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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED

All Abstracts were due on 18 Nov 2022

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CALL FOR PAPERS:

Lavender Languages & Linguistics Conference 29

Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

9-11 March 2023

 

We are pleased to announce that the 29th Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference will take place at Boise State University with a hybrid online component from 9-11 March 2023. The Conference has a rich history of examining language use and representation in relation to LGBTQ+ life, including linguistics, sociolinguistics, (critical) discourse analysis, and the analysis of communication in various text genres, modes and media, as well as research into historical, literary, or performance questions. While the language of presentation is English, research concerning languages other than English is welcomed and encouraged.  

 

This year's conference marks the 30th anniversary of the first Lavender Languages conference in 1993, and our theme for this year is "Lavender Legacies, Rainbow Futures" to reflect on the progress made in the past 30 years of the conference, as well as to look to the future of this rapidly growing area of study to broaden our scope and consider intersectional approaches, new methodologies, and encourage historically excluded scholars to bring their perspectives to the forefront of the future of the field. Papers and panels need not directly address the theme, though many will by the sheer nature of the cutting-edge research happening in Lavender Language scholarship.

 

We invite abstract submissions from scholars of all backgrounds, including faculty, graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and community activists for regular (20 minute) presentations and topical panel sessions. Abstracts for regular paper submissions should be no longer than 300 words and should be anonymized. Abstracts should describe the paper’s focus, research method, findings and ties to language, gender, and sexuality interests. Topical panel session proposals are also welcome. Individuals proposing panel sessions are responsible for soliciting and selecting abstracts (Single session: four 30-minute slots; double session: eight 30-minute slots), and then submitting a completed proposal including mention of all papers to be included in the panel as well as the details of the panel topic (500-word max for entire panel proposal abstract). 

 

Presentations will take the form of a 20-minute talk + 10 minutes for Q&A.

 

As in past years, there will be a student “works-in-progress” session. Please note that graduate student works-in-progress submissions should NOT be submitted through the EasyChair link below. See below for further information on the student session and email Lucy Jones for more information at lucy.jones@nottingham.ac.uk. 

 

General submission must be made through EasyChair – CLICK HERE to submit a proposal.  The deadline for general submissions is Friday, 18 November 2022 at 11:59pm US Mountain Time. Questions and requests for more information should be directed to Dr. Chris VanderStouwe at cvanderstouwe@boisestate.edu. 

 

The conference proudly maintains a “no attitudes” atmosphere to ensure that all attendees will benefit from a welcoming, supportive and collaborative conference space. The conference aims at being a safe space following the anti-harassment policy of the Association of Computational Linguistics. 

 


Call for Graduate Student Work-in-Progress Submissions

 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED

All Abstracts were due on 18 Nov 2022

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Lavender Languages & Linguistics Conference  29

Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

      9-11 March 2023

GRADUATE STUDENT WORK-IN-PRORGRESS SESSION CALL

Session organizer: Lucy Jones (University of Nottingham, UK)

 

Session summary

This session allows Masters and Doctoral students/candidates as well as advanced undergraduate students to discuss their research and academic plans with colleagues in a supportive forum. It is intended as an opportunity for students to receive constructive feedback, which might inform their future research. 

 

Who is this aimed at?

Presenters must currently be, or be planning to become, a graduate student working on a topic relevant to the Lavender Languages and Linguistics conference. This session is not intended for those ready to discuss projects that are near completion; those with data and some initial analysis should propose via the main conference stream (i.e. as a regular paper).

Presenters in this session may have recently determined their research questions and objectives but not yet decided on their methodology. Others may not yet have established their research questions or approach but know broadly what they want to do and how it will fill a gap in the field. Some may have begun to collect their data but will not have not yet explored it systematically.

Students in these situations will benefit from sharing their ideas with others, hearing about different approaches, and offering feedback to others. Though slots are limited to graduate students only, established scholars in language and sexuality/queer linguistics will also be present in the audience to share their thoughts and advice.

 

Please note that due to high demand for this session, abstracts cannot be accepted from speakers who are also intending to submit a regular paper to the conference. Abstracts can also not be accepted from students who have presented in previous years. 

 

How will it work?

Presenters will have 5 minutes to share their work-in-progress: there will not be time to lay out the theoretical background in detail or go into any specifics. Instead, the aim is to offer brief highlights of a project’s aims, the approach that might be/is being taken, and any very preliminary findings or observations. Presenters are welcome to use slides/visual aids, but this is not a pre-requisite of participation in the session. Each presentation will be followed by a 5-minute informal discussion session with the audience. Following the hybrid format of the conference, students may present in person or online.

 

If you would like to present your research ideas, please email Lucy Jones at lucy.jones@nottingham.ac.uk by 18 November 2022 with a Word document containing the following:

 

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT WORK-IN-PROGRESS PROJECTS VIA EASYCHAIR

Participation will be confirmed by email by the end of December 2022