The Language of Resistance: Social Change & Social Justice

Saturday, August 4, 2012: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM

OB 32 (Faculty of Economics)

RC25 Language and Society (host committee)

Language:

Session Organizer:

Melissa STEYN, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Chair:

Roberta VILLALON, St. John's University, USA

687.1

687.2

Deafness and disability discourses: Implications for activism, policies and programs (Oral Presentation)
Sharon BARNARTT, Gallaudet University, USA

687.3

Conflict resolution, language and proverbs: An African perspective (Oral Presentation)
Veena SHARMA, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, India

687.4

Misinformed participation: The role of greenwash in excluding consumers from environmental decision-making (Oral Presentation)
Alon LISCHINSKY, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

687.5

Las voces de piedra en saramago (Oral Presentation)
Madson DINIZ, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

687 The Language of Resistance: Social Change & Social Justice