ______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ABSTRACTS –Textus 3/2027 – CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ISSUE Echoes of Grieving in Anglophone Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Representations Guest editors: Marina De Chiara (University of Naples L’Orientale), Ester Gendusa (University of Palermo) and Lynne Segal (Birkbeck College, University of London) Copyeditor: Marie-Hélène Laforest Please send abstracts to: maradechiara@gmail.com, ester.gendusa@unipa.it, l.segal@bbk.ac.uk Timeline Deadline for abstracts submission (400 words plus references): 15 December 2026. Please put as subject line “Textus Cross-disciplinary Issue 3/2027 – abstract submission” Notification to authors: 15 January 2027 Deadline for submission of first draft of article (maximum 7500 words including references): 31 May 2027 Request for revisions following peer review: 15 July 2027 Deadline for final version of article: 1 September 2027

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Call for Abstracts for Edited Volume Language and Food: Macro, Meso and Micro Analysis of Food Discourse

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Editors: Takako Kawabata tk70@soas.ac.uk Daniela Cesiri daniela.cesiri@unive.it Call for Abstracts Overview and scope Language and food both function as semiotic systems that rely on shared conventions to convey meaning and to organize social life. As Roland Barthes (2008: 24) argued, food is not simply nourishment but “a system of communication, a body of images, a protocol of usages, situations, and behavior.” In much the same way, language is never a neutral tool. It structures perception, mediates social relationships, and encodes the values, hierarchies, and ideologies of a community. Eating, just like a form of communication such as language, is therefore always both a material and a symbolic act. The parallels between language and food extend across social, cultural, and political dimensions. Both are shaped by norms that define what counts as appropriate, authentic, refined, or desirable. Bourdieu’s (1984) work on taste demonstrates how linguistic and culinary preferences function as forms of cultural capital, marking social distinction and reproducing inequality. Accents, registers, and genres may index prestige in language, just as particular cuisines, ingredients, or eating practices do in food cultures. Language and food are also powerful resources for identity-making (Gordon & Tovares, 2024). Through the ways in which people speak about food, choose what to eat, and represent culinary practices, individuals and communities express belonging, difference, and hybridity. As Appadurai (1981) and Cabral et al. (2025) argue, gastro-politics highlights how food practices are deeply entangled with power, nationalism, and globalization, while sociolinguistic work on style and performance shows how identities are actively produced through linguistic choices (Coupland, 2007). These processes are especially visible in contexts of migration, tourism, media circulation, and cultural branding, where food and language travel together and acquire new meanings in order to shape a certain image of the destination and, thus, attract the prospective visitor’s or customer’s attention. The relationship between language and food begins early in life, when cries and gestures signal hunger and comfort, and continues throughout adulthood in everyday practices of shopping, cooking, ordering, evaluating, and sharing food. Genres of food discourse, ranging from family mealtime conversations to restaurant menus, cookbooks, television shows, and online reviews, shape how taste, authenticity, health, and value are understood (Gerhardt, 2013). As Barthes (2008) again notes, food-related meanings must be studied wherever they appear, in economic practices, technologies, advertising, and in the mental and symbolic life of society. Both language and food are dynamic and constantly changing. They are reshaped through contact, migration, and media, and they circulate within broader political and economic structures. The borrowing of words parallels the blending of cuisines, while discourses of “proper language” and “authentic food” often serve to legitimize certain norms and marginalize