The Third
International Conference on
Multicultural Discourses
Hangzhou, China, 27-29 August 2010
Following the great success of the first two tri-annual International
Conference on Multicultural Discourses in 2004 and 2007, respectively,
the Third will be held between August 27 and 29, 2010, again in Hangzhou!
The organizers are the Institute of Discourse & Cultural Studies and
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Zhejiang University ,
and the Centre for Discourse & Cultural Studies, Hangzhou
Normal University . The conference is co-sponsored by Chinese
Education Ministry and the Tang Yongqian Educational Foundation. The
conference is committed to: 1) enhancing critique of cultural imperialism
in scholarly discourse, 2) promoting cultural diversity and intercultural
dialogue in discourse studies, 3) advancing critical research into
culturally dominant discourses, culturally marginalized discourses and
new discourses helpful to cultural coexistence, solidarity and
prosperity. For detailed information about the conference including the
list of plenary speakers, please go to CONFERENCE WEBSITE:
http://shixu.com/institute-conference (Email:
(discourses /at/ zju.edu.cn);
(mdiscourses /at/ yahoo.com))
Shi-xu, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Multicultural Discourses,
would like to announce the forthcoming special issue (5:2): African
Realities of Language and Communication in Multicultural Settings,
guest-edited by K.K. Prah, with the following papers:
1) Prah, Kwesi Kwaa:
Introduction: African Languages and Their Usages in Multicultural
Landscapes
2) Chebanne, Andy: The Khoisan in
Botswana - Can multicultural discourses redeem them?
3) Banda, Felix: Style, repertoire
and identities in Zambian multilingual discourses
4) Lubinda, John: Promoting
multiculturalism and intercultural dialogue
through institutions and initiatives of civil
society organizations in Botswana
5) Nkolola-Wakumelo, Mildred: The
Discourse of Call Boys and Minibus Conductors in Zambia : A Hybrid
Sociolect of Identity
6) Prah, Kwesi Kwaa: Multilingualism
in Urban Africa ; Bane or Blessing
7) Magwa, Wiseman: Revisiting the
language question in Zimbabwe : A multilingual approach to the language
in education policy
8) Ngunga, Armindo: Monolingual
education in a multilingual setting: The case of Mozambique
