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4^th International Conference of the English Department, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDIES:

EMBRACING EDGES

(ELLSEE)

7-9 December 2012

Faculty of Philology, Belgrade

Call for Papers

The English Department at the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, is pleased to announce the fourth  international conference on English language and literature studies. The aim of the ELLSEE conference is to  promote exchange of ideas across different areas and theoretical frameworks of English linguistics and anglophone  literary/cultural studies throughout a broad academic community.

We welcome proposals for papers addressing diverse issues within the general theme of the conference – EMBRACING EDGES – in the following fields:

• Theoretical Linguistics

• Applied Linguistics

• Literary Studies

• Cultural Studies

The official language of the conference is English.

 

Each paper will be allotted 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion).

 

A selection of papers will be published after the conference.

 

THE LIST OF PLENARY SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:

 

-       Vesna Goldsworthy (Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing, Kingston University, UK)

-       David Norris (Professor in Russian and Slavonic Studies, University of Nottingham, UK)

-       Greville Corbett (Professor in Linguistics, University of Surrey, UK)

 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

 

Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and should be sent via e-mail (as Word 1997-2003 attachments) to:

ellsee.belgrade@gmail.com

 

Abstracts should be fully anonymous (title of the paper + abstract + references).

 

The following information should be specified in the body of the e-mail:

(1)           Title of the paper

(2)           Name of the author(s)

(3)           Affiliation of the author(s)

(4)           Key words

(5)           E-mail address

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of abstracts:                 15 August, 2012                       

Notification of acceptance:              15 September, 2012                      

 

 

CONFERENCE FEE

 

The conference fee is 80 Euros. The fee includes:

 

·       conference pack

·       coffee break refreshments

·       welcome party

 

ACCOMMODATION

 

Hotel reservations can be made by the organizers upon request.

 

CONFERENCE WEBSITE:          

 

www.ellsee.fil.bg.ac.rs    /active as of 1 May  2012/

 

 

We look forward to your participation.

 

 

On behalf of the ELLSEE Organizing Committee,

 

 

Zoran Paunović

Professor of English Literature

Head of the English Department

Faculty of Philology

University of Belgrade