The annual Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference series is dedicated to research in the broad area of
language and sexuality. Sessions
currently under development include:
* (Anti)Homophobic Discourse Analysis
* Erotic/Porn Socialities
* Language, Sexuality & Hip Hop Culture
* Intersexions: Language & Identity Nexuses
* Language as a Means of Control: Monitoring Salvadoran LGBT Immigrants
* Queering Heterosexuality and Challenging Normativities
Presentations in one of these sessions, or on any topic related to LGBTQ linguistics, are welcome. Please submit abstracts to the program committee c/o provench@umbc.edu before November 11, 2014.
With Lav 21, the Conference enters its third decade. This year’s program committee is committed to diversifying conference discussion and invites proposals for individual papers, panels and special events that situate discussions of language and sexuality within broader inflections, e.g. gender, race, ethnicity, age, class, mobility, ability, citizenship, nationality. There was much discussion at Lav 20 about language and normativity, and that discussion will likely continue at Lav 21, along with attention to language, sexuality and privilege. Locations for these discussions will likely be as diverse as in previous years, e.g. diaspora and new media, pornography and personal narrative.
One of the things that continues to make the Lav Lgs conference unique is its “no attitude” atmosphere. The conference setting is deliberately informal. There is ample time for discussion during the scheduled sessions and during the refreshment breaks. Lunch service is provided on site (and included in registration fee) to create additional opportunities for conference related conversation. Conference participants come from diverse backgrounds and this ensures multiple points of view will be represented in every discussion. Fees are deliberately suppressed to ensure that registration is affordable; we are not a profit-center! The conference site is accessible. And, with sufficient advance notice, all events have sign-language support. You will not feel alone, out-of-place, or unloved at Lav Lgs 21