[Commlist] Call-for-Abstracts: The 3rd international workshop on hate speech]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS



*The 3rd International Workshop HATE SPEECH IN ASIA AND EUROPE*


*Pandemic, Fear, and Hate*



*May 20 (THU) – 21 (FRI), 2021*

*Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan*



*Convener:*

*Center for Korean Studies, Ritsumeikan University, Japan*



*Co-organizers:*

*Institute of Communication Research, Seoul National University, South
Korea*

*LCAO-CCJ, Université de Paris, France*



*Supporter:*

*Resona Foundation*



This project began in 2017 as a way to bring scholars across the continents
together to discuss national, regional, and global dynamics of hate speech
from diverse viewpoints that include the political, legal, historical,
ideological and cultural perspectives. Through the 1st and 2nd workshop,
held respectively in Kyoto and Paris, we explored the contours of hate
speech in different Asian and European countries. And some of the papers
from the two workshops were published via a journal special issue and an
edited volume.

(You can find more information on the edited volume from the 1st workshop
at here:
https://www.routledge.com/Hate-Speech-in-Asia-and-Europe-Beyond-Hate-and-Fear/Kang-Rive-Lasan-Kim-Hall/p/book/9780367209001
)



Next year, the workshop will continue and expand this conversation by
considering acute tensions surrounding hate speech issues in the age of
pandemic and including research on other continents, not strictly confined
to Asia and Europe.



Although the COVID-19 was of natural origin, its impact on society is more
a matter of a social crisis than a natural disaster. Pandemic is shaking
the society to its very foundation. This workshop pays attention to the
fear, discrimination, and hatred between nations, communities, and
individuals within the context of the anxiety and inequality brought by the
pandemic. COVID-19 has spurred hate speeches across continents, from the
conflict between the U.S. and China to discriminatory acts targeting at the
‘other(s)’. The profile of victims varies from country to country, and
diverse civil societies and nations have responded to this phenomenon in
different manners. While no one can predict how this pandemic is going to
shape the world after all, through this workshop, we expect to explore hate
speech fueled by the pandemic crisis and seek philosophical, ethical and
theoretical perspectives that illuminate how to overcome the fear and the
hate in this pandemic era.



We invite you to submit paper abstracts adopting different approaches such
as media studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science,
legal studies, religious studies *that examine, but are not restricted to,
the following questions:*



â—? What are the current contours of hate speech in this/the pandemic 
crisis?

â—? How can we better prevent and address social stigma associated with the
COVID-19?

â—? What are the differences and similarities in the manifestations of hate
speech across countries in the pandemic crisis?

â—? What are the legal and discursive characteristics of individual 
societies
in dealing with hate speech in the pandemic crisis?

â—? What frailties and inequalities does the COVID-19 expose?

â—? How are different media platforms exploited to express and spread hatred
against various minorities in the pandemic period?

â—? Why do ethnicity, sexuality and religion often act as flashpoints in the
pandemic crisis?

â—? Who are the scapegoats stigmatized by hate speeches linked to this 
health
crisis?



We are pleased to provide selected presenters with partial subsidies for
accommodation and travel expenses, depending on funding availability and
the participant’s needs. We intend to publish selected papers from the
workshop as a journal special issue and/or an edited volume with a
reputable academic press.



*This is an in-person workshop, but we are considering converting it to a
virtual or hybrid event.*



*SUBMISSION GUIDELINES*



Please email your proposal with a title, an abstract of not more than 500
words in MS Word to *(hatespeechworkshop /at/ gmail.com)
<(hatespeechworkshop /at/ gmail.com)>*, together with your *name, position,
institutional affiliation and email address* by *October 31, 2020*.
(Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by November 20, 2020)*.
Selected authors will be *requested to submit full papers by *April 20,
2021*.



Please do not hesitate to contact us((hatespeechworkshop /at/ gmail.com)) for any
questions regarding this workshop.





*Organizing Committee*

Myungkoo KANG, Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University, Korea

Marie-Orange RIVÉ, Associate Professor, Université de Paris, France

Wooja KIM, Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Sojeong PARK, Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University, Korea


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