What the HEL? The 5th SwiSca Symposium on Swearing

The Nordic research network Swearing in Scandinavia (SwiSca) organizes a two-day symposium at the University of Helsinki on 23-24 November 2017. The call for papers (20-minute presentations and posters) is open until 6 October.

The symposium features invited international speakers, including Senior Lecturer Dr. Karyn Stapleton from Ulster University (keynote), Professor Kristy Beers Fägersten from Södertörn University (SwiSca) and Associate Professor Marianne Rathje from the University of Southern Denmark (SwiSca). They will be joined by SwiSca members University Lecturer Elizabeth Peterson, University Instructor Robert Moncrief and PhD student Minna Hjort from the University of Helsinki.

The attendance is free of charge, but the organizers encourage to register beforehand. More information on the symposium website.