Alterity, Margins, and Resistance 9th Annual World Languages Graduate Organization Conference Virtual Conference Saturday, April 10, 2021, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm University of Iowa The World Languages Graduate Student Organization (WLGO) invites you to submit abstracts for academic papers or creative writing pieces that explore the topics on alterity, margins, and resistance within and between disciplines including, but not limited to, linguistics, language acquisition, education, anthropology, history, cognitive and behavioral sciences, computer science and information technology, literature, literary translation, cinema studies, cultural studies, gender, women, and sexuality studies, performance studies, the fine arts. Please submit abstracts of 250 words to wlgoiaconf@gmail.com by 5:00 om on Monday, March 8, 2021. We prefer abstracts and presentations in English, but we will consider submissions in other languages. Final presentations for the conference should be in English. In your abstract, please specify if your presentation will be an academic paper or a creative writing piece. We welcome both individual presentations and panel proposals of 3-4 presenters. (Please note we may consider individual presentations for inclusion on a panel.) Presentations will be 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes for questions. In addition to your abstract, please provide: • Your name • Your university affiliation • The title of your presentation • Whether you are proposing an individual presentation or a panel discussion • A short academic biography Also, please indicate whether you will need audiovisual equipment for your presentation. Keywords: alterity, otherness, diversity, inclusion, marginalized groups, intersectionality, precarity/precariousness, forgotten or lost culture, paraliterature, interlinear topics, marginalia, borders, resistance, nonconformism, heterodoxy, transgression, iconoclasm, stigma, stereotype, displacement, position, communication, translation, (multi-)media, text, discourse, negotiation, competition, sexuality, gender, identity, culture, language, reality, memory, fiction, humor, politics, history, rhetoric, meaning Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are an individual with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact WLGO at wlgoiaconf@gmail.com.
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