University of Ibadan Hosts Three-Day African Pragmatics Conference

Esteemed scholars from diverse backgrounds have converged at the historic University of Ibadan, Nigeria, to deliberate on the intersection of pragmatics and global security. This significant event underscores the pivotal role of contextually-grounded language use in achieving peace and security across Africa. The conference, held both physically and virtually at the Otunba Subomi Balogun Conference Centre, aims to foster collaboration among academics, students, and policymakers worldwide.

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Key Themes and Disciplines

The conference features a rich tapestry of sub-themes, each shedding light on critical aspects of pragmatics in the context of global security:

1. Pragmatics and Resource/Identity-Based Conflicts
2. Terrorism, Violent Extremism, and Pragmatics
3. Discourse of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor
4. Urban Centers, Organized Crime, and Street Language
5. Discourse of Food Security
6. Conflict, Humanitarian Crises, and Pragmatics
7. Media, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
8. Literature, Security, and Pragmatics
9. Social Media, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
10. Misinformation, Disinformation, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
11. Protest Culture, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
12. Sexual Minorities, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
13. Electoral Conflicts and Pragmatics
14. Phonology, Peacebuilding, and Security
15. Religion, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
16. Civil Society, Peacebuilding, and Pragmatics
17. Public Health, Security, and Pragmatics
18. Humor, Security, and Pragmatics
19. Discourse of Transitional Justice
20. Discourse, Memory, and Post-Memory of Conflicts
21. Pragmatics, Conflicts, and Early Warning Sign Systems

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Distinguished Speakers

• Keynote Speaker: Professor Benson Ojwang (Department of Languages and Literature, Kamosi Friends University, Kenya)
• Plenary Speakers:
  • Professor Aderemi Raji-Oyelade (Department of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
  • Professor Esther Ugwu (Department of English, University of Benin,

    

    

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