1st International Conference on “Europe in Discourse: Identity, Diversity, Borders”
September 23rd - 25th, 2016
Athens, Greece
The Conference seeks to examine
issues in the ongoing construction of European identity, including notions of
diversity and (physical and symbolic) borders. It will focus on critical
investigations that draw on discourse theory or bottom-up textual analysis to
investigate these topics from the following perspectives:
• historical, to explore the
determinants which have been used to support a collective European identity;
• geopolitical, to understand the
importance of space and its role in the European edifice;
• ideological/discursive, to
investigate, synchronically and diachronically, key concepts that have informed
EU practices of inclusion and exclusion.
Methodologically, the Conference
will highlight discourse as a major practice that both shapes and reflects
European identity.
The Conference welcomes
contributions that investigate the role that key European Union texts have
played in forging, maintaining or challenging European identities. The
conference will thus highlight identity not as a static concept but as a
construct that is continually negotiated and re-written in multiple discourses.
In addition to attracting
contributions from discourse analysts and linguists, the Conference hopes
to bring together leading scholars and researchers from a broad range of other
fields, including history, European studies, cultural theory, media studies,
sociology, political science, economics, and ethnology.
Conference Themes
Scholars are invited to submit
papers that draw on discourse theories, linguistic or textual analysis to
investigate topics that include:
• Historical, geo-cultural,
geo-economic and geopolitical aspects of European identities
• Europe: super-diverse and
globalized
• Images of crisis and recovery in
Europe
• Conceptual blending, discourse
and metaphors about Europe
• Translation and linguistic
(in)equality in Europe
• Refugees and asylum seekers in
EU discourses
• European diversity through
religion and culture
• Discourses on the European
economic crisis
• Discursive constructions of
borders
• Political discourse in the
European Union
• Media constructions of European
identities
• Ethnographic approaches to
European identity-making
• Construction of European
narratives
• Extreme right populist
discourses in EU
• Discourses of
integration/assimilation in the EU
Presentation Formats and
Abstracts
Proposals for participation in
the 1st International Conference on Europe in Discourse: Identity, Diversity,
Borders can be submitted in the following formats:
Oral Communications
Oral communications, which
consist of a 20-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute discussion, will be
submitted in response to the general theme(s) of the conference mentioned
below. Abstracts for oral communications should be no longer than 500 words and
list five keywords .
Posters
Posters can form a scientific
contribution related to methodologies and or topics of the Conference and is
better presented graphically. A poster should be prepared as in A1 or A0
format.
The authors should prepare their
proposal that includes: title, names, affiliations, locations (city, state, and
country) a mini abstract (up to 100 words), and 2-3 keywords; All poster
proposals are subject to peer-review.
At least one co-author/presenter
of the Poster must be registered for the conference.
Themed Panels
Proposals for panels must be
submitted online as a single document,
single-spaced in 12-point type. Panel proposals should include a brief overview
of the theme, a title of the panel, and 4 to 5 abstract of papers, each to be
delivered within 30 minutes (a 20-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute
period for questions).
The names of the panel
presenters should be omitted from the document to enable double-blind review.
However, panel organizers should include their name.
Acceptance notifications will be
sent to panel organizers.
Please submit your panel
proposal through the website following the guidelines under the SUBMIT YOUR
PANEL PROPOSAL
Deadline for panel submissions: December 15th 2015
Guidelines for Submission of
Abstract
In submitting your abstract you
will need to provide the following:
• Name, title, and affiliation of
the contributor(s).
• Author’s email. For co-authored
papers, only the first author’s email needs to be provided.
• Keywords: five in the case of
oral communications, two to three for posters.
• Text of abstract: a maximum of
500 words for oral communications, 100 words for posters.
You should submit your abstract
through the Conference website. Navigate to the Submit Your
Abstract page where you will find a text box where you can paste the
copied text of your abstract.
Language of Abstract
Papers for the 1st International
Conference can be presented in English, French or German. Abstracts, however,
must be submitted in English. This will assure consistency in the peer-reviewed
assessment of all submissions.
Submission Deadlines
Abstracts must be submitted by
November 30th, 2015.
Evaluation Process, Criteria and
Notification
All abstracts will be
peer-reviewed and ranked by the Conference Scientific Committee. Abstracts will
be assessed using the following criteria.
Scientific strength. Contributions should:
• offer significant contributions
to the development of the discipline and point to future research agendas; and
• present innovative or
interdisciplinary approaches, including novel collaborations or syntheses
across sub-disciplines or with other related disciplines.
Integration: Proposals may receive
higher priority if they are clearly linked to the conference overall theme and
are solidly grounded in discourse or textual analysis. All proposals will be
evaluated by the Scientific Committee.
Notification of acceptance will
be sent by December 15th 2015
Other Policies
One-Presentation Rule
Proponents are entitled to
submit only one abstract as a first author. Speakers agreeing to present papers
in panels also follow the one presentation rule, i.e. someone who is first
author or presenter cannot also be first author or presenter for another paper.
The one-paper rule does not apply to plenaries.
Presentations in absentia
If presenters are unable to come
to present their paper on the day of conference, they are encouraged to send a
paper along with a narrated Powerpoint file and present in absentia. Papers on
the conference theme presented in absentia are eligible to be included in
Conference Materials and Proceedings.
Plenary Speakers and Scientific
Committee
Please consult the home page of the website for a list of
confirmed plenary speakers and members of the Scientific Committee.
For information: http://www.europeindiscourse.eu
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