The 17^th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology

The 17^th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP17) was organised by the International Association of Language and Social Psychology (IALSP) and jointly hosted by the Department of English and Communication and the International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication (IRCAHC) of PolyU. The conference was held virtually from 22 – 25 June.

ICLASP17 brought together scholars who engage in sociopsychological research and analysis concerning the role of language in society. It hosted several panels across diverse areas, including, but not limited to, health, culture, and current political issues. Discipline diversity is the hallmark of ICLASP and includes anthropology, sociology, communication, and applied linguistics, as well as social psychology.

Five distinguished, high-profile keynote speakers were invited: Prof. Martha Augoustinos (University of Adelaide and University of South Australia); Prof. Sik Hung Ng (City University of Hong Kong and Renmin University of China); Prof. Michael Bond (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University); Prof. Li Ping (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University); and Prof. Mohan Dutta (Massey University, New Zealand). The keynote speakers shared their scholarly output and thoughts on the topic of language and social psychology.

The conference attracted over 120 attendees from 16 countries and regions, and 99 speakers presented their papers and interacted with each other in various sessions during the four-day online conference.

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