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Northwestern University's Department of Philosophy presents Liz Camp

Friday, March 31, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
555 Clark Street, B03, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

"Nicknames as Tools for Navigating Social Space "

 

Nicknames are expressions for identifying and tracking individuals. But they also mark and modulate social relations; and they frame their referents by purporting to ‘fit’ them in an intuitive way. These social functions make them especially potent rhetorical devices, for good and for ill; and also especially challenging to model within orthodox theories of meaning.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Public
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Emily Berry   (847) 491-3656

e-berry@northwestern.edu

Interest

  • Academic (general)

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