others. This fluidity challenges static understandings of culture and value and calls for a process-oriented approach to meaning-making that accounts for circulation, contestation, and change (Järlehed & Moriarty, 2018). Bringing these domains together, the interdisciplinary field of language and food studies examines how practices of speaking, writing, and representation intersect with practices of eating, cooking, and sharing (Riley & Paugh, 2018). At a global scale, food discourse plays a central role in constructing cultural identity, nationalism, and belonging. Cuisines are marketed as authentic for tourism, culinary terms move across languages, and food metaphors permeate political speech and everyday idioms. As researchers demonstrate, food circulates alongside discourse, shaping values and power relations at both local and global levels (Scarpato & Daniele, 2004). This edited volume aims to advance and consolidate the growing field of language and food studies by bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives from linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, discourse studies, food studies, cultural studies, and communication research. The volume explores the co-constitutive relationship between language and food and examines how they jointly produce, circulate, and transform meaning and value in social life (Karrebæk et al., 2018). Food is approached not only as a material object or cultural practice, but also as a communicative resource through which identities, emotions, moral positions, and political stances are expressed. The main aims of the volume are fourfold. First, it seeks to consolidate scholarship on language and food by showcasing a wide range of empirical and theoretical approaches. Second, it aims to foster dialogue across disciplines by building conceptual bridges between sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, discourse studies, and food studies. Third, it foregrounds global and multilingual perspectives, highlighting case studies from diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. Finally, the volume aims to serve as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in how language and food intersect in everyday life, institutions, and global processes. What We’re Looking ForWe invite contributions that analyze food discourse at the micro, meso, and/or macro levels. We welcome both empirical and theoretical works that reflect a wide range of approaches and methods. Contributions from all relevant disciplines are encouraged, including linguistics, sociology, political science, economics, tourism studies, and ecology. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Micro Level: Producers, Consumers, and IndividualsThis level focuses on how individuals and small groups produce, interpret, and negotiate food-related meanings through language in specific contexts, such as:• Everyday food talk (ordering, tasting, evaluating, recommending)• Language, taste, and sensory experience• Food, emotion, affect, and memory• Storytelling around food• Identity performance through food discourse• Digital food practices (reviews, vlogs, and social media posts)• Multilingual and intercultural food practices Meso Level: Institutions, Organizations, and CommunitiesThis level examines how institutions and communities shape, regulate, mediate, and standardize food-related discourse, such as:• Community-based food practices• Professional and institutional food discourse• Norms, expertise, and authority in food communication• Heritage food organizations and certification bodies• Alternative food networks• Media and mediated representations• Media genres (menus, cookbooks, food journalism, television shows) Macro Level: Ideologies, Histories, and PoliciesThis level addresses how food-related meanings are shaped by broader ideological, historical, and political-economic forces, often operating across borders and over time, such as:• Heritage, authenticity, and tradition• Political economy of food• Governance, regulation, and power• Food in nationalist, populist, and geopolitical discourse• Colonial and postcolonial food histories• Migration, globalization, and cultural identity• Crisis, sustainability, and environmental discourses Submission GuidelinesPlease submit an

