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Itβs almost time!
Just a few days left until RaAM 17 β August 7β10 in Detroit!
Check out the full programme and start planning your days!
Link to the full schedule here:
sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π£ Good news!
Youβve got a little more time β RaAM 17 registration is now open until June 22nd!
π Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI (USA)
π August 7β10, 2025
π Register now: sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π RaAM 17 will take place at Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield, MI (USA), from 7 to 10 August 2025.
π Register by June 15 to be included in the official conference program!
π Register here: sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π· Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival
Relax and enjoy live music at the nearby Southfield Municipal Campus. A reserved section for RaAM attendees will be available!
π½οΈ Conference Dinner β August 9
Held at Andiamo Detroit Riverfront, inside Detroitβs iconic Renaissance Center. Dinner registration opens in late July β stay tuned!
πΈ PhD Student Party β August 8
All student attendees are automatically registered! Meet fellow PhD students at The 5th of Novi, a local bar and eatery with games.
π RaAM 17 will take place at Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield, MI (USA), from 7 to 10 August 2025.
π Register by June 15 to be included in the official conference program!
π Register here: sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π‘ Metaphor and Iconicity in Sensory Language
Bodo Winter (University of Birmingham)
Find abstracts and full details here:
sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π‘ From Conceptual Metaphor to Science Learning: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives
Vicky Lai (University of Arizona)
π‘ Help, Hype, Hindrance? Identifying, Analyzing, and Translating Metaphors with AI
Lettie Dorst (Leiden University)
Plenary Presentations by First-Time RaAM Plenary Speakers!
Theyβre well-known voices in metaphor research β and this year, theyβll take the plenary stage at RaAM for the very first time: π§Ά
π RaAM 17 will take place at Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield, MI (USA), from 7 to 10 August 2025.
π Register by June 15 to be included in the official conference program!
π Register here: sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π‘ Analysing Metaphor in the Vocabulary Production of L2 and L3 (Heritage) Learners of English as a Foreign Language in Secondary Education
Organizer: Ana MarΓa Piquer PΓriz (Universidad de Extremadura)
Read more about them: sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π‘ Climate Change Metaphors: Critical Approaches to Representation in Media and Research
Organizers: @EliseStickles (University of British Columbia), Schuyler Laparle (Tilburg University)
Curious about metaphor research on climate change and foreign language learning?
Donβt miss our two Organized Special Themed Sessions at RaAM 17: π§Ά
π RaAM 17 will take place at Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield, MI (USA), from 7 to 10 August 2025.
π Register by June 15 to be included in the official conference program! π Register here: sites.google.com/view/raam17β¦
π‘ Natural Language Processing Techniques β Paula Lauren (Lawrence Tech)
π‘ Statistical Analyses in R β Bodo Winter (University of Birmingham)
π‘ Myth, Memory, Metaphor and Meaning in Storytelling β Corrine Stavish (Lawrence Tech)