9th Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication Conference

The conference was first inspired by a research training programme previously run at King’s College London and the IOE, UCL. The first event took place in 2008 at Aston University to offer further opportunities to exchange knowledge around ethnography, language and communication. 

The theme of this 9th edition of the conference in London is ‘Language, inequality and the everyday (un)making of alliances’. It follows a series of global crises epitomised by moments of spectacular disruption such as the so-called ‘2008 economic crisis’ or the ‘COVID-19 pandemic’. But far from representing isolated events, these build on long-standing processes, practices and experiences of inequality which are increasingly at the centre of more and more people’s daily lives. 

The conference aims to provide a platform to reflect on the types of alliances that ethnographic and language scholarship might be able to generate in the (un)making of such inequalities.

This event will be particularly useful for those interested in linguistic ethnography, linguistic anthropology, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. 

Speakers

Confirmed keynote speakers and featured workshop organisers:

• Dr Julia Snell, University of Leeds (UK)
• Dr Daniel Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)
• Dr Beatriz Lorente, University of Bern (Switzerland)
• Dr Lian Malai Madsen, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Dr Jackie Jia Lou, Birkbeck University of London (UK).

Conference structure

The event will include individual papers, colloquia and featured data analysis workshops.

Cost

In order to make it as affordable as possible, the organisation of this conference will be fully arranged by the local committee with no outsourcing to third parties other than catering and interpretation services. 

Expect participation fees to be around £130 (non-BAAL members), £120 (BAAL members), £100 (students) and £80 (unemployed and participants from low, lower-middle or upper-middle income economy countries according to the WB classification). We are, however, waiting for budget confirmation so these are subject to change.

More information on registration and fees will be announced shortly.

Related links

• Centre for Applied Linguistics 
• Department of Culture, Communication and Media
• Tweet with #EELC9
• Linguistic Ethnography Forum (LEF)