21 October 2016, Università degli Studi di Milano
Polo di Mediazione Interculturale e di Comunicazione
Dipartimento di Scienze della mediazione linguistica e di studi interculturali
Room P1, first floor
Piazza Montanelli 1, Sesto San Giovanni

This one-day colloquium focuses on the discursive representation of bioethical issues both in specialized and in popularizing forms of communication, and on the research approaches that may be most suitable to investigate this type of discourse, set as it is at the intersection between scientific (e.g. medicine, biotechnology, genetics, environmental sciences) and other kinds of specialised (discourse, legal, economic, political, religious, philosophical) discourse.

Exploring bioethically-relevant discourse: research perspectives.
Colloquium.

9.40 Welcome and opening of the Colloqium

10.00 – 10.40
Sylvain Dieltjens KU Leuven, Antwerp
Priscilla Heynderickx, KU Leuven, Antwerp
Bio-ethical issues emerging from an oncologist’s consultations in palliative care

10.40 – 11.20
Kim Grego, Dip. di Scienze della Mediazione Linguistica e di Studi Interculturali, UniMi
Web marketing for seniors: ethical aspects

11.20 – Coffee break

11.40 – 12.20
Alessandra Vicentini, Dip. di Scienze Teoriche e Applicate, UnInsubria
Stem cells and pseudoscience: The ‘Stamina’ case as seen in the press

12.20 – 13.00
Paola Catenaccio, Dip. di Scienze della Mediazione Linguistica e di Studi Interculturali, UniMi
The ethical framing of profit: biotechnologies and the Monsanto case

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 14.40
Irene Pellizzoni, Dip. di Diritto Pubblico Italiano e Sovranazionale, UniMi
Legislatore e “questioni eticamente controverse”: il punto di vista del diritto costituzionale

14.40 – 15.20
Giuliana Garzone, Dip. di Scienze della Mediazione Linguistica e di Studi Interculturali, UniMi
Bioethics and Legal Discourse

15.20 – 15.40 – Coffee break

15.40 – 16.30
Closing debate: Bioethics, linguistics and discourse analysis: perspectives for research

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