Research Committees

RC25 Language and Society

Established in 1968

Objectives

The objective of the Research Committee on Language and Society is to advance sociological knowledge concerning language, face-to-face interaction and language-related phenomena. 

Board 2023 - 2027

President Keiji FUJIYOSHI, Otemon Gakuin University, Japan, fjosh524@hotmail.com
Vice-President Frida PETERSSON, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, frida.petersson@socwork.gu.se
Secretary Beatriz XAVIER, Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Portugal, xavier.beatriz@gmail.com
Treasurer Rika YAMASHITA, Kanto Gakuin University, Japan, rikayam111@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor Anna ODROWAZ-COATES, Maria Grzegorzewska University, Poland, acoates@aps.edu.pl
Webmaster Laura ODASSO, Collège de France, France, laura.odasso@college-de-france.fr

Program Coordinators for 5th ISA Forum of Sociology 2025 are:
Frida PETERSSON, frida.petersson@socwork.gu.se
Keiji FUJIYOSHI, fjosh524@hotmail.com
Rika YAMASHITA, rikayam111@gmail.com

Publications

Language, Discourse & Society is an international ISA RC25 peer-reviewed e-journal, published twice annually in electronic form, and open to articles dedicated to all aspects of sociological analyses of language, discourse and representation.

Membership

Dues: $40 (discount $15) for a 4-year period.
Interested in joining? Start your membership by visiting: https://members.isa-sociology.org/login

Newsletter

Language and Society Newsletter. Two issues a year.
Available on RC25 website.