Conference Programme

9.30 - 10.15

Registration

Portland Building, First Floor

10.15 - 11.15

Plenary: Bob Arundale, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Face as relational and interactional: Communication approaches to examining face as culture-general and culture-specific

Portland Building, West Concourse Lounge

11.15 - 11.45

Coffee

Portland Building, First Floor

11.45 - 12.45

Panel & discussion: 'Face'

Francesca Bargiela, Nottingham Trent University

Barbara Pizziconi, SOAS

Helen Spencer-Oatey, University of Cambridge

Portland Building, West Concourse Lounge

12.50 - 1.30

Lunch

Portland Building, First Floor

1.30 - 2.00

Posters

Portland Building, East Concourse Lounge

2.00 - 3.00

Panel & Discussion: 'Politeness in institutions'

Jennifer Coates, Roehampton University

Sandra Harris, Nottingham Trent University

Louise Mullany, University of Nottingham

Portland Building, West Concourse Lounge

3.00 - 3.30

Coffee and cakes

3.30 - 4.30

Plenary: Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University

Creativity and impoliteness in literature and real life conversation

Portland Building, West Concourse Lounge

4.30 - 5.30

Journal launch: champagne reception

Portland Building, East Concourse Lounge

7.00pm

Conference dinner

Trent Building, The Senate Chamber