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Call for Papers Theme: Language and Colonialism Type: International Workshop Institution: Center for International Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, New York University and Centre national de la recherche scientifique Location: New York, NY (USA) Date: 4.–5.4.2014 Deadline: 20.12.2013 __________________________________________________ The NYU-CNRS Center for International Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences invites proposals for a workshop on “Language and Colonialism” to be held April 4 and 5, 2014 at New York University. The relationship between language and processes of colonization and decolonization has interested fields as diverse as anthropology, history, sociology, linguistics, and area studies. We aim to bring together the most vital and original contributions on the topics of language alienations, resistances, accommodations, refusals, and appropriations, as articulated in policies and everyday practices. Priority will be given to proposals on the British, French, Italian, and Dutch cases. Papers chosen for the workshop will be pre-circulated to facilitate serious discussion, and an edited volume from the revised papers is planned. Travel and lodging expenses will be paid for participants. Some possible themes: - Language and Colonial Authority - Translators as Colonial Intermediaries - Language and Racial Theories and Policies - Language and/of Missionaries and Religious Orders - Language and Colonial Education - Uses of the Vernacular - Language and Citizenship in the Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts - Linguistic Dimensions of Transitions to Independence - Postcolonial legacies of Colonial Language Politics and Policies Please send an abstract (up to 250 words) and a résumé to Ruth Ben-Ghiat (r...@nyu.edu) and Alice Goheneix Polanski (agp...@nyu.edu) by December 20, 2013. Contact: Ruth Ben-Ghiat & Alice Goheneix Polanski Center for International Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences New York University 4 Washington Square North New York, NY 10003 USA Email: r...@nyu.edu and agp...@nyu.edu __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
