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Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN9)

Dear Colleagues,
we kindly invite you to the 9th international conference on Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise. The conference aims to promote and foster interaction between those interested in discourse and communication in organisational settings, and follows a series of successful conferences (Lisbon 2001, Vigo 2003, Rio de Janeiro 2005, Nottingham 2007, Milan 2009, Hong Kong 2011, Beijing 2013 and Naples 2015).

Violence, Space and the Political

In this multi-disciplinary conference we wish to think through the imbrications of violence, space, and the political. Given that our present conjuncture is one constituted by innumerable sites of apartheid, exclusion, oppression, and indeed, resistance(s), such an interrogation is both crucial and potentially productive in re-thinking questions of power and radical politics.

“Did anyone say Power?”: Rethinking Domination and Hegemony in Translation

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
• Professor Christina Schäffner (Aston University, Birmingham, UK)
• Dr Karen Bennett (University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies (ULICES), Portugal)
• Professor Luc van Doorslaer (University of Leuven, Centre for Translation Studies (CETRA), Belgium)
• Professor José Lambert (University of Leuven, Centre for Translation Studies (CETRA), Belgium)

Lav 21: The 21st Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference

The annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference series is dedicated to research in the broad area of
language and sexuality. Sessions
currently under development include:

* (Anti)Homophobic Discourse Analysis
* Erotic/Porn Socialities
* Language, Sexuality & Hip Hop Culture
* Intersexions: Language & Identity Nexuses
* Language as a Means of Control: Monitoring Salvadoran LGBT Immigrants
* Queering Heterosexuality and Challenging Normativities

CfP: Doing Policy Analysis with SKAD (IPA 2015)

Dear colleagues:

We would like to invite paper submissions for our Panel "Doing Policy Analysis with SKAD" (p22) at 10th Interpretive Policy Conference in Lille, 8-10 July. Please find the CfP below and attached to this message.
Paper proposals can only be submitted via the conference’s website (http://ipa2015.sciencesconf.org/). Please send us an e-mail when you submit your proposal. Full papers will be due on 1 June 2015.

Europe in Discourse: Identity, Diversity, Borders

The Conference seeks to examine issues in the ongoing construction of European identity, including notions of diversity and (physical and symbolic) borders. It will focus on critical investigations that draw on discourse theory or bottom-up textual analysis to investigate these topics from the following perspectives: