Duration
24 Jun 2024 - 28 Jun 2024
The Language in Society course investigates language in its social setting. This includes the following broad themes, among others: the relationship between language and culture, language variation and change, convergence and divergence of dialects, societal and individual multilingualism, language planning and policies, linguistic diversity and language endangerment, language shift and loss, computer-mediated communication, discourse analysis, pragmalinguistics, intercultural communication, lexical semantics, corpus linguistics for sociolinguists, and many others. The idea behind the course is that within these broad themes, special sessions are dedicated every year to more specialized and focused topics that are capturing scholars’ attention at the current moment.
In 2019, the theme of the course was Language Activism and the Role of Scholars. https://iuc.hr/programme/1058
In 2022, the theme of the course was Multilingual, multilectal, and multiscriptal writing. https://iuc.hr/programme/1368
The final aim is to discuss and improve on the possible hypotheses, models or theories related to the explanation of the interaction between language processes and social variables as well as provide a context for internationalization of existing research themes and establishing and meeting with European and overseas research networks.
The topic for our third seminar this coming June 24 to June 28, 2024 is:
Minoritized Language and Artistic Materiality: The Role of Creative Expression in Valorizing and Legitimizing Marginalized Varieties
The presentations by eminent scholars will explore the material dimensions and the role of artistic and literary expression in valorizing and legitimizing minoritized, heritage, endangered, marginalized and emergent varieties. Other possible topics include the range of emotions experienced and expressed through creative performance of minoritized language on the part of performers or audiences (readers, listeners, viewers, etc.). We are also interested in the pragmatic potential and social metaphorical meanings that the creative use of minoritized varieties may convey (resistance identities, liberatory ideology, etc.).
The list of course lecturers and the seminar program will be added soon.
The course organizers are:
Cecelia Cutler, City University of New York, Graduate Center, United States
Unn Røyneland, University of Oslo, Norway
Zvjezdana Vrzić, New York University, USA; University of Rijeka, Croatia