Call for Papers for the 9th Doctoral Conference "Giving Voice, Gaining Voice, Seeing Voices. Insights from Linguistics, Literature, Education and Translation Studies" in Venice

Ca' Foscari University of Venice which is hosting a conference on Giving Voice, Gaining Voice, Seeing Voices. Insights from Linguistics, Literature, Education and Translation Studies from November 13-14, 2025 at Ca’ Bernardo (Venice) is currently looking for proposals.

What is the conference about?

The conference title, lending itself to different interpretations, encourages a broad reflection to which both the linguistic and literary disciplines can fruitfully contribute. Here, in fact, voice is not only intended as a linguistic tool but it is also investigated in its expressive, ideological and identity-bound dimensions.
The aim of this event, organized by the students enrolled in the 40th cycle of the PhD programme in Modern Languages, Cultures and Societies and Linguistics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, is to encourage such reflection, addressing it through the following perspectives.
 

Contributions fields:

1. Rhetorical and Narratological Studies
2. Literary, Post-Colonial and Socio-Cultural Studies
3. Translation Studies
4. General and Theoretical Linguistics
5. Applied Linguistics and Language Education: Acquisitional and Educational Perspectives

Submission guidelines

The abstract, of a maximum of 350 words and 5 bibliographical references (excluded from word count), must be sent to the scientific-organizing committee by May 1, 2025 by filling out the form available on the conference website. Abstracts in LIS can be submitted in video format, with a maximum duration of 2 minutes (max 100MB). Contributions are to be delivered as an oral presentation up to a maximum of 20 minutes (+ 5 minutes of questions). The abstract must be uploaded in pdf or mp4 format and renamed Surname_DC_Unive25. The conference languages will be English, Italian, and LIS. Depending on the contributions we will receive, a session with Italian<>LIS interpretation service will be scheduled. For further information, feel free to contact us at convegnophd.lcsmsl@unive.it.  The event will be held in-person at Ca' Bernardo Room B (Sala B) and registration will be free of charge. Travel costs are covered by attendees.  

Deadline recap 

• Submission: March 15 - May 1, 2025
• Notification of selection: July 31, 2025
• Registration: September 1-15, 2025 

Find out more information by downloading the call details.