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{{Event
 | Acronym = GlobE 2008
 | Title = Critical Discourse Analysis and Global Media
 | Type = Conference
 | Series = 
 | Field = Linguistics
 | Homepage = globe.ils.uw.edu.pl
 | Start date = Sep 18, 2008 
 | End date =  Sep 20, 2008
 | City= Warsaw
 | State = 
 | Country =  Poland
 | Abstract deadline = 
 | Submission deadline = Feb 29, 2008
 | Notification = Mar 31, 2008
 | Camera ready = 
}}

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We invite contributions locating at the intersection of cross-cultural discourse analysis, critical linguistics and translation theory.

Suggested topics within the scope of the Conference:

    * media communication as intercultural communication: mediation, translation, adaptation;
    * information, values, reader (viewer) orientation;
    * globalization and local world news;
    * local mediation of global topics;
    * global mediation of national topics and cultural emphases (collective memories, taboos, de-sacralization of symbols);
    * re-contextualization and semiotic re-coding in the media (multi-modal communications);
    * mediating humor and irony;
    * global genres and local media politics;
    * use and abuse in cross-cultural mediation of texts;
    * use and misuse of citations and reported speech;
    * use and misuse of science in political discourse;
    * ideologies and power in the media;
    * developing solidarity and hostility through the media;
    * professionalism and ethics in media communication (translation);
    * knowledge-based societies and the media: educational aspects;
    * media discourses and language teaching; 


Individual papers (20 minutes paper + 10 minutes discussion) and workshop proposals are invited. Abstracts (300-500 words), with the author's name, affiliation, e-mail address, and paper title should be sent via e-mail to the Conference address globe.ils@uw.edu.pl by the end of February 2008.

Notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors by 31 March 2008.

Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
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Acronym	GlobE 2008 +
End date	September 20, 2008 +
Event type	Conference +
Has coordinates	52° 13' 55", 21° 0' 24"Latitude: 52.231958333333 Longitude: 21.006725 +
Has location city	Warsaw +
Has location country	Category:Poland +
Homepage	http://globe.ils.uw.edu.pl +
IsA	Event +
Notification	March 31, 2008 +
Start date	September 18, 2008 +
Submission deadline	February 29, 2008 +
Title	Critical Discourse Analysis and Global Media +