Across Borders IX
Freedom of Expression: Communication, Identity and Culture
May 16-19, 2022
East Carolina University is proud to host Across Borders IX and invites scholars in humanities, social sciences, and fine and performing arts, including communication, literature, linguistics, translation and interpretation, media, journalism, cultural studies, theatre, dance, graphic design, art, music, and others, to a discussion on the Freedom of Expression: Communication, Identity and Culture.
Hosted by:
East Carolina University College of Fine Arts and Communication, Greenville, NC, USA
East Carolina University School of Communication, Greenville, NC, USA
East Carolina University School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC, USA
East Carolina University Joyner Library, Greenville, NC, USA
Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Carpathian State College, Krosno, Poland
Board of Organizers
Dr. Linda Kean, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, ECU
Mr. Daniel Kariko, School of Art and Design, ECU
Mr. Seo Eo, School of Art and Design, ECU
Dr. Władysław Witalisz, Dean, College of Philology, Jagiellonian University
Dr. Joanna Ziobro-Strzępek, Head, Department of English, Carpathian State College
Dr. Władysław Chłopicki, Jagiellonian University
Schedule of Events
Monday, May 16, 2022
7:00pm
Pizza and beer social, sponsored by ECU School of Art and Design and School of Communication
-Pitt Street Brewing Co.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
8:00-9:00am
Conference check-in and breakfast
-Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library
9:00-10:00am
Welcome address
Dr. Linda Kean, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, ECU
Dr. Władysław Witalisz, Dean, College of Philology, Jagiellonian University
Dr. Joanna Ziobro-Strzępek, Head, Department of English, Carpathian State College
-Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library
10:00-10:30am
Short break
-212 Joyner East, School of Communication
10:30-12:00pm
Session One: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND CENSORSHIP
-202 Joyner East, School of Communication
Władysław Witalisz, Jagiellonian University
“He who destroys a good Booke, kills reason itself” – John Milton’s Areopagitica and its lessons for today
Brian L. Massey, East Carolina University
The financial sustainability of the latest entrants to the Fourth Estate as defender of the ideals of freedom of expression and of the press
Kenneth Reeds, Salem State University
Arizona as Testing Ground for School Censorship: HB 2281 and The Experiences of Martín Espada and José González
Hamdi Echkaou, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Moroccan Influencers’ Online Environment as a Protest Text
Moderator: Laura Prividera, East Carolina University
12:00-1:30pm
Lunch
Roundtable discussion on international collaboration
-Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library
1:30-3:00pm
Session Two: LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION
-202 Joyner East, School of Communication
Alicja Witalisz, Carpathian State College and Pedagogical University
Anglicisms at the service of Polish ideological-political discourse
Anna Rewiś-Łętkowska, Carpathian State College
Metaphors of freedom and freak-dom in Polish media discourse related to LGBT+
Adam Nowakowski, Carpathian State College
The translator’s Voice: Freedom of Creative Expression in Russian Translation Tradition
Joanna Ziobro-Strzępek, Carpathian State College
In the Simultaneous Interpreter’s Shoes – How Far Can Interpreter’s Freedom of Expression Go?
Mariuz Marczak, Jagiellonian University
Across Borders in the Digital Era: Challenges of Contemporary Translation
Moderator: Władyslaw Chłopicki, Jagiellonian University
3:00-4:00pm
Coffee break
-212 Joyner East, School of Communication
4:30-6:00pm
Plenary Speaker, Dr. Walt Wolfram
William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor
Department of English, North Carolina State University
“Celebrating Linguistic Diversity: An Operational Agenda” The Language and Life Project, North Carolina
-ECU Student Center Blackbox Theatre
Recording link
6:00-7:00pm
Cocktail Reception with heavy appetizers, sponsored by Jagiellonian University
-ECU Student Center Blackbox Theatre
7:30pm
Dinner on your own— local flavor suggestions to be provided
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
8:00-9:00am
Breakfast
-Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library
9:00-10:30am
Session Three: PEDAGOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEACHING STEREOTYPES FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
-202 Joyner East, School of Communication
Mariella Olivos, Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru
Student’s perspective, freedom of expression and the role of women and diversity in society through social media and influencers
Dorota Rygiel, Carpathian State College
“My roots are Polish but …” – the portrayal of Polish migrant groups in Britain in 21st century Polish prose
Sachiyo Shearman, East Carolina University
Ewa Rusek, Carpathian State College
