[Air-L] CALL FOR PAPERS: Language in the (New) Media conference, Sept 2009

[Crispin Thurlow]

CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference

Language in the (New) Media: Technologies and Ideologies

Thursday 03 to Sunday 06 September 2009
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Interactive announcement (with links): http://www.com.washington.edu/lim/

**Keynote speakers**

. Naomi Baron, American University, USA
. Sally Johnson, University of Leeds, England
. Jannis Androutsopoulos, Kings College London, England
. Theo van Leeuwen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

**Background**
This is the third in a series of conferences organized around the role of 
the media in relation to the representation, construction and/or production 
of language. The first two conferences were held at Leeds University, 
England: in
2005, "Language in the Media: Representations, Identities, Ideologies" and, 
in 2007, "Language Ideologies and Media Discourse: Texts, Practices, 
Policies". In 2009, the conference will be leaving Leeds and coming to 
Seattle.

**Conference theme**
We invite you to submit abstracts for papers which explore the 
representation, construction and/or production of language through the 
technologies and ideologies of new media - the digital discourse of blogs, 
wikis, texting,
instant messaging, internet art, video games, virtual worlds, websites, 
emails, podcasting, hypertext fiction, graphical user interfaces, and so on. 
Of equal interest are the ways that new media language is metalinguistically
represented, constructed and/or produced in print and broadcast media such 
as newspapers and television..

With this new media theme in mind, the 2009 conference will continue to 
prioritize papers which address the scope of the AILA Research Network on 
"Language in the Media" by examining the following types of contexts/issues:

. standard languages and language standards;
. literacy policy and literacy practices;
. language acquisition;
. multilingualism and cross-/inter-cultural communication;
. language and communication in professional contexts;
. language & class, dis/ability, race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality and age;
. media representations of speech, thought and writing;
. language and education;
. political discourse;
. language, commerce and global capitalism.

**Abstract submission**
Please submit abstracts for papers (20 minutes plus 10 for discussion) by 
email to lim2009 at u.washington.edu no later than Thursday 26 February 2009. 
Abstracts should include a title, your contact details (name, mailing 
address, email) and a description of your paper (250 -350 words). The 
conference committee will begin reviewing abstract submissions immediately 
after the deadline; notification of acceptance will be Thursday 19 March. 
(Please send your abstract as a Word document or in the body of your email.)

**Program and registration**
In order to help your early planning for the conference, we have already 
finalized the basic program structure for the conference a copy of which can 
be downloaded from the conference webpage (see above). This outline shows 
the start and finish times of the conference, the main social events 
(reception, BBQ and conference dinner), as well as lunches and coffee 
breaks. The conference planning committee is also arranging an optional 
program of tours and activities for Sunday 06 September. A business meeting 
for the AILA Network will also be scheduled for the Sunday morning.

Official conference registration will begin on Thursday 19 March, with early 
registration ending Thursday 21 May. The final deadline for presenter 
registration will be Thursday 23 July in order to be included in the final 
program. Registrations after 23 July will be charged an additional late 
registration fee of $25.00.

**Conference registration**
The Language in the (New) Media conference is planned as a not-for profit 
event. Your registration fee will cover the main operating expenses as well 
as scheduled buffet-style lunches, coffee breaks, the conference dinner, a
reception on the first night and a BBQ on the second night. Wine and soft 
drinks are also included for the evening gatherings.

Early registration - until 21 May $350
Early registration (full-time students) $300
Registration - until 23 July         $380
Registration (full-time students) $330
Day rate registration (accepted until 20 August) $150

**Accommodation**
In addition to a number of good local hotels near to campus, the University 
of
Washington offers pleasant, affordable accommodation.

Double room (3 nights, 3-6 Sep, with breakfast) $156 p/p
Single room (3 nights, 3-6 Sep, with breakfast) $222 p/p
Additional night (e.g. 02 or 06 Sep, double room) $46 p/p
Additional night (e.g. 02 or 06 Sep, single room) $68 p/p

The conference organizers can also make recommendations for hotels in and 
around the University District. More information will be available in due 
course.

**Publication**
Conference co-organizer Crispin Thurlow is planning to edit a volume 
provisionally titled "Language in the New Media: Technologies and 
Ideologies" and is in discussion with the editors of the Oxford University 
Press' series
Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics. His goal would be to publish this volume 
in 2011. To this end, Crispin would like to receive good quality, previously 
unpublished chapters which may or may not be based on papers presented at 
the conference. Contributions should be of no more than 7,000 words in 
length and should conform to APA format, please. More information about the 
scope of this volume will be made available nearer to the conference; in the 
meantime, the anticipated deadline for submission of chapters for review 
will be 31 January 2010.

**Organizers**
The conference is co-hosted by the University of Washington, Seattle, USA 
and the University of Leeds, England, UK. Organizers are Crispin Thurlow, 
Kristine Mroczek and Jamie Moshin, Department of Communication, University 
of Washington, Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Please direct any queries 
to
the organizers at lim2009 at u.washington.edu.

SENT BY
Crispin Thurlow
University of Washington
lim2009 at u.washington.edu