Language Policy and Activism Beyond Academia, University of Edinburgh (webinar), 2 May 2024, 14:00 EDT.
In This webinar offers a space to hear about and discuss ways in which language policy scholars can contribute to language policy issues outside of academia. We will host three guest speakers whose important work goes beyond academia to uphold linguistic and social justice. Guest speakers will share insights from their ongoing engagement and activist work with a range of supranational NGOs. The speakers’ presentations will be followed by an extended Q&A and discussion. The discussion will be chaired by the co-convenors of the Language Policy BAAL SIG Dr. Florence Bonacina-Pugh and Dr. Elisabeth Barakos.
Presentation 1: The European Language Equality Network: the campaign for Europe’s minoritised and endangered languages by Dr. Davyth Hicks, Secretary-General, European Language Equality Network (ELEN)
Presentation 2: Challenging monolingual perspectives in a South American multilingual border region by Dr. Isis Ribeiro Berger, Associate Professor at UNIOESTE (Western Paraná State University, Brazil). Also member of the UNESCO Chair on Language Policies for Multilingualism.
Presentation 3: Language Policy Confidential: Seen and Unseen Work in the Service of Multilingualism by Professor Francis M. Hult, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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