Second University of Malaya Conference on Discourse and Society

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CfP call for papersConferenceSecond University of Malaya Conference on Discourse and Society (UMDS 2010)16.06.10-18.06.10Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
The Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Malaya is pleased to announce the second University of Malaya Conference on Discourse and Society (UMDS 2010).
UMDS 2010: 'Interdiscplinary Approaches to Discourse' aims to bring together scholars from various disciplines to exchange  ideas as well as offer new and critical perspectives and directions in research  on discourse and society.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:Prof Ruth Wodak (University  of Lancaster)Prof Theo Van Leuwen (University of Technology Sydney).
CONFERENCE THEMES:
While we welcome papers (in English or Bahasa Malaysia) from any topic in the field of discourse, we wish to encourage debate from interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives. Areas of interest include:
Discourse and EducationDiscourse and GenderDiscourse and ReligionDiscourse and MultimodalityDiscourse and the WorkplaceDiscourse and PoliticsDiscourse and GlobalizationDiscourse and the EnvironmentDiscourse and TechnologyIntercultural DiscoursesPostcolonial DiscoursesMinority DiscoursesDiscourse and the MediaOther related areas of research in discourse and society
Abstracts (a maximum of 300 words in either English or Bahasa Malaysia) must be sent to umdsabstracts@gmail.com by 14 February 2010
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