Welcome to the homepage of the postgraduate conference ‘Representations of Discourse’, which is being organised by the University of East Anglia’s School of Language and Communication Studies. We hope to give postgraduates experience of presenting their work to a wider audience at a serious conference.

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The theme of the conference is intentionally broad, and will be of interest to those pursuing postgraduate studies in diverse linguistics-related disciplines.

Plenary speakers will include Dr Christopher Hart from the University of Northumbria, and Prof Andreas Musolff from the University of East Anglia. We look forward to ending our conference with a roundtable discussion which all delegates will be invited to attend. Our two plenary speakers will be joined by two professionals from outside academia, and together they will share their insights into issues which have been raised throughout the day. Participation from audience members in the form of questions to the panel will be welcome.

Speakers & Papers

Keynote Speaker: Dr Christopher Hart (University of Northumbria)

Keynote Speaker: Prof Andreas Musolff (UEA)

Professional Speaker: Jennifer Kilbey (Professional Translator)

Professional Speaker: Judith Deledicq (Professional Interpreter)

Papers
 

Maria Cristina Seccia: Code-switching in Italian-Canadian novels: The case of Fabrizio’s Passion and Tenor of Love

Suzie Holdsworth: Conceptualizing European Citizenship at the Multilingual Interface

Julieta Delos Santos: Biology teachers' identities who use the outdoors in their teaching: Using discourse as a lens

Lori Gilbert: I'll keep my freedom, my guns and my money: Bumper stickers on vehicles in America as expressions of values

Akiko Sakamoto: Using discourse analysis to explore translators’ theorisation

Zuzanna Łopacińska: Interpreting the interpretation – decisions about power and dominance in discourse taken by interpreters in the light of critical discourse analysis.

Olena Skorokhod: Misrepresentation and construction of meaning in translation of a news text within a conflict

Antoinette Fawcett: WHERE AND WHEN WHO BREATHES – AND WHY IT MIGHT MATTER: Translating formal poetry through phrasal and pausal analysis

Tony Conway: “The only white rapper who’s allowed to say the n-word” – Racial identity on Childish Gambino’s Camp

Khalid Mahmood: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in V. S. Naipaul's Islamic Travelogue "Among the Believers"

Guido Croxatto: Language, Discourse and Law

Luciana Tcaciuc: Translating Metaphors into Romanian in Economic Documents of the European Central Bank

Conference Committee 
 

David Lilley
Lori Gilbert
Leila Khabazzi-Oskouei
Olena Skorokhod

Please contact us via email at representationsofdiscourse@gmail.com

Registration

Registration fees are £35, or £25 postgraduates, which includes all daytime refreshments, lunch and a drinks reception at the end of the conference.

Registration Deadline extended to Monday 21st May - Limited late spaces still available - e-mail k.konyn@uea.ac.uk to check availability.

Download a Registration Form (Word) | Registration Form (pdf)

Download details for paying by Bank Transfer (pdf)

For further details about the conference please contact the organisers at representationsofdiscourse@gmail.com

For queries about registration or accommodation please contact K.Konyn@uea.ac.uk

Sponsors

This conference has been made possible by kind support from the UEA Faculty of Arts & Humanities and the Engagement, Enterprise and Employability Grant.