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CFP Final Conference Tourism Communication Across Time and Space: Languages, Cultural Mediations, and Historical Developments – May 18–19, 2026 | Treviso, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Via Cornarotta, 7, 31100, Treviso (TV)

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Tourism Communication Across Time and Space: Languages, Cultural Mediations, and Historical DevelopmentsMay 18–19, 2026 | Treviso, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Via Cornarotta, 7, 31100, Treviso (TV). The PRIN 2020 project DIETALY (Destination Italy in Tourism Translation Over the Years) hasinvestigated how Italy has been represented, translated, and circulated as a destination for internationaltourists across languages and media over the past century. Focusing in particular on the period from the1920s to the 1950s, the project has examined the role of language and translation in shaping Italy’sinternational image during years marked by Fascism, economic crisis, and post-war reconstruction. Theanalysis has drawn on brochures, booklets, magazines, and related materials produced for English-speakingaudiences, placing institutional communication and multilingual mediation at the centre of historical inquiry.A key outcome of the project is the DIETALY database: https://pric.unive.it/projects/dietaly/home,a digital resource that systematises the metadata of a dispersed body of materials. By indexing more than 600brochures, magazines, and promotional texts, the database offers searchable and cross-referenced metadatathat support customised research across bibliographic descriptions, tourism-specific categories, languages,and genres, enabling users to trace discursive patterns and reconstruct how Italy was presented to foreignpublics. Beyond documenting Italy’s tourism promotion, the database also carries comparative potential: itopens avenues for cross-national studies and invites dialogue with similar collections relating to othercountries, particularly within Europe, where parallel historical developments shaped the internationalpromotion of national identities.Tourism studies have gained renewed significance in recent years, not only because tourism remainsa crucial economic and cultural sector but also because it offers a productive lens through which to examineprocesses of identity-making, cultural translation, mediation, and heritage communication. Understandingthese dynamics requires perspectives that bring together linguistic, historical, and media-orientedapproaches. Another area that has gained increasing importance relates to the legal frameworks and nationaland international regulatory contexts governing tourism and heritage communication, as well as theirimplications for research practices, cultural mediation, and cross-border circulation.On this basis, the conference Tourism Communication Across Time and Space: Languages,Cultural Mediations, and Historical Developments seeks to offers an opportunity to engage with theresults of the DIETALY project, to extend its questions to other national and regional contexts, and to fosterwider interdisciplinary discussion on the processes through which tourist destinations are represented,mediated, and imagined across time and space.We welcome contributions that address the historical evolution of tourism communication, withparticular attention to Europe and the Mediterranean. Proposals may explore institutional, visual, anddiscursive strategies that shaped tourism images across the 20th century, or examine how earlier practicesinformed or transitioned into later developments in tourism communication. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):● Historical perspectives on tourism communication across languages and media● Institutional tourism discourse and nation branding across time ● Heritage communication and the mediation of cultural identity● Translation and multilingual mediation in the construction of tourist destinations● The role of language professionals, mediators, and translators in tourism contexts● Archives, corpora, and methodologies for historical tourism research● Legal frameworks and regulatory contexts shaping tourism and heritage communication● National and international regulations affecting research, dissemination, and access in heritage andtourism contexts● Legal, ethical, and institutional constraints on multilingual tourism communication Submission guidelinesAbstract length: 250-300 wordsLanguage: EnglishInclude: 5 keywords + short bio (max 150 words) Presentation format: 15-minute presentation + 10 minutes Q&APlease submit abstracts through the following form: https://forms.gle/EGsY2JPD2BtHLgDDA Deadline for submission: March 15, 2026Notification of acceptance: April 1, 2026Registration: April 1-30, 2026Please note that participation is free of charge. No submission, registration, or attendance fees apply. Selected bibliographyAgorni, M., & Parini, I. (Eds.). (2025). Destination Italy in English Translation and Language over the Years(1919-1959) [Special issue]. Altre Modernità.Aliano, D. (2018). American Travel Encounters with Fascist Italy: Being in transit. In R. Scapp & B. Seitz(Eds.), Philosophy, Travel, and Place. Palgrave Macmillan (pp. 227-259)Berrino, A. (2011). Storia del turismo in Italia. Il Mulino.Cimorelli, D., & Villa, G. C. F. (Eds.). (2025). Visitate l’Italia! Promozione e pubblicità turistica 1900-1950. Silvana Editoriale.Syrjämaa, T. (1997). Visitez l’Italie: Italian state tourist propaganda abroad, 1919-1943: Administrativestructure and practical realization. Turun yliopiston julkaisuja.Zuelow, E. G. E. (2022). Tourism, Nations, and ationalism. In E. G. E. Zuelow & K. J. James (Eds.), TheOxford Handbook of Tourism History. Oxford University Press. CfP final conference DIETALY [updated]

CFP Final Conference Tourism Communication Across Time and Space: Languages, Cultural Mediations, and Historical Developments – May 18–19, 2026 | Treviso, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Via Cornarotta, 7, 31100, Treviso (TV) Read More »

Call for Seminar Papers 18th ESSE Conference – Seminar 21, “The Poetics and Ethics of Sexual Dissidence in Anglophone Postcolonial Literatures”

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Call for Seminar Papers: Seminar 21, “The Poetics and Ethics of Sexual Dissidence in Anglophone Postcolonial teratures” Dates: August 31–September 4, 2026 Place: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Convenors: Cédric Courtois (University of Lille, France); Angelo Monaco (Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy) We invite submissions for a panel that will examine the intersections of sexuality, identity, resistance and dissent in Anglophone postcolonial non-fiction, fiction, drama, and poetry. We wish to explore the avenues offered by literary texts to challenge and/or disrupt heteronormative and “universal” norms of gender and sexuality, by pondering over what Jonathan Dollimore calls “sexual dissidence” (1991), linked to a form of transgressivity. In so doing, these texts can be considered as “political”, if we follow Jacques Rancière, for whom “dissensus” is at the heart of “politics” (2010). To what extent do these literary texts shed light on other modes of being that interrogate the legacies of colonialism? By adopting a decolonial perspective, which lays bare the “colonial wound”, could Anglophone literatures delve into ways of reaching “decolonial healings” (Mignolo and Vazquez 2013)? As David L. Eng puts it, sexual dissidence and other forms of intimacy can work as “sites of critical response” (2010) for addressing the challenges of race in the so-called “colorblind” age of global capitalism. By staging vulnerable, “precarious” (Butler 2004) and “ungrievable” (Butler 2009) lives, embodied and “willful” (Ahmed 2014) lives even, at the intersection of race, gender and sexuality, these texts can be said to resist censorship, the law, and more generally “queer” invisibilisation. In this light, the focus on sexual dissidence could lead to what Emmanuel Renault calls “recognition” (2001), especially for LGBTQIA2S+ people who tend to be stigmatized; the lack of “recognition” can be “experience[d] […] as real moral wounds[,] [t]he experience of [which] is painful and radical enough to lead to a revolt” (Renault 2001). Building on these insights, this panel will strive to elucidate how Anglophone postcolonial literatures help cultivate an ethics and a poetics of sexual dissidence, serving as an archive of (cultural) resistance. Deadline for the submission of proposals for seminar papers: January 31, 2026. Send to: cedric.courtois@univ-lille.fr, angelo.monaco@uniba.it Further information at: www.esse2026.com Dates: August31–September 4, 2026Place: Santiagode Compostela, SpainConvenors:Cédric Courtois (University of Lille, France); Angelo Monaco (Aldo MoroUniversity of Bari, Italy)Deadline for thesubmission of proposals for seminar papers: January 31, 2026. Send to: cedric.courtois@univ-lille.fr, angelo.monaco@uniba.it Furtherinformation at: www.esse2026.com We invitesubmissions for a panel that will examine the intersections of sexuality,identity, resistance and dissent in Anglophone postcolonial non-fiction,fiction, drama, and poetry. We wish to explore the avenues offered by literarytexts to challenge and/or disrupt heteronormative and “universal” norms ofgender and sexuality, by pondering over what Jonathan Dollimore calls “sexualdissidence” (1991), linked to a form of transgressivity. In so doing, thesetexts can be considered as “political”, if we follow Jacques Rancière, for whom“dissensus” is at the heart of “politics” (2010). To what extent do these literary texts shed light on other modesof being that interrogate the legacies of colonialism? By adopting a decolonialperspective, which lays bare the “colonial wound”, could Anglophone literaturesdelve into ways of reaching “decolonial healings” (Mignolo and Vazquez 2013)?As David L. Eng puts it, sexual dissidence and other forms of intimacy can workas “sites of critical response” (2010) for addressing the challenges of race inthe so-called “colorblind” age of global capitalism. By staging vulnerable,“precarious” (Butler 2004) and “ungrievable” (Butler 2009) lives, embodied and“willful” (Ahmed 2014) lives even, at the intersection of race, gender andsexuality, these texts can be said to resist censorship, the law, and moregenerally “queer” invisibilisation. In this light, the focus on sexualdissidence could lead to what Emmanuel Renault calls “recognition” (2001),especially for LGBTQIA2S+ people who tend to be stigmatized; the lack of“recognition” can be “experience[d] […] as real moral wounds[,] [t]heexperience of [which] is painful and radical enough to lead to a revolt”(Renault 2001). Building on these insights, this panel will strive to elucidatehow Anglophone postcolonial literatures help cultivate an ethics and a poeticsof sexual dissidence, serving as an archive of (cultural) resistance.

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Michele Stanco, Shakespeare: uomo di teatro, uomo di lettere, Roma, Carocci, 2025, 194 pp.

