Dear all,
Please see the below call for contributions for the Language of 'Authoritarian' Regimes blog.
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‘The Language of “Authoritarian” Regimes’ is seeking contributors to explore any aspect of the theme of our conference: the creation, dissemination and reception of discourse in regimes commonly referred to as ‘authoritarian’.
Contributions may relate to any relevant discipline or geographical area. Blogs can be based on interesting and relevant aspects of your research or methodology; related to a project or to a stand alone strand of research; or alternatively may be tied to current events or an upcoming date or anniversary.
Though blogs are usually published fortnightly, contributions based around current events may be published on a more timely basis.
Possible topics for exploration include (but are not limited to):
• Challenges to the concept of ‘authoritarianism’ in any context, made through the exploration of discourse.
• ‘Authoritarian’ language in ‘mainstream’ political discourse
• Representations of authoritarianism in visual discourse
• The Arts in authoritarian states, their engagement with the state, and strategies for navigating constraints
• National discourses, their construction and responses to them
• Gender ideology in authoritarian regimes
• Sex and sexuality and discourse surrounding these
• Case studies and individual experiences of authoritarianism explored through discursive engagement
• Medical discourse, e.g. mental health discourse, or reproductive discourse in authoritarian states
Guidelines for Bloggers:
Blog posts should generally be between 500-800 words, and definitely no longer than 1000, as longer posts don’t tend to be read (we can host longer pieces if you like but this will reduce your readership; alternatively we can split longer posts into ‘parts’ if that’s a format that works for the piece. Alternative formats are not sought for the time being but will be considered if proposed!)
Submissions should be written for a non-specialist audience, so please avoid jargon, and use hyperlinks where possible in the place of footnotes to clarify terms etc. Aim to be accessible.
Paragraphs need to be much shorter than usual, to improve readability on a web page – around 6 lines long maximum.
Please include at least one relevant image, for which you have obtained permission, along with clear attribution information. We also welcome your use of other media, again as long as you have obtained permission and clear attribution information.
Please email submissions to either
Hannah Parker ([log in to unmask]) or Stephanie Wright ([log in to unmask])
Unless they are tied to a specific event, posts will be added to the posting schedule after a review period of
approx. one week.
Alternatively, you can get in touch via our website https://thelanguageofauthoritarianregimes.wordpress.com/ or via Twitter @authlanguage
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