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Call for Papers: LINGUAPAX ASIA 2024 - International Symposium

9月01日(日)

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Online submission of papers

The symposium highlights the role of languages in building peace, preventing war and promoting conflict resolution. Linguapax Asia promotes linguistic tolerance and language diversity. Multilingualism and plurilingualism, enable engagement, foster public enlightenment and promote inclusivity.

Call for Papers: LINGUAPAX ASIA 2024 - International Symposium
Call for Papers: LINGUAPAX ASIA 2024 - International Symposium

Time & Location

2024年9月01日 23:58

Online submission of papers

About the event

Call for Papers

Abstract submission: Please send your proposal for a paper or poster session to Dr. Fred Anderson,

Program Director at fred@kansai-u.ac.jp by the deadline, September 1 (Sunday), 2024. We

welcome original and previously unpublished papers. The language of the conference is English.

Papers are assigned 30 minutes plus Q&A. No financial or visa assistance is given to presenters.

Young scholars and graduate students are welcome. There is free admission for students.

Abstract (in English) to be sent by email attachment: 300-350 words, plus title and references,Times

New Roman, 12 pt. with the author’s: name and affiliation, e-mail address of the first author.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by October 1st, 2024.

Description: Linguapax Asia 24 is held in the world’s first nuclear bombed city. The symposium

highlights the role of languages in building peace, preventing war and promoting conflict resolution.

Linguapax Asia promotes linguistic tolerance and language diversity. Multilingualism and plurilingualism

enable engagement, foster public enlightenment and promote inclusive societies. Language can also be

an agent of social division, discrimination and micro-nationalisms. Possible themes include:

▪ language in nationalism, national and regional conflict

▪ language and well-being

▪ migration and language

▪ language as a means of conflict resolution

▪ the language and metaphors of war

▪ language in community integration

▪ the role of indigenous languages in peace and national development

▪ language learning as a means of peace education

Attendance Fee: 2000 JY. Free admission for students. Participants are entitled to attend the

Hiroshima JALT conference which is held concurrently (December 13-15) at the same venue.

Venue: Eikei University of Hiroshima, Noboricho, Hiroshima.

About Linguapax: Linguapax Asia works in partnership with Linguapax International, an NGO in

Barcelona, Spain. Linguapax Asia carries out the objectives of both Linguapax International and

UNESCO's Linguapax Project with a special focus on Asia and the Pacific Rim. For further information

visit our website at http://www.linguapax-asia.org.

The organizers: The event is organized jointly by Linguapax Asia, Eikei University of Hiroshima,

Hiroshima JALT Chapter and JALT’s Global Issues SIG.

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