International Gender and Language Association
| Formation | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | An international interdisciplinary academic group that promotes research on language, gender, and sexuality |
President | Michelle M. Lazar |
The International Gender and Language Group (IGALA), is an international interdisciplinary academic group that promotes research on language, gender, and sexuality.[1] Michelle M. Lazar is its current president.[2]
History
The association was formed in 1999, and developed out of the graduate-student-run Berkeley Women and Language Group. IGALA holds a biannual conference and publishes the academic journal Gender and Language.
Conferences
- IGALA 1 - Stanford University, Stanford, California, May 5-7, 2000
- IGALA 2 - Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, United Kingdom, April 12-14, 2002
- IGALA 3 - Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States, June 5-7, 2004
- IGALA 4 - University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, November 8-10, 2006
- IGALA 5 - Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, July 3-5, 2008
- IGALA 6 - Tsuda College, Tokyo, Japan, September 18-20, 2010
- IGALA 7 - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil, June 20-22, 2012
- IGALA 8 - Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, June 5-7, 2014
References
- ↑ "Become a Member". equinoxpub.com. Equinox. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Gender and sexuality: plenary speakers". University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Retrieved 26 January 2015.