The Organising Committee and the English Department of the University of Murcia invite linguists, language professionals and students to attend and participate in the 1st. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISCOURSE AND INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS to be held at the University of Murcia (Spain) from 23rd to 25th September 2004.

I. CALL FOR PAPERS

We welcome proposals on any aspect of the following disciplines: Discourse Studies, Critical Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Cross-cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Relations, Discursive Psychology, Pragmatics, Stylistics, Cognitive Science, etc.

Of particular interest are proposals related to:

• Discourse and society, the representation of social and cultural entities through discourse etc.
• Language, power and ideology; worldview, perception, attitudes etc.
• The construction of 'otherness' through discourse, ethnic groups, migration, racism, intergroup conflicts etc.
• Gender relationships, sexual identities/politics etc.
• Culture and education, intercultural communication and training etc.
• Cultural and intercultural aspects of language and literature;
• The Mass media and the construction of (inter)cultural relations.

II. TYPE OF PRESENTATION

• Papers: 20-minute sessions, plus 10 minutes for discussion.
• Workshops: 60-minute sessions.
• Poster presentations: Posters will be on display during the conference.

III. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Abstracts should be sent by email (preferably MS Word or RTF) to the following email addresses:

• dagmar@um.es
• lmaestre@um.es

IV. GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS / WORKSHOPS

Abstracts may include up to four keywords and should be submitted using the following format:

1. Title
2. Abstract (maximum 250 words, including references)
3. Keywords
4. Author(s) name(s)
5. Author(s) affiliation
6. Name of author to contact
7. Full postal address
8. E-mail address
9. Phone number (including country and area code)
10. Subject area
11. Preferred form of presentation (paper, poster, workshop)
12. Please indicate if any equipment is needed for your presentation (overhead projector, slide projector etc.)
    

V. DEADLINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

• PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS: 16th April 2004
• POSTERS: 30th April 2004

VI. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSALS

Acceptance of proposals (papers, posters and workshops) will be confirmed by 17th May 2004.

VII. LANGUAGES OF THE CONFERENCE

The languages of the Conference will be English and Spanish. However, the Committee will consider papers in other European languages.

VIII. PLENARY SPEAKERS

• Alvino Fantini (International School of Intercultural Relations, Vermont USA)
• Teun A. van Dijk (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
• Ruth Wodak (University of Vienna)
• Gregory Lee (University of Lyon3)

IX. ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Dagmar Scheu (University of Murcia)
María D. López Maestre (University of Murcia)
Rafael Monroy Casas (University of Murcia)
José Saura (University of Murcia)

X. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Patricia Bou (University of Valencia)
Rebecca Clift (University of Essex)
María José Coperías Aguilar (University of Valencia)
Alfonso J. García Martínez (University of Murcia)
Gregory Lee (University of Lyon3)
María D. López Maestre (University of Murcia)
Rafael Monroy Casas (University of Murcia)
Beatriz Penas (University of Zaragoza)
Ángel Rodríguez González (University of Murcia)
Aquilino Sánchez (University of Murcia)

XI. VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE

The Conference will be held at the Aulario de la Merced and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Murcia.
There are parking facilities (underground parking) situated behind the Faculty of Arts' main building.
For further information click on CONFERENCE VENUE on the main page.

XII. CONTACT ADDRESS:

For further information, please don't hesitate to contact:

Dr. Dagmar Scheu
968 363166
dagmar@um.es

Dr. María D. López Maestre
968 363145
lmaestre@um.es

Dr. Rafael Monroy Casas
968 363174
monroy@um.es

Departamento de Filología Inglesa
Facultad de Letras
Campus de la Merced
Universidad de Murcia
30.071 - Murcia
España / Spain

Tel.: 968 364 366
Fax: 968 363 185