We are happy to announce the ViCom Workshop on “Expressing Emotions in Sign Languages” that will take place on July 4th-5th, 2024, in Hamburg, Germany.
Abstracts can be submitted until March 15th, 2024.
You can find more information on the website: https://www.idgs.uni-hamburg.de/forschung/tagungen/expressing-emotions-in-sign-languages.html
Please see the detailed Call for Abstracts below.
An International Sign Video of the Call can be seen here:
ViCom Workshop: Expressing Emotions in Sign Languages
Date: July 4th-5th, 2024
Venue: Universität Hamburg, Germany
Website: https://www.idgs.uni-hamburg.de/forschung/tagungen/expressing-emotions-in-sign-languages.html
Keynote presenters
Matthew Dye (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
Barbara Hager (University of Vienna, Austria)
Vadim Kimmelman (University of Bergen, Norway)
Description
In this workshop, we aim at bringing together research on the expression of emotions in sign languages from different perspectives and disciplines. Investigating the expression of emotions in the visual-spatial modality covers not only a wide range of linguistic areas (e.g., parts of speech, facial expressions, demonstrations, iconicity, irony), but also a variety of communicative situations (e.g., conversations, monologues, settings with feedback strategies, settings with conflicts, sign language interpreting).
Languages
The conference languages will be International Sign/American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Interpretation is provided between these languages by Overseas Interpreting.
Call for Abstracts
We invite on-stage presentations (40-minute presentation, followed by 20-minute Q&A and discussion) on the expression of emotions in sign languages. Also, junior researchers are particularly encouraged to submit an abstract. A poster session will be a further platform to meet and discuss.
Abstracts can be submitted in International Sign/ASL or written English. Please note that the abstracts must not be anonymized. Written abstracts should include the name(s) of the author(s) following the title. Signed abstracts should start with the name(s) of the author(s). The written abstract must not be longer than two pages (one text page and a second page including tables, examples, and references), in 12-point type, single-line spacing and 2,5 cm margins. The signed abstract must be of a comparable length (approx. five minutes). There is a maximum of two submissions per author, either one as a single author and one as a joint co-author, or two as a joint co-author. Please indicate whether your abstract is aimed at a presentation or a poster.
Abstracts should be submitted to: ExEmSiLa@gmail.com
For written abstracts, please send a PDF. For signed abstracts, please send a link to the downloadable video in MP4 format.
Important dates
Deadline for submissions: 15.03.2024
Notifications of acceptance: 28.03.2024
Confirmation of participation and indication of language for presentation: 05.04.2024
Conference: 04.-05.07.2024
Best wishes from Annika Herrmann & Sarah Schwarzenberg (Universität Hamburg, Germany)
and
Thomas Finkbeiner, Nina-Kristin Meister & Markus Steinbach (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany)