The linguistics and philosophy of manipulative speech @ Edinburgh PPLS

In our everyday life, we are surrounded by linguistic messages/interactions involving diverse societal and political goals. These include advertisement, political messaging, and online mis/disinformation. In this talk series, leading scholars in linguistics and philosophy discuss how we can better understand the mechanisms underlying such manipulative linguistic practices.

Speakers

All talks will start at 4pm and lasts for about 45-50 minutes, followed by a discussion period. There will be reception after each talk (except for Oct 11).

• Oct 11: Chris Cummins (University of Edinburgh)
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• Nov 22: Eliot Michaelson (King’s College London)
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• Dec 6: Jessica Keiser (University of Leeds)
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• Jan 31: Heather Burnett (CNRS/Université de Paris)
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• Feb 14: Matthew Hunt (University of Southampton)
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• Feb 28: Bianca Cepollaro (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University)
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Venue

• Online: Link provided to registered participants.
• In person: G32, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ

Organizers

• Wataru Uegaki (w.uegaki@ed.ac.uk)
• Elisa Franchetti
• Dan Lassiter

Funded by Student-Staff Initiative Fund, School of Philosophy, Psychology, Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh.