CLA Centro Linguistico di Ateneo

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

International Conference:
Specialised Genres. Past, Present and Future

Rome,  14-16 April, 2011.

The international conference Specialised Genres. Past, Present and Future will take place in Rome, Italy, at the University of Rome ‘Foro Italico’ (IUSM) on April 14-16, 2011.

The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for scholars and practitioners to share views on the subject of Genre and genre variation and the way(s) it is manifested in different fields of knowledge and practice.

Genre has been studied extensively, from different perspectives, in the past few decades, but the topic is still of great interest due to the dynamicity and variability of genres. New, highly specialized genres have made their appearance while more traditional ones have undergone modifications and hybridizations when used in combination with  new, sophisticated technology such as the internet, i-phones, etc., just to cite a few.   
The processes of recycling, recontextualization and/or hybridization resulting into new genres have attracted the linguists’ interest since they have brought about the need for the identification of further, more specialised genre identity traits and new ways of accounting for them.

The main theme of the conference draws on the concept of genre variability as a consequence of new communicative needs and forms of communication. At the same time, it is expected to also throw light  on the theoretical and methodological tools applied to account for genre variability and change.

Invited plenary speakers who have confirmed their participation are Vijay K. Bhatia, City University of Hong Kong, and John A. Bateman, University of Bremen.

We invite contributions on the theme of Specialised Genres. Past, Present and Future in the following domains:

•    Multimodality
•    Genres and the web
•    Genre variability  
•    Hybridisation
•    Colonies of genres

Topics may include any of the following areas:

•    the media
•    advertising and branding
•    business communication
•    organisational communication
•    political communication
•    legal communication
•    academic communication
•    disciplinary and cross-disciplinary communication


Submissions should be directed to Paola Evangelisti, Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo. and Maurizio Gotti, Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo. by December 15, 2010. Abstracts, of no more than 300 words outlining the main thrust and conclusions of the paper and clearly specifying the domain and the topic, should be in ms/word format and should indicate the author’s full name, affiliation, address, phone and fax number and e-mail address. 
Notification of acceptance will be given by January 15, 2011.

Further information on the conference venue and hotels

Registration fees:

€ 150


Dates to remember:

Deadline for abstract submission:             November  30, 2010
Notification of acceptance:                       January     15, 2010
Earlybird registration:                                February   28, 2011
Conference in Rome:                                 April          14-16, 2011  


Scientific Committee:

Vijay K. Bhatia – City U. Hong Kong,
John A. Bateman – University of Bremen,
Paola Evangelisti – Università di Roma ‘Foro Italico’,
Maurizio Gotti – Università di Bergamo,
Giuseppina Cortese – Università di Torino,
Giuliana Garzone – Università di Milano,
Gabriella Di Martino – Università di Napoli ‘Federico II’.

Attachments:

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