NCA 108th Annual Convention
Language and Social Interaction Division
Submission Deadline Dates: Mon, 1/10 2022 12:00 AM – Thu, 3/31 2022 3:00 AM EDT
The Language and Social Interaction (LSI) Division promotes research and teaching on language and discourse processes in social interaction. The 108th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, November 17-20, 2022, will engage with the theme “Honoring PLACE: People, Liberation, Advocacy, Community, and Environment.” This theme invites submissions that highlight place and/or one or more aspects of the acronym PLACE, and help us as Communication scholars to “broaden our practices beyond the white, ableist, heterosexist, U.S.-centric, cis-gendered, male-dominated, and colonial history upon which our nation and discipline were built.” The LSI Division invites submissions of individual papers, extended abstracts (for individual papers), paper sessions, and panel discussions. We encourage submissions that address the convention’s theme and that “broaden our practices” by integrating multiple LSI theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Submissions to the LSI division may be empirical, theoretical, methodological, or exploratory in nature but should take an approach that is grounded in at least one of the following traditions: applied linguistics, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, ethnomethodology, membership categorization analysis, discursive psychology, narrative analysis, pragmatics, social psychology of language, social semiotics, sociolinguistics, or speech act theory. All submissions must be made via NCA Convention Central. Submissions are accepted starting January 10, 2022 until the deadline of March 30, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
Individual Papers: An individual paper is a paper submitted by an author or authors that is not part of a preconceived paper session. Both complete papers (no longer than 25 pages in length, double spaced, excluding references) and extended abstracts (1500-3000 words) will be considered. Extended abstracts should provide a rationale for the study, state the main analytic point(s) or argument(s) of the paper, and include a brief analysis of at least one data extract. Recognition for the top three individual papers will be given, including awards for top paper and top student paper. Only full papers will be considered for the awards. Please complete the required electronic submission fields including title, description, author(s), and keywords. Upload a copy of your paper or abstract. All identifying author information (names, institutions, hidden document properties) should be removed from your paper or abstract document before uploading. Please indicate on the electronic submission form whether your paper submission should be considered a student-authored paper and if you would like to be considered for presentation in Scholar to Scholar.
Paper Sessions: A paper session is a preconceived and complete session of papers surrounding a topic, in which each presenter (3-5) presents a paper. Paper sessions are submitted and reviewed for consideration. Paper session submissions should include: 1) a session title; 2) an overall session description; 3) chair(s) and respondent(s) (if applicable); 4) titles, author(s), and abstracts for each paper; 5) a rationale for the value of the session. Paper sessions should include individuals representing multiple institutions rather than individuals from only one or two institutions. Further, a single person should not serve more than one role (i.e., chair, respondent, or presenter) in a submission.
Panel Discussions: A panel discussion is a preconceived and complete session of presenters discussing a topic or issue. Panel discussions should include: 1) a panel title; 2) an overall panel description; 3) participant contact information; 4) a rationale for the value of the panel. Panel discussions should include individuals representing multiple institutions rather than individuals from only one or two institutions. Further, a single person should not serve more than one role (i.e., chair, respondent, or presenter) in a submission.
All submitters are encouraged to review the Professional Standards for Convention Participants prior to submission. Helpful resources, including step-by-step instructions on how to submit, definitions of different submission types, and how to prepare a blind submission, are available in the NCA Convention Resource Library at www.natcom.org/conventionresources. All submissions must be made online through NCA Convention Central, and must list any A/V requirements at the time of submission. Check your email address listed in NCA Convention Central before or after submission, as all correspondence goes there.
For questions about this call, please contact the Vice-Chair of the LSI division:
Cynthia Gordon, Georgetown University: gordonc@georgetown.edu