Call for Papers

SLIANZ is now calling for papers for the 2022 conference. We would like to invite interested parties and organisations to submit abstracts for your proposed presentations or workshops relating to the conference theme of Interpreting Tomorrow: The Changing Landscape of Sign Language Interpreting in Aotearoa.

The world is changing on many social, cultural, and political fronts at once, and the interpreting profession is situated amidst this context. This conference considers these changes and invites reflections on how the interpreting profession might adapt and evolve in this changing environment to enrich, extend, and challenge our understanding of the sign language interpreting field with an eye to the future. 

We seek a broad range of papers, presentations, and workshops that address the conference theme from a diversity of perspectives. We invite contributions from people with academic, professional, and/or lived experience to provide a rich and engaging exploration of this theme. These reflections might consider topics such as how the rise in new technology is reshaping our work; what we are learning through the experience of Covid-19; insights from matauranga Māori, Deaf, and indigenous knowledges; the rise of new barriers for access to communication and inclusion; issues of inequality in our digital age; or maintaining professional and personal wellbeing in contemporary work conditions.

NZSL info here: https://youtu.be/1LLnRzEA2VA