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[Commlist] CFP: International association for minority language media research (IAMLMR) biennial conference
Fri Jan 05 17:29:36 GMT 2024
CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MINORITY LANGUAGE MEDIA RESEARCH (IAMLMR)
BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
July 8-11, 2024 (Hybrid)
Theme:
MINORITY LANGUAGE MEDIA IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
The organising committee of the International Association for Minority
Language Media Research (IAMLMR) biennial conference under the theme
“Minority Language Media in Uncertain Times” invites submissions for the
biennial international conference to be hosted by the Indigenous
Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity at the North-West
University, Mafikeng, South Africa on 8 – 11, July 2024.
Preamble
Uncertain times are part of human social realities that have shaped
local, national and international outlooks on many issues including
language use. The documented effects of global pandemics ranging
from HIV/AIDS to coronavirus underscore this fact. The COVID-19 pandemic
is a harbinger of uncertain times which have altered different facets of
human lives worldwide such that it has created what is referred to as
the ‘new normal.’ Now that the pandemic’s menace is receding amidst
various other maladies that trouble the world, there is a need to
evaluate its impact. Moreso, attention has been paid to its effects on
mankind in the post-covid era (Shen, 2020). There is no doubt that the
infodemic during pandemics has shed light on how people use languages
and its effects in their communities. This infodemic is a byproduct of
uncertain times that has even further highlighted the influence of
pandemics on minority language media, considering the inadequacy of the
mainstreamed languages in mitigating the pandemics’ effects.
Scholars already have demonstrated that minority language media usage
and practice have declined even before the advent of COVID-19, which
reveals the pre-COVID-19 minority language media situation and the
urgency required to tackle issues surrounding the field of study to
attempt to preserve minority languages for posterity despite uncertain
periods of human existence. Generally, questions have emerged about the
pandemic effects on minority language
media. For example, have pandemics helped minority language media use in
any way? Indeed, across Europe, Asia and Africa, scholars are
increasingly considering how minority language media were affected by
pandemics in uncertain times (Bober and Willis, 2021; Piller, Zhang and
Li, 2020; Wang, Bahry and An, 2022). It is easy to assume that pandemics
have negatively affected minority language media the way colonialism,
globalization and digitalization have. Have pandemics like COVID-19
helped the progress and preservation of minority language media
worldwide? To what extent have they contributed to the growth or
extinction of minority language media in different societies in the world?
It is crucial to consider these questions in the aftermath of the
pandemic that borders on the survival of humanity to find solutions to
the excruciating impact of the pandemic. Minority language media are a
constant in the mediation of human existence. Language generates
coherent and semiotic codes and symbols to communicate with one another.
Despite the numerous human languages worldwide, studies have shown that
many minority languages have been marginalised by natural and
non-natural causes. Moreover, minority language media have often fought
to find space for expression amidst these causes that engender uncertain
times in human history (Mpofu & Salawu, 2018). Indeed, pandemics such as
COVID-19 have challenged scholars to evaluate how minority language
media have performed in the race for survival against powerful forces of
colonial, global languages and other pandemics in uncertain times. As
Tshabangu and Salawu (2021) posit, scholars need to focus minority
language media research on new vistas beyond digitalization, democracy,
development, health communication and gender. Language media generate
and mediate people’s identities worldwide, and it is important to
determine how pandemics like COVID-19 have influenced them, posing many
questions about minority language media in uncertain times of human
history. The phrase “uncertain times” is wide-ranging and is
deliberately used to accommodate other submissions that do not
necessarily focus on the COVID-19 aftermath. Thus, this Call for Papers
invites submissions that fit into the sub-themes below and any other
aspects of minority languages:
Sub-Themes
o Theorisation of Minority Language Media Research in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Information Technology in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Audience Access in Uncertain Times
o Economies of Scale for Minority Language Media in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Spatial Representation in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Home, Identity, Memory and Belonging in
Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media, Borders and Politics in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Music in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media, Cinematics and Videography in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Government Policies in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media, Teaching and Learning in Uncertain Times
o Minority Language Media and Online Teaching in Uncertain Times
o Research Methodologies and Minority Language Media in Uncertain Times
This is not an exhaustive set of themes for the joint conference and
presenters are free to submit on aspects of minority languages
worldwide. Abstracts of 300 words in MSWord Times New Roman 12 pt.
should be submitted to the emails specified below. These shall be
reviewed, and presenters shall be subsequently advised on the outcomes.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Interested participants are invited to submit abstracts of not less than
300 words on any of the specific themes stated above, and 150-word short
biography. Abstracts should be sent to: (iamlmr2024 /at/ nwu.ac.za)
1st Call for Papers September 29, 2023
Submission Deadline Date January 31st, 2024
Notification of Acceptance February 14, 2024
Conference Registration (Early Birds) March 15-May 16, 2024
Conference Registration (Late Birds) May 16-June 16, 2024
08 Arrival
09 conference start, opening followed by keynotes.
10- keynotes, Gala dinner
11- Departure/Excursion (optional)
Conference Fees
Student R 1,500
Academics/Staff R 3,500
ONLINE PARTICIPANTS
Student R 1,000
Academics/Staff R 2,000
Submission Procedure
When submitting abstracts, participants must indicate which of the above
themes their submission aligns with.
Format
Abstract preparation should take the following format: title, name of
presenter, contact details, type of presentation and the text of the
abstract (250-300 words). Short bios of presenters should also be included.
Categories
· Oral presentations
· Virtual presentations
· Posters
· Panel discussions
References
Bober, S. and Willis, C. (2021). The Covid-19 pandemic and minority
language media in Europe: the effects of spring 2020 lockdowns. Journal
of Multilingual and Multicultural Development,
https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2021.2005074.
Mpofu, P. and Salawu, A. (2018). Linguistic disenfranchisement, minority
resistance and language revitalisation: The contributions of
ethnolinguistic online communities in Zimbabwe. Cogent Arts & Humanities
(2018), 5: 1551764, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2018.1551764.
Piller, I., Zhang, J. and Li, J. (2020). Linguistic diversity in a time
of crisis: Language challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Multilingual -
Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication 39(5), DOI:
10.1515/multi-2020-0136
Shen, Q. (2020). Commentary: Directions in language planning from the COVID-
19 pandemic. Multilingua 2020; 39(5): 625–629.
Tshabangu, T. and Salawu, A. (2021). Indigenous-language Media Research
in Africa: Gains, Losses, Towards a New Research Agenda. African
Journalism Studies, Vol. 43(1), pp. 1-16.
Wang, G., Bahry, S.A. and An, W. (2022). Minority Language
Revitalization and Social Media through the Lens of Covid-19 in Yunnan
and Gansu, western China. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural
Development,
https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2042541
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