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Theme:
Disturbing Argument
- as in argument that
disturbs, contains disturbing words or images, or is about disturbing
topics;
- as in argument that
disturbs relationships of power;
- as in theories and
approaches that disturb traditional approaches to argument.
- So, "disturbing"
is quite polysemous and polyvalent (if not wholeheartedly equivocal).
All submissions about
some aspect of argumentation are welcome and encouraged, but preference
will be given to those addressing the conference theme.
Submissions Process:
Please submit electronic versions of completed papers, panel proposals,
or extended abstracts to the Conference Program Planner, Catherine
H. Palczewski at the Alta submission website. To access the
submission site, check back to this site later.
Deadline for Submissions: Friday, March
1, 2013
Submission Format: The Alta Conference
invites completed papers, panel proposals, and paper abstracts written
from any of the methodological approaches to argumentation. A submission's
approach to argumentation may be applied, critical, cross-disciplinary,
empirical, interpretive, pedagogical, philosophical, and/or theoretical.
We also welcome studies of arguments in particular domains (e.g.,
legal, political, interpersonal, scientific, etc.) and forms (e.g.,
verbal, visual, etc.). For examples of the wide range of approaches
welcome at the conference, feel free to explore
past proceedings' content . All submissions should be in APA
form, and submitted as a MS Word document, WordPerfect (wpd), or
Rich Text (rtf) format, with MS Word preferred.
Completed papers.
Papers cannot be longer than 3,200 words, including notes and references.
Panel proposals.
Panel proposals should provide a title, names and addresses (including
email) of participants, an abstract for each paper, and a brief
explanation of the importance of the panel (500 words or less).
Given the tradition of Alta is for the audience to actively engage
presenters, if respondents are included, their role should be explained.
We discourage panel proposals in which all participants are from
the same institution.
Paper abstracts.
Extended abstracts of paper proposals (at least 500 words) should
be substantial enough to indicate the scope, direction, and merit
of proposed papers. Assessment will be based on the evaluators'
understandings of the projected paper discussed in the abstract.
Multiple submissions
from the same author are strongly discouraged.
Please indicate any AV
needs you think you will have should your submission be accepted.
Presentation Guidelines: The Alta Conference
encourages discussion and audience participation. Thus, each oral
presentation (paper or response) should not exceed 15 minutes and
the total presentation time for a panel (papers and respondents)
should not exceed one hour.
Conference Proceedings: Papers delivered
at the conference will be reviewed for possible publication in a
volume of Selected Papers. Only completed papers (including those
proposed for panels and in abstracts) submitted to the Conference
Program Planner by July 1, 2013, will be considered for inclusion.
Papers may not exceed 3,200 words, including notes and references.
Endnotes should be in the same font as the rest of the paper (12-point,
Times New Roman). Papers must follow APA style. Further guidelines
for paper format will be provided to those whose submissions are
accepted for conference presentation. Authors who wish to have their
papers considered for publication will also need to bring a copyright
agreement (doc, pdf)
signed by all authors, and must also obtain written approval to
publish any copyrighted material. Evidence of permissions must be
presented at the Conference.
Graduate Student Scholarships: Limited
scholarships are available for graduate students whose institutions
are unable to provide financial support. Please indicate if you
are a graduate student who wishes to apply for a scholarship and
have your advisor send the conference director a brief letter of
support.
Conference Director: Catherine
H. Palczewski, Department of Communication Studies, University
of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0139.
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