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5th BAAL Gender and Language Special Interest Group Event (GaLSig)

Gender and Language in the Public Space

Date: Tuesday 20th September 2011; 10.00am to 4pm
Place: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Language and Diversity (InterLand), Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

The focus of this event is on theoretical and empirical research that examines gender in relation to public and institutional discourse in domains such as Parliament, government, business, leadership, the media, law, education, academia, medicine and religion. During the day, we hope to address some of the following questions:

  • What can the discipline of Gender and Language contribute to an understanding of gendered discourses in public settings?

  • Are women disadvantaged in certain public settings, or is this now the wrong question to ask?

  • To what extent should scholars aim to make their research available to users and practitioners?

  • Where scholars have been involved in community engagement, to what extent has this been successful?

  • With Research Councils currently prioritising projects with social and economic impact, what kind of impact can gender and language researchers make? At least one session will be devoted to Research Council funded projects on this topic, and more broadly, to what constitutes a successful grant application in our field.

Invited speakers include:

  • Professor Deborah Cameron, Worcester College, University of Oxford

  • Dr Louise Mullany, University of Nottingham

  • Dr Lia Litosseliti, City University, London

  • Dr Jo Angouri, University of West England (TBC)

  • Dr Sylvia Shaw, Middlesex University

  • Dr Judith Baxter, Aston University

The day will comprise papers by the above speakers who will present their work in 30-minute sessions followed by time for a brief discussion. At the end of the day, we will hold a plenary to discuss some of the key issues raised.

Papers will be approximately 30 minutes long with 10 minutes for questions

Registration opens: 15th March 2011

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Events fees

  • Full-time students: £20

  • BAAL members: £30 

  • Non-BAAL members: £35