International Student Conference

April 10-11, 2025 Hybrid

This conference aims to provide a platform for students to present and discuss their research in English Studies, focusing on the role of discourse in language, literature, and cultural representation. Objectives include fostering interdisciplinary conversations, bringing together students and scholars from various English Studies disciplines, and encouraging critical analyses of language impact on societal norms, values, and cultural narratives. To actively encourage student participation and engagement, the conference is offered free of charge.

Contributions are invited that align with but are not limited to the following thematic areas: linguistics (pragmatics, discourse analysis, media linguistics), literary studies (narratives and discourse in literature, postcolonial discourse, critical theory and discourse), cultural studies (discourse and culture, discourse and identity, representation in popular culture), cross-disciplinary approaches (intersections of language, literature, and culture; multimodal discourse analysis).

Speakers


Malachi Black
University of San Diego, USA
Łukasz Grabowski
University of Opole, Poland
Laura Vilkaitė-Lozdienė
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Kotryna Garanasvili
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Adlina Ariffin
International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Andreas Mahler
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Conference Programme

Program


Conference Workshop 1

09:00 – 10:00

Laura Vilkaitė-Lozdienė (Vilnius University, Lithuania )


Keynote presentation 1

10:00 – 11:00

Łukasz Grabowski (University of Opole, Poland)


Keynote presentation 2

10:00 – 11:00

Malachi Black (University of San Diego, USA)


Conference Workshop 2

09:00 – 10:00

Kotryna Garanasvili (Vilnius University, Lithuania )


Keynote presentation 3

14:00 PM – 15:00 PM

Adlina Ariffin (International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia)


Partners


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