Cfp: 2nd Biannual CLASP Conference, Program in Culture, Language and Social Practice, University of Colorado, Boulder, October 2-4, 2009.

2009 Plenary Speakers: H. Samy Alim, University of California, Los Angeles (Anthropology) Bob Craig, University of Colorado, Boulder (Communication) Kira Hall, University of Colorado, Boulder (Linguistics) Makoto Hayashi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Ling/EALC) The CLASP Conference is an interdisciplinary forum for scholars with interrelated research interests in the sociocultural and sociopolitical analysis of language to present new research and participate in workshops and data sessions with plenaries and local faculty. Both paper and panel submissions should address the relationship of language to culture and society; examples of possible frameworks or analytic traditions may include, but are not limited to: sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, bilingualism and code-switching, language socialization, narrative studies, the sociology of language, verbal art and performance, language and literacy, and language globalization. Panel proposals of up to 250 words should be submitted by April 21, and will be posted to the conference website for those interested in coordinating papers on a particular topic (panel submissions do not need to be accompanied by paper abstracts). Abstracts of 500 words for 20-minute papers may be submitted for an individual panel or independently, and should be submitted before May 7. Submissions should be sent as attachments (DOC or PDF) via email to clasp.conference@gmail.com, and should only contain the title and abstract for the paper. The body of the email should contain the following information: Author name(s) Affiliation(s) Paper Title Proposed panel (if any) For additional information, please visit: http://www.colorado.edu/clasp/conf Or contact: clasp.conference@gmail.com