NIGERIA
ECOLINGUISTICS ASSOCATION
IN
COLLOBORATION WITH THE
PRESIDENTIAL
TASK FORCE ON COVID-19
ANNOUCES ITS
SECOND
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 (VIRTUAL PLATFORM)
8th
-10th September 2021
About the conference
Ecolinguistics appears to be an interdisciplinary
combination of only linguistics and ecology. However, almost all areas of social
life from economics, religion and politics to other fields have shown much
influence on how humans treat each other and the ecosystems that life depends
on, and all of these areas are influenced by language. Ecolinguists
are now exploring whether the use of language in these areas leads to
environmentally destructive tendencies and negligence of other species or
whether they motivate people to accept and preserve the natural world. The
study of ecolinguistics therefore touches many
different disciplinary boundaries such as ecological studies, Economics,
Political Science, Literary Studies, Mass Communication, Psychology, Sociology,
History, Archeology, Philosophy, Theatre and Film studies, Religious Studies
etc. When ecolinguists look into other disciplines
they treat them critically – sometimes disciplines provide useful tools for
analysis, but sometimes the conventions of the disciplines themselves are
ecological destructive.
In the context of the growing
environmental and health challenges facing the world, scholars and policy
makers are expected to venture into multidisciplinary studies that are more
problem solving. The NEA 2021 is an extension of our 2020 conference, which
explored the ecological discourses and
multidisciplinary approaches to environmental sustainability. This year’s
conference is set up to specifically brainstorm on the relevance of language
and politics of environmental ethics in relation to Covid-19 pandemic.
Sub themes:
·
Language as a tool for Covid-19
awareness
·
Discourses on Politics and policies
of government on Covid-19
·
Language and politics of environment
·
Environmental ethics and justice
·
Climate change and
herders-farmers clashes in Africa
·
Critical discourse analysis of
Covid-19
·
Animals and plant extinctions in Africa and environmental degradation
·
Theatre and environmental ethics
·
Journalism and Environmental
communication
·
Ecocriticism and Covid-19 education
·
Environmental communication
·
Environmental education
·
Ecofeminism and creative writings
·
Semantics and ecolinguistics
·
Linguistics and other disciplines
·
Pragmatics and lexicography of environment
·
Creative writings and
environmental protection
·
Policies and laws of
environmental Protection in Africa
·
Pharmaceutical protocols, and
environmental education
·
African belief systems and Covid-19 pandemic
·
Ecology and Linguistics
·
Weather and the question of covid-19 narratives in Africa
·
Covid-19 is a reality or fiction?
·
Creative writings and
environmental ethics
·
Metaphors and fiction on Covid-19
·
Economics of Covid-19 in Africa
·
Persuasive Strategies and Environmental issues in Children's Literature Discourse
·
Teaching Eco linguistics Ethics
·
Practicing Critical Discourse Analysis at Times of Environmental Crisis
·
Nature in Popular Songs: A Path to Discourse Analysis
·
Act in Protest: Act in Theory
·
Speech Act Theory in Natural Activists' Banners
·
Ecolinguistics in the Context of Medicine
·
Eco-criticism in Classical and Modern Literature
·
The Earth Biodiversity as a Core of Traditional Proverbs
·
Nature between Gender: Symbolism of Mother Nature Components in Woman's and Man's Literary Text
Keynote
speakers:
Prof.
Douglas Mark Ponton
English Language and
Translation
Department of Political Science and Social
Science
University of Catania, Italy
(Shades of Green: Aspects of Dialogicity
in Environmental Discourse)
( African Traditional perspectives to Covid-19
Pandemic)
Distinguished Guest Speakers:
Boss Mustapha
Secretary to the Government of the Federation/
Chairman PTF
(Denials
and believers of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria: The true story)
Muhammad
Mahmood
Minister
of Environment
Federal
Ministry of Environment
Abuja,
Nigeria
(Environmental safety policies and
implementations in Nigeria)
Arc. Sonny Echono
Federal
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education,
Abuja,
Nigeria.
(Environmental safety protocols in
Nigerian schools during Covid-19 pandemic)
Lead Paper Presenters:
Prof. Tor Joe Iorapuu
Vice Chancellor, Benue State
University, Makurdi, Nigeria
(Theatre as a tool for environmental ethics)
Director, Institute of African Studies, University
of Nigeria
(From the works of imagination to
reality: environmental disasters and the prophecies of romantic poets)
Dr. Deigo Forte
Linguist/
Research Fellow, National Library of Argentina
University
of Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Covid-19, Non-human Animals, Politics and Mass Media: The language of
denial)
Prof. Charles Igwe
Vice Chancellor,
University
of Nigeria, Nsukka.
(Chief Host)
GUIDELINES:
The abstract should not exceed two
hundred and fifty (250) words. The full
paper must be typed using Times New Roman, 12 font size and 1.5 line
spacing. Use APA or MLA as a style sheet for
documentation. Participants are
requested to make a summary of the paper which must reflect the objective(s),
statement, methodology, findings and conclusion not more than one thousand
words for presentation via Zoom..
TIME LINE AND CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Deadline for submission of abstract is 31th, August 2021/ Deadline
for submission of full paper/summary sheet is on the 4th September 2021/Abstract, full paper and
summary sheet should be forwarded after creating an account for the conference
via www.nigeriaecolinguistics.com.ng or forward directly to nigeriaecolinguistics@gmail.com.
Accepted abstracts will be issued letters of acceptance.
CONFERENCE FEES:
Domestic Participants: N 6,000
Foreign Participants: $ 40
Foreign
students $ 20
Students
category: N 4000 (Provide
evidence of studentship)
BANK DETAILS:
Name:
Nigeria Ecolinguistics Association
Account Number: 1416608246
Bank Name:
Access Bank PLC, Nigeria
SWIFT CODE:
ABNGNGLA
WESTERN UNION TRANSFER
Receiver: Wayas David Tarhom
+2347030682617
A10860656 International ID, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Address: Students Multipurpose Centre, University
of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria (Dollar
transaction)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr.
David Wayas
Convener, NEA/Regional Representative @IEA
Dr.
Huda Halawachy
University of Mosul, Iraq
Chairperson
Chidi Anyanwu
University of Nigeria
Secretary
PARTNERS:
ü Nigeria Presidential Task Force on COVID-19
ü Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs,
Disaster Management and Social
Development, Abuja, Nigeria
ü Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja,
Nigeria
ü Ongoing Learning Unit, College of Arts,
University of Mosul, Iraq