The Language, Interaction, and Social Organization (LISO) Graduate Student Organization at UCSB and the Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture (CLIC) Graduate Student Association at UCLA and are pleased to host:
The 27th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction and Social Organization
May 23-24, 2025
University of California, Santa Barbara
Theme:
Research and (Re)action
Plenary speakers
Dr. Lynnette Arnold – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dr. Shannon Ward – University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Dr. Kevin Whitehead – University of California, Santa Barbara
The LISO conference promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion in the analysis of naturally occurring human interaction. Papers will be presented by national and international scholars on a variety of topics in the study of language, interaction, and culture.
This year, the conference theme is “Research and (Re)action.” This theme invites research that is engaged with the sociopolitical implications of language including: language and activism, language and resistance, language and social justice, and community-engaged approaches to research. We have put this theme forward in the hopes of fostering conversations about the role of language, interaction, and culture in the contemporary global sociopolitical climate.
Abstracts for presentations are welcome from all students, both graduate and undergraduate. Presentations that include video and/or audio recordings of naturalistic interaction are encouraged. Submissions within the scope of the conference theme are welcomed; however, innovative work on all aspects of language and interaction will be considered.
Please submit your abstract (up to 300 words) here by January 31st, 2025.
Questions? Email: LISOconference@gmail.com
Abstract submissions: https://app.oxfordabstracts.