[ecrea] cfp - Etc. Exchange Transformation Communication

NORDIC ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH STUDIES Triennial Conference: Aarhus 
University, Denmark, 8–10 May 2019
Etc. Exchange, Transformation, Communication

All of the subdisciplines of English Studies address issues of exchange, 
transformation and communication: ranging from the temporal development, 
regional variation and functional properties of language; through the 
societal interactions examined in history and cultural studies; to the 
permutations of plot, negotiations of character and voice, and 
evolutions of genre within literature, film, and other aesthetic forms. 
Exchange, transformation and communication are crucial to an 
understanding of English as a humanistic discipline; to its 
international role in political, institutional and market-driven 
contexts; and to the mediation between English(es) and other languages 
that is performed by textual and cultural translation.

In Etc. we intend to find space for all of the above-mentioned areas of 
study, and for the transformative possibilities that may arise from 
communication and exchange between them. Furthermore, we will consider 
exchange, transformation and communication not only as objects of study 
within English Studies but also as characterising the structure, roles 
and processes of English Studies itself as an international academic 
field, especially in relation to the meeting between national and 
institutional traditions and experiences – sometimes similar, sometimes 
very different – that a forum such as this conference permits.
Plenary speakers will include Michael Eaton, MBE (playwright and 
scriptwriter) and Prof. Alastair Pennycook (Distinguished Professor of 
Language, Society and Education, University of Technology, Sydney). 
Further speakers to be announced.

Possible focus areas include: o Transformative relations between 
English-language and Nordic languages, texts and cultures. o Ways in 
which English-language cultural conventions and artefacts have been 
adapted for new audiences. o Aspects of the literary, such as narrative 
and metaphor, as mechanisms for changing ideas, perceptions and beliefs. 
o Ways in which English-language fictional or non-fictional narratives 
model identity, social interaction, and the scope for personal change. o 
Ways in which English Studies contribute to understanding and/or 
influencing momentous transformations in the world around us. o 
Transformations in the nature and scope of English Studies, brought 
about through internal developments in knowledge and theory, or through 
external socio-economic and political forces. o Changes in the practices 
of knowledge-exchange, such as academic publishing and social media. o 
Uses of English in professional communication in cultural and 
organisational contexts. o Etcetera ... and other things.

Abstracts for 20-minute papers must be submitted via the NAES2019 
website https://events.au.dk/naes2019/about.html by 30 November 2018

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