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Gli studi shakespeariani sono in costante trasformazione. Metodologie di ricerca nuove, quali l’informatica umanistica, e la maggiore facilità di accesso a corpora testuali sempre più ampi hanno profondamente ridisegnato la nostra conoscenza dell’autore. Di qui la necessità di fornire uno strumento di studio aggiornato, che tenga conto delle più recenti acquisizioni relative alla ricostruzione dei testi, alla formazione del canone (con l’annessa questione dei collaborative plays), alla cronologia delle opere. Nel proporre una guida generale, il volume non rinuncia, tuttavia, a confrontarsi con una serie di problemi di carattere più specialistico. Un’ampia sezione ridiscute la vexata quaestio dei generi drammatici, analizzando il “comico” e il “tragico” alla luce delle diverse visioni del mondo ivi sottese. La sezione sulla poesia, a sua volta, rivisita le questioni relative alla cronologia dei Sonnets, e ai legami tra l’opera drammatica e l’opera poetica. Ad arricchire il quadro, il capitolo finale (attraverso un caso di studio su Edward III) riesamina il rapporto dell’autore con la pagina scritta, suggerendo che, oltre che per gli spettatori dell’epoca, Shakespeare scriveva anche per un pubblico di lettori sia presenti che futuri, rivelandosi, al contempo, uomo di teatro e uomo di lettere. Il risultato è un volume completo, di agile consultazione, che non si limita a fornire il necessario materiale informativo, ma offre altresì gli strumenti metodologici utili a cogliere, dall’interno, i fenomeni di volta in volta esplorati. Michele Stanco, Shakespeare: uomo di teatro, uomo di lettere, Roma, Carocci, 2025, 194 pp. Gli studi shakespeariani sono in costante trasformazione. Metodologie di ricerca nuove, quali l’informatica umanistica, e la maggiore facilità di accesso a corpora testuali sempre più ampi hanno profondamente ridisegnato la nostra conoscenza dell’autore. Di qui la necessità di fornire uno strumento di studio aggiornato, che tenga conto delle più recenti acquisizioni relative alla ricostruzione dei testi, alla formazione del canone (con l’annessa questione dei collaborative plays), alla cronologia delle opere. Nel proporre una guida generale, il volume non rinuncia, tuttavia, a confrontarsi con una serie di problemi di carattere più specialistico. Un’ampia sezione ridiscute la vexata quaestio dei generi drammatici, analizzando il “comico” e il “tragico” alla luce delle diverse visioni del mondo ivi sottese. La sezione sulla poesia, a sua volta, rivisita le questioni relative alla cronologia dei Sonnets, e ai legami tra l’opera drammatica e l’opera poetica. Ad arricchire il quadro, il capitolo finale (attraverso un caso di studio su Edward III) riesamina il rapporto dell’autore con la pagina scritta, suggerendo che, oltre che per gli spettatori dell’epoca, Shakespeare scriveva anche per un pubblico di lettori sia presenti che futuri, rivelandosi, al contempo, uomo di teatro e uomo di lettere. Il risultato è un volume completo, di agile consultazione, che non si limita a fornire il necessario materiale informativo, ma offre altresì gli strumenti metodologici utili a cogliere, dall’interno, i fenomeni di volta in volta esplorati.

