Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM 9), Lancaster, UK, 4-7 July 2012

[Vito Evola]

The ninth conference on Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM 9) will be held in Lancaster, UK, from 4-7 July 2012. The theme for 2012 is "Metaphor in Mind and Society", and confirmed plenary speakers are Masako Hiraga, Albert Katz and Andreas Musolff. There will be pre-conference workshops on corpus linguistics methods in metaphor analysis (facilitated by Anatol Stefanowitsch) and on methods of researching metaphor and gesture (facilitated by Irene Mittelberg and Cornelia Mueller). In addition to the social programme, the event will also involve a book launch as well as a metaphor-themed exhibition and performance in cooperation with the Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts.

The international Association for RaAM (http://www.raam.org.uk/Home.html) welcomes researchers from various theoretical approaches studying metaphor and metonymy in different forms of expression (not just language but also, for example, designed artefacts or performed works) and in different realms of use in society (e.g., educational, political, commercial, artistic).

We will send out a call for papers and details on the abstract submission process later in the summer; meanwhile please visit http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/RAAM/ or email raam...@lancaster.ac.uk for further information.

Best regards,

Veronika Koller and Elena Semino

Chairs of the local organising committee
Lancaster University