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Volume 15 (Spring 2020) of Iperstoria (www.iperstoria.it) Special Section Theme: Populism and Its Languages Editors:         Massimiliano Demata (University of Turin) Maria Ivana Lorenzetti (University of Verona)  Iperstoria is a multilingual, international, double-blind peer-reviewed biannual journal (ISSN 2281-4582) with a focus on English and American Studies. Call for Papers Today the term Populism is a trendy delegitimising term used by politicians to criticise the modus operandi of their opponents, portrayed as demagogues or manipulators. In political science, however, it is an ambiguous and complex phenomenon that ultimately entails putting into question the institutional order by constructing a dualistic view of society. Populism has taken on many forms and connotations through time, also shifting from right-wing to left-wing orientation. Nowadays populist movements on both sides of the political spectrum exploit a feeling of disillusion, widely felt in the public sphere of many countries, in the traditional workings of representative democracy and in the establishment (or the “elite”) by claiming to represent the true will of the “people” and are founded on a divisive rhetoric (us vs. them) . Populism has been the subject of a vast literature and the source of intense scholarly debate. Many definitions of populism have been proposed, as it has been considered an ideology, or “thin-centred ideology” (Mudde), a discourse (Laclau), a style (Moffitt), a discursive style (Hofstadter) or a form of political strategy (Weyland).  However, very little attention has been devoted to how populism is structured in discourse: while both media observers and scholars debate on who or what is truly “populist”, there are still gaps in the literature about the language – and most crucially the discursive strategies – used by populist actors as well as their electorate.This special section of Iperstoria on “Populism and Its Languages” will focus on the discursive strategies used by those political leaders, movements and segments of the electorate who are ritually branded as “populist” within political and media discourses. The ultimate aim of this collection is to explore the possibility that there are certain common features in discourse that can be characterised as quintessentially populist. We welcome contributions in English from scholars working within a wide range of theoretical approaches, both from a quantitative or qualitative perspective, addressing discourses (by leaders, parties, media as well as the public) in the Anglo-American public spheres that may be characterised as “populist”, that discuss populist performances, rhetoric and practices, or focus on different textual typologies (e.g. speeches, newspapers articles, social media posts). Papers may also include contrastive studies, but a focus on the Anglo-American perspective is required. Abstracts, of no more than 300 words plus references and a short bio sketch of the author(s), should include a clear indication of the methodology used and should be submitted to both editors Massimiliano Demata (massimiliano.demata@unito.it) and Maria Ivana Lorenzetti (mariaivana.lorenzetti@univr.it) by 30 September 2019. Papers will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process. Submission Schedule: 30 September 2019: abstracts submission to the editors 15 October 2019: notification of acceptance 31 January 2020: first draft sent to the editors 30 March 2020: reviewers’ comments sent to authors 30 April 2020: submission of final manuscript   All inquiries regarding the issue should be sent to massimiliano.demata@unito.it and mariaivana.lorenzetti@univr.it

CFP: WiN: The EAAS Women’s Network Journal (Issue 2) ***Deadline extended to July 15, 2019*** The second issue of the EAAS open access journal, WiN, will be based on the Thessaloniki 2019 symposium theme, “Feminism and Technoscience” (http://www.enl.auth.gr/technoscience/cfp.html). In light of contemporary sociopolitical developments and prevailing technological practices, The EAAS Women’s Network Journal will explore the connection between feminism and technoscience. In particular, it will examine feminist activism in relation to central notions such as the body, nature, and subjectivity within the context of current technoscientific discourses. The long history of the feminist movement and the great diversity it displays when approached through the perspectives of race, ethnicity, age, and class underscores its strong political impetus and dynamic evolution. Especially when viewed in the context of technoscience, feminism reveals different socio-cultural, political, and media practices at work that not only affect but also shape public perceptions of femininity with respect to gender-defined skills, relations, and reproductive abilities. A number of contemporary feminist theoreticians, such as Judith Butler, Donna Haraway, and Rosi Braidotti, have commented, each from her own unique perspective, on the impact that technology has had on female labor, bodies, and subjectivity within the context of transnational and global capitalist control. We invite articles that explore all aspects of this theme. Scholars who participated in the symposium are particularly encouraged to submit their articles, but the call is certainly not limited to them. Possible subthemes may include: • Gendered technoscience/technophobia • Feminism and the biopolitics of reproductive technologies • Feminism and transnational capitalism • Feminism and digital networks/the (social) media • Feminism and political advocacy/online activism • Misogyny and the (social) media • Domestic technologies and activism • Feminism and technological innovation • Ecofeminism and industrialization • Feminism and posthumanism • Performing gender in virtual environments • Cyberfeminism and gendered cyborgs • Feminism and cybersexualities • Feminism, technoscience and literature • Feminist game studies and game production • Queer(ing) technology • Ethnicity, femininity and technology • Feminism, technology, and workforce politics • Technological representations of feminism • Transnational feminism and technology If you would like to submit a manuscript for consideration, please email your submission (of 5,000-8,000 words, in MLA style) by July 15, 2019 to eaaswomensnetwork@gmail.com. Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial review will undergo double-blind external peer review over the summer. For more information about the journal, please consult our website: http://women.eaas.eu We would also like to take this opportunity to announce the new and old members of our steering committee: Elisabetta Marino (Italy), Izabella Kimak (Poland), Marta J. Lysik (Poland), and Ingrid Gessner (Germany). Johanna Heil (Germany) will join the new team in 2020. We look forward to your submissions and to your participation in future events, including the next EAAS Women’s Network symposium, which will take place in Debrecen, Hungary in March/April 2021. Sincerely, The EAAS Women’s Network Steering Committee

CTS SPRING-CLEANING: A CRITICAL REFLECTION Special Issue of MonTI Guest Editors: María Calzada Pérez (Universitat Jaume I) and Sara Laviosa (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro)   This special issue is intended to be a self-reflexive research work that looks back and forward upon corpus-based translation studies (CTS). Similarly to other publications in the field (e.g. Laviosa 1998; Laviosa 2002; Olohan 2004; Kruger et al. 2011), looking back brings us to at least 1993, when Mona Baker officially envisaged a turning point in the history of the discipline. Baker was not the first person to undertake corpus-based research (see, for example, Gellerstam 1986; Lindquist 1989), but she was undoubtedly the scholar who most forcefully predicted what the future had in store. And her premonitions were realized in virtually no time. Research has grown exponentially from 1993 onwards in the very aspects Baker had anticipated (corpora, methods and tools). We believe it is time we pause and reflect (critically) upon our research domain. And we want to do so in what we see is a relatively innovative way: by importing Taylor and Marchi ‘s (2018) spirit and methodologies from corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS) into CTS. Like them, we want to place our emphasis precisely on the faulty areas within our studies. We aim to deal with the issues we have left undone; or those we have neglected. In short, and drawing on Taylor and Marchi’s (2008) work, we propose to devote this volume to revisiting our own partiality and cleaning some of our dustiest corners. Regarding partiality, Taylor and Marchi (2018: 8) argue that “[u]nderstandably, most people just get on with the task of doing their research rather than discussing what didn’t work and how they balanced it.” Going back to our previous research, identifying some of its pitfalls, and having another go at what did not work is a second chance we believe we deserve. Looking at our object of study from different viewpoints or within new joined efforts, plunging into (relatively) new practices, such as CTS triangulation (see Malamatidou 2017), may be one of the ways in which we can now contribute to going back to post-modernity; and do things differently. As to dusty corners (“both the neglected aspects of analysis and under-researched topics and text types” (Taylor and Marchi, 2018: 9), like Taylor (2018) we need further work on (translated) absence; similarities (as well as differences); silent voices, non-dominant languages, amongst many other concerns. The present CFP, then, is interested in theoretical, descriptive, applied and critical papers (from CTS and external fields) that make a contribution to tackling CTS partiality and dusty spots of any kind. We particularly (but not only) welcome papers including: critical evaluation of one’s own work awareness of (old/new) research design issues use of new protocols and tools to examine corpora identification of areas where accountability is required and methods to guarantee accountability cases of triangulation of all kinds studies of absences in originals and/or translations studies of new voices, minoritised (and non-named) languages, multimodal texts, etc. pro-active proposals to bring CTS forward Practical information and deadlines Please submit abstracts (in Catalan, English, Italian, and Spanish) of approximately 500 words, including relevant references (not included in the word count), to both calzada@uji.es and saralaviosa@gmail.com. Abstract deadline: 1 November 2019 Acceptance of proposals: 1 January 2020 Submission of papers: 31 May 2020 Acceptance of papers: 15 September 2020 Submission of final versions of papers: 15 November 2020 Publication: December 2020

The Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Iperstoria is online. The special section, Negotiating Meaning in Business English as a Lingua Franca, is edited by Alessia Cogo and Paola Vettorel, leading scholars on the subject. The essays of this section address linguistic aspects of BELF as well as teaching applications. Recent volumes on the subject are reviewed in the final part. Il numero XIII (primavera/estate 2019) di Iperstoria è online. Apre con una sezione monografica dedicata a Negotiating Meaning in Business English as a Lingua Franca e curata da Alessia Cogo and Paola Vettorel, due esperte a livello internazionale di questo tema. Nella parte finale le recensioni riguardano alcuni dei volumi più recenti sull’argomento. ISSUE XIII – Spring/Summer 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS / INDICE Special Section /Sezione monografica Negotiating Meaning in Business English as a Lingua Franca Edited by/a cura di Alessia Cogo e Paola Vettorel Introduction  Alessia Cogo and Paola Vettorel Marie-Luise Pitzl, Investigating Communities of Practice (CoPs) and Transient International Groups (TIGs) in BELF Contexts Marie-Louise Brunner And Stefan Diemer, Meaning Negotiation and Customer Engagement in a Digital BELF Setting: a Study Of Instagram Company Interactions Tiina Räisänen, Cultural Knowledge as a Resource in BELF Interactions: a Longitudinal Ethnographic Study of Two Managers in Global Business Juan Carlos Palmer Silveira, Introducing Business Presentations to Non-Native Speakers of English: Communication Strategies and Intercultural Awareness Valeria Franceschi, Enhancing Explicitness in BELF Interactions: Self-Initiated Communication Strategies in the Workplace Paola Vettorel, BELF, Communication Strategies and ELT Business Materials Paola Caleffi and Franca Poppi, The Training of Business Professionals in ELT Materials: a Focus on Email Writing Recensioni / Reviews (Special Section /Sezione monografica) Monica Antonello, English as a Lingua Franca in International Business: Resolving Miscommunication and Reaching Shared Understanding. Marie-Luise Pitzl Marco Bagni, Global Interactions in English as a Lingua Franca. How Written Communication is Changing under the Influence of Electronic Media and New Contexts of Use. Franca Poppi Sebastian Malinowski, The Use of English in Institutional and Business Settings. An Intercultural Perspective. A cura di Giuliana Garzone e Cornelia Ilie Dora Renna, Intercultural and International Business Communication. Theory, Research and Teaching. A cura di Juan Carlos Palmer-Silveira, Miguel F. Ruiz-Garrido e Immaculada Fortanet-Gómez Shawnea Sum Pok Ting, English in Business and Commerce: Interaction and Policies; English in Europe Volume 5. A cura di Tamah Sherman e Jiří Nekvapil Saggi e recensione di Anglistica nella Sezione generale Essays / Saggi – English Language / Lingua Inglese Federica Perazzini, Geography of a Stereotype: A Computational Study on the Italian Presence in the British Nineteenth Century Novel Reviews / Recensioni Valeria Franceschi, Mondi e modi nella traduzione. A cura di Stefano Rosso e Marina Dossena www.iperstoria.it