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Call for Seminar Papers Disinformation in and out: Qualitative Linguistic Analyses of Digital Disinformation Texts 18th ESSE Conference 31st August-4th September 2026 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Convenors:Dominika Beneš Kováčová (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic)dominika.kovacova@osu.czMassimiliano Demata (University of Catania, Italy) massimiliano.demata@unict.itJiří Lukl (University of Ostrava, Czech Republic) jiri.lukl@osu.cz With the challenges and crises of recent years, digital disinformation texts (in popular – though not always precise – usage also referred to as ‘fake news’) have become increasingly popular and seem to have gained ground among various groups of internet users. Defined as “false information [that] is knowingly shared to cause harm” (Wardle & Derakhshan, 2017), disinformation is essentially the result of one’s text production – shaped by the author’s intentions that manifest themselves in the text’s intentionality (cf. Haugh & Jaszczolt, 2012) – and its spread is contingent on the readers’perception and further interaction with it. While previous (primarily quantitative) studies of disinformation texts have mainly focused on disinformation detection by identifying recurrent grammatical patterns and stylistic features (e.g., Grieve & Woodfield, 2023), this seminar seeks to bring together contributions that expand this research and underline the relevance and potential of qualitative analyses of disinformation discourse currently on the rise (e.g., Maci et al., 2024). Acknowledging the methodological and ethical challenges this kind of research faces, the seminar takes into account the diversity of the topics disinformation texts are devoted to (e.g., immigration, conflicts, climate change, conspiracy theories) as well as the variety of their discursive structures and formats (e.g., anti-establishment websites, social media posts, online broadcasts). Given the impact disinformation texts are likely to exert both online and outside the digital environment, the seminar also aims to emphasize that adding a critical dimension to the analysis may be necessary in certain contexts. Considering the above, we invite contributions exploring disinformation texts from a qualitative linguistic perspective that address (but are not restricted to) the following areas: – recurrent linguistic and multimodal strategies– adopted argumentative strategies– linguistic differences between mainstream news and disinformation texts (e.g., information-structural, lexical and other features)– uptake and audience reactions to disinformation texts– cross-linguistic differences between disinformation texts References:Grieve, J., & Woodfield, H. (2023). The Language of Fake News. Cambridge University Press.Haugh, M., & Jaszczolt, K. M. (2012). Speaker Intentions and Intentionality. In K. Allan and K. M. Jaszczolt (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Pragmatics (pp. 87-122). Cambridge University Press.Maci, S. M., Demata, M., McGlashan, M., & Seargeant, P. (Eds.). (2024). The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003224495Wardle, C., & Derakhshan, H. (2017). Information Disorder: Toward an Interdisciplinary Framework for Research and Policy Making. Council of Europe. https://edoc.coe.int/en/media/7495-information-disorder-toward-an-interdisciplinary-framework-for-research-and-policy-making.html Deadline for the submission of proposals for seminar papers (300 words excl.bibliographical references) to seminar convenors: 31 January 2026For further information, see the conference website: www.esse2026.com

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Giornata di studi interdipartimentale – 7 novembre 2025 Dalla Didattica dell’inglese all’Educazione Plurilingue: ricerca, innovazione e formazione per il primo ciclo di istruzione Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e Culture straniere – Dipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali – Università di Bergamo

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Aula Castoldi, Sede di S. Agostino – Bergamo Comitato scientifico-organizzativoCoordinamento: Roberta Grassi, Valentina Adami, Ilaria Borro Membri: Patrizia Anesa, Martina Bellinzona, Chiara Brambilla, Paola Gandolfi, Silvia Minardi, Michele Sala Presentazione La Giornata intende riunire prospettive innovative sulla didattica e la formazione dei docenti di Inglese. In dialogo con le istanze di equità, diversità e inclusione del dibattito internazionale, viene proposta una declinazione plurilingue della didattica dell’inglese, che trasformi quella che è di solito la prima lingua straniera incontrata in una porta per lo sviluppo della Competenza Plurilingue e Interculturale (QCER, 2001). I contributi uniranno ricerca accademica e condivisione di esperienze didattiche e laboratoriali con futuri insegnanti, per favorire lo scambio di dati, riflessioni ed esempi di innovazione metodologica, in linea con i principi del Consiglio d’Europa (Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)1 on The importance of Plurilingual and Intercultural Education, Council of Europe). La Tavola Rotonda finale, con docenti universitari, insegnanti in formazione e in servizio, offrirà un’occasione di dialogo tra ricerca e pratica didattica, promuovendo collaborazione e arricchimento reciproco. La Giornata adotta una politica linguistica inclusiva e plurilingue: le lingue principali saranno italiano e inglese, con aperture a lingue romanze e dialetti d’Italia, valorizzando pratiche discorsive e testuali fluide e multimodali.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: (Un)natural Stevenson Wild Transgressions across Literature, Ecology, Science and Gender, Ca’ Foscari – University of Venice 11-12 May 2026 (aula Baratto)

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Organizers: Lucio De Capitani & Alessandro Cabiati This conference aims to explore the concept of nature/natural in Robert Louis Stevenson’s work, broadly understood as to intersect with several of Stevenson’s intellectual, ethical and artistic engagements: reflections on literary criticism/style, conceptions of gender and sexuality, visions of science, anthropological and psychological notions of the human, and ecological/ecocritical considerations. It suggests the possibility that the Stevensonian ‘natural’ may also, as a matter of course, evoke its other – the ‘unnatural’ – either to uphold the boundary between the two or, perhaps more intriguingly, to cross it. Connected to this, the conference aims to investigate Stevenson both as a writer of dichotomies/dualisms and of their wild transgressions. Topics include but are not limited to: Proposals (200-300 words) for twenty-minute papers should be sent to the organisers by November 30, 2025 (alessandro.cabiati@unive.it, lucio.decapitani@unive.it). Please include your email address, institutional affiliation, and a short bionote (100 words) Please find the FULL TEXT of the call for papers at: https://www.cfplist.com/CFP/45365

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CALL FOR PAPERS – EXTENSION: Resilience and Adaptation in Intercultural and Educational Mediation: Rethinking Practices in the Era of AI

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Treviso Campus of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 28-29 October 2025 The international conference on “Resilience and Adaptation in Intercultural and Educational Mediation: Rethinking Practices in the Era of AI” will be held at the Treviso Campus of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice on 28-29 October 2025. Due to a number of requests, the deadline to submit paper proposals has been extended to 10th September 2025; abstracts of maximum 300 words including references must be sent to mediation@unive.it for evaluation. More details are available on the official conference website: https://www.unive.it/web/en/15642/home The conference intends to explore both professional and non-professional practices in intercultural and educational mediation, with a particular emphasis on community interpreting and educational mediation in academic settings. Discussions will encompass innovative research approaches, adaptation strategies in connection to technological advancements, including AI-powered translation tools, and the evolving role of interpreters as both linguistic and social mediators.

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Echoes of Hate, Screens of Resistance: Discourse, Media, and Pedagogy in the Digital Age

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Naples, 23–25 October 2025 Università di Napoli “L’Orientale” The international conference Echoes of Hate, Screens of Resistance marks the culmination of the PRIN 2022 project ECHOES – English Studies to Contrast Hate Online and Enhance Solidarity, a multidisciplinary initiative funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. The project focuses on the critical analysis of harmful online practices (HOPs) in English multimodal discourse, with an emphasis on promoting solidarity, inclusion, and responsible digital citizenship. In today’s increasingly polarised digital world, hate is no longer confined to fringe communities; in fact, it circulates widely through social media, public discourse, and popular audiovisual culture. Cinema and television, together with social networking systems, participate in both the reproduction and the contestation of exclusionary narratives. Meanwhile, educational institutions face mounting pressure to equip learners and educators with tools to identify, counter, and neutralise these forms of hate. This conference provides an open platform for scholars, educators, cultural practitioners, media analysts, and digital activists to reflect on the critical role of language, screen discourse, and pedagogical practices in addressing hate and fostering inclusive futures. Over the past two years, the ECHOES project has investigated online hate from a multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA) perspective, analysing verbal, visual, and aural digital texts in English. Using this methodology, the interuniversity research team has identified four prominent forms of HOPs, namely trolling, cyberbullying, bashing, and defamation, and analysed their impact on four particularly vulnerable social groups: women, migrants and diasporic communities, LGBTIQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities. In addition, the analysis was guided by six main hate categories: Age (including discrimination against the elderly), Body, Disability, Ethnicity (including various forms of racism not necessarily linked to migration), Gender, and Religion.The conference will explore how digital and screen-based textualities construct and circulate hate, and how they offer discursive and pedagogical opportunities for resistance. By convening experts from fields such as applied linguistics, discourse analysis, media and film studies, education, and social semiotics, Echoes of Hate, Screens of Resistance seeks to cultivate and promote interdisciplinary dialogue and reinforce the role of education and research in countering digital toxicity. We especially encourage contributions that engage critically with the idea of digital solidarity, interrogate the ethical responsibilities of content creators and educators, and propose tangible models for promoting inclusion and mutual respect in online and audiovisual communication. Conference ThemesWe welcome proposals for individual papers, panels, and workshops on topics including, but not limited to: 1. Digital Hate Discourse• Multimodal analysis of online hate speech (HOPs) across social media platforms• Discursive strategies of exclusion and vilification in English-language digital environments• Affect, irony, humour, and other indirect forms of digital aggression and disambiguation• Corpus-informed approaches to the study of online hostility 2. Cinema and Television as Arenas of Resistance• Audiovisual representations of vulnerable communities (LGBTIQ+, migrants, women, disabled people)• Screen narratives that challenge hate and promote empathy• Subtitling, dubbing, and the translation of discriminatory ideologies• Censorship, genre, and ideology in TV and film discourse 3. Activism, Policy, and Civil Society• Best practices in hate monitoring, moderation, and civic advocacy• Pedagogies of peace and solidarity across sectors• Partnerships between researchers and public institutions• Lifelong learning and critical media literacy in local communities 4. Teacher Training Track• As part of the ECHOES project’s commitment to outreach and societal impact, the Conference will feature a dedicated Teacher Training Track on Saturday, 25th. This track will include 45-minute workshops and/or materials presentations specifically designed to support English language teachers. Aimed particularly at those working in primary and secondary education, it will offer practical insights into teaching digital literacy, global citizenship, and intercultural communication through inclusive and critical methodologies. Submission Guidelines• Abstracts (max 300 words, including references) for individual 20-minute papers must be submitted via email in English, accompanied by a brief bio (maximum 150 words).• Panel proposals (3-4 speakers) should include a panel rationale (max 300 words, including references) and individual abstracts (max 200 words each, without references). Write to: prin2022echoes@unior.it Deadline for submissions: 30th July 2025Notification of acceptance: 1st Sept. 2025Registration deadline: 30th Sept. 2025Language: English Keynote SpeakersWe are delighted to announce the participation of internationally prominent scholars:• Salvatore Attardo (Texas A&M University)• Michael Burke (Utrecht University)• Giuditta Caliendo (Université de Lille)• Majid KhosraviNik (Newcastle University) TBC• Tiziana Terranova (University of Naples L’Orientale)• Mikael Toulza (Université de Lille) Convenor:Giuseppe Balirano, University of Naples L’Orientale Scientific Committee:Maria Cristina Aiezza (University of Naples L’Orientale), Emilio Amideo (University of Naples “Parthenope”), Marta Arcovito (University of Messina), Maria Vita Cambria (University of Messina), Maria De Santo (University of Naples L’Orientale), Bianca Del Villano (University of Naples L’Orientale), Alessandra Ferlito (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Antonio Fruttaldo (Sannio University), Bronwen Hughes (University of Naples “Parthenope”), Francesco Nacchia (University of Naples L’Orientale), Marina Niceforo (University of Naples L’Orientale), Maria Cristina Nisco (University of Naples “Parthenope”), Raffaele Pizzo (University of Naples L’Orientale), Annalisa Raffone (Pegaso University), Margherita Rasulo (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli), Katherine Elizabeth Russo (University of Naples L’Orientale), Maria Grazia Sindoni (University of Messina), Stefania Taviano (University of Messina). Organising Committee:Mauro Brondi, Maria De Santo, Robin Donadio, Roberto Esposito, Dalia Mennella, Francesco Nacchia, Marina Niceforo, Raffaele Pizzo Venue:23–24 October 2025:San Severo al Pendino Heritage Site, The Historic SacristyVia Duomo, 286 – 80138 Naples 25 October 2025:Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Palazzo Serra di Cassano Via Monte di Dio, 14-15 – 80132 Naples

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AIA Interviews: Asia Battiloro in conversation with Richard Ambrosini

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In this video of the AIA Interviews series, Asia Battiloro sits down with Richard Ambrosini to discuss his latest book, La poesia inglese. Proposte di lettura dall’età dei Tudor a oggi Link to Richard Ambrosini’s book:

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2 contratti di ricerca – Unversità di Cagliari scadenza 26/10/2028

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Ci arriva dal collega Alessio Mattana la notizia di un bando per due contratti di ricerca in letteratura inglese nell’ambito del Progetto FIS3 “Women Writing and the Use of Literature in Scientific Debates in Britain, 1650–1800” (WOWSCILIT) presso l’Università degli Studi di Cagliari. I contratti di ricerca sono di durata biennale, eventualmente rinnovabili per altri due anni. Tutti i dettagli e i documenti sono disponibili qui: https://personale.unica.it/docric/public/contratti-di-ricerca-e-incarichi-post-doc/contratti-di-ricerca/anno-2026/cdr-51d-1026-10/angl-01 La scadenza per l’invio delle domande è il 26/10/2026.

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