Seniors, foreign caregivers, families, institutions. Linguistic and multidisciplinary perspectives

Invited keynote speakers

Michael Brannigan (College of St Rose, Albany, New York – US)

Boyd Davis (University of North Carolina, Charlotte – US)

Giuliana Garzone (IULM, Milano – Italy)

Call for Papers

We invite abstracts for papers on the theme of “Seniors, foreign caregivers, families, institutions” from the English linguistics point of view, as well as from other perspectives that pay close attention to the linguistic, social, economic and ethical aspects regarding the ageing population, those who assist them, their families and the institutions/organisations that offer services for them. Proposals with a multidisciplinary focus will be especially welcome.

Papers will be 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion, and we expect to publish a selection of them, following double-bind peer-review.

Abstracts (ca. 300 words plus max 6 references) should be sent as Word file to seniors2019@uninsubria.it no later than 31 December 2018. Notifications of acceptance will be issued by 31 January 2019.

General information

The event will be held at the University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

The registration fee is 100 Euros. More information will be provided in future circulars and on the conference website at www.uninsubria.eu/seniors2019

Scientific committee

Alessandra Vicentini (University of Insubria, Italy), Kim Grego (University of Milan, Italy), Federico Pasquarè Mariotto (University of Insubria, Italy), Francesco Paolo Campione (University of Insubria)

Organising committee

Alessandra Vicentini, Kim Grego, Daniel Russo, Moira Luraschi, Giulia Rovelli