The Impact of International Virtual Exchange on Students’ Intercultural Sensitivity, and Global Identity
Erika Johnson, East Carolina University
Brittany Thompson, East Carolina University
Amplifying Black Voices
Katarzyna Dziemian, Carpathian State College
Cultural stereotypes of Scotland in the two Polish translations of Terry Pratchett’s The Wee Free Men
Moderator: Deborah Thomson, East Carolina University
10:30-11:00am
Short break
-212 Joyner East, School of Communication
11:00-12:30pm
Session Four: ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE
-202 Joyner East, School of Communication
Eunhee (Maria) Lim, The University of North Carolina Greensboro
Borim Song, East Carolina University
Promoting Racial Justice in Art Classroom
Borim Song, East Carolina University
Jin-Ae Kang, East Carolina University
Exploring Old Korea through the Artwork of Elizabeth Keith
Chra Mahmud, Canterbury Christ Church University
Why ‘Things’ Matter? – Kurdish Material Culture and Identity
Anna Wyrwa, Carpathian State College
“I am not weird! I am a limited edition!” Worldviews encoded in T-shirt slogans
Moderator: Mariusz Marczak, Jagiellonian University
12:30-2:00pm
Lunch— Virtual presentation, Dr. Valentyna Ushchyna
Professor and Chair of the English Philology
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
(Lutsk, Ukraine) http://vnu.edu.ua/
“Multimodality of Identity Construction in the Russian-Ukrainian War Discourse- A report from a besieged university”
Recording link
-Faulkner Gallery, Joyner Library
2:00-3:30pm
Session Five: MODES OF PERSUASION IN ADVERTISING AND THE MEDIA
-202 Joyner East, School of Communication
Linda Kean, East Carolina University
Laura Prividera, East Carolina University
Advertising to Black Women: Images and products in Essence magazine
Erika Johnson, East Carolina University
Listen to your commander: Trust in healthcare providers among veterans and active-duty military
Władysław Chłopicki, Jagiellonian University
Humour in the European public sphere
Jan Chovanec, Masaryk University, Brno
Functions of non-humorous laughter in non-fictional TV lifestyle broadcasting
Moderator: Jin-Ae Kang, East Carolina University
3:30-4:00pm
Coffee break
-212 Joyner East, School of Communication
4:30-5:30pm
Closing Session Plenary Speaker, Marcin Wrona
TVN Washington DC Bureau Chief
Covering Conflict in Eastern Europe
Recording link
-ECU Student Center Blackbox Theatre
6:00-7:00pm
Reception at CFAC
-The Proctor-Yongue House, 601 E 5th St – sponsored by Carpathian State College and CFAC
*We wish to acknowledge and thank ECU Joyner Library for providing the Faulkner Gallery for this event.
Across Borders IX Conference Call for Book Chapter
The submission deadline is now extended to October 7th, 2022.
Please consider submitting your manuscript! Check out the details of the call, important dates (please note some dates are changed), publisher information, and submission button below.
We welcome the presenters of the Across Borders IX conference to submit an original essay for the edited book titled: “Freedom of Expression Across the Borders: Communication, Culture, and Language,” edited by Linda Kean, Sachiyo Shearman, and Mary Tucker-McLaughlin at the College of Fine Arts and Communication, East Carolina University and Władysław Witalisz at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. Each manuscript should be comprised of no more than 10,000 words, including the cover page, abstract (250 words), references, and appendix. Please prepare the manuscript following the APA 7th edition style writing (https://apastyle.apa.org/products/publication-manual-7th-edition). All interested contributors can submit their manuscripts at the Across Borders Website at https://artscomm.ecu.edu/abix-paper-submit/. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Please acknowledge that contributors to this book will also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Important Dates (*Please note the changes)
May 16-19, 2022: Across Borders Conference
October 7, 2022: Full Paper Submission Due
November 22, 2022: Initial Review Due
December 6, 2022: Notification of Acceptance
January 30, 2023: Revised Chapter Due
February 30, 2023: Final Acceptance Notification and Final Editing
(Tentative Date) March 30, 2023: Final Proofing for the Publisher
May 30, 2023: Publication of the Book
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by East Carolina University library and distributed to the University of North Carolina Press (https://uncpress.org/). The information about East Carolina University library and the UNC Press websites can be found at https://library.ecu.edu/about/ and https://uncpress.org/about/. You can submit your paper using the submission link posted on the across borders website (https://artscomm.ecu.edu/across-borders/#book) or by clicking the submission button below.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the editors. Thank you!
Linda Kean / keanl@ecu.edu
Sachiyo Shearman / shaermans@ecu.edu
Mary Tucker-McLaughlin / tuckermclaughlinm@ecu.edu
Władysław Witalisz / wladyslaw.witalisz@uj.edu.pl