We are pleased to announce that several MetaNet-related papers were accepted for presentation at the 16th meeting of Researching and Applying Metaphor in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, from June 28-30th, 2023.
Caitlin Johnstone, Celeste Browning, and Elise Stickles will present “Diffusing the time bomb – Differential impacts of metaphor on climate doomism”.
Elise Stickles, Ana Arrieta-Zamudio, Inés Lozano, Yorka Olavarría, and Rodolfo Ortiz will present “¿El virus del dragón o un pequeño covicho?: Variation and change in COVID-19 metaphors across varieties of Spanish”.
Stéphanie Bonnefille will present “How is “eco-anxiety” framed in the press (January 2018-January 2023)?”.
Schuyler Laparle will present “Metaphors for displacement in times of crisis”.
Bryce Wallace and Eve Sweetser will present “Anti-Vax framings and metaphors: What makes an Anti-Vaxxer?”.
Kim Grogan will present “Multimodal persuasion: Metaphor in climate change activism”.
RaAM 16 will also feature the following talks from MetaNet affiliates:
- Inés Lozano, “How hyperbole enhances ironic meaning: A cognitive-linguistic approach”
- Eve Sweetser, “Culturally based metaphors, frame metonymy, and ‘culturally primary’ associations”