Virtual conference at CALS

Representations of Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity in the

Media: New Approaches and Perspectives

As part of the CIDoRa project, a virtual conference with the theme “Representations of Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity in the Media: New Approaches and Perspectives” was hosted at CALS (Centre for Applied Language Studies) at the University of Limerick. Bringing together colleagues researching on this topic from different perspectives, the conference provided a platform for exchange and discussions on current issues and approaches to examining transmodal (i.e. linguistic and other semiotic) media practices in relation to ethnic and linguistic diversity. 

We invited contributions from a wide range of linguistic and related disciplines. Research areas of contributors included, but were not limited to:

-    Critical discourse studies of representations of ethnic and linguistic diversity
-    Sociolinguistic studies on influencing factors on media language 
-    Applied linguistic studies behind the scenes of media content production
-    Social semiotic approaches to media communication
-    Corpus linguistic analyses of media discourse

We were pleased to welcome Professor Colleen Cotter (Professor in Media Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London) as our keynote speaker.

More information on the conference can be found in the CfP.

The book of abstracts can be viewed here.