01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970
IYIL 2019 Symposium at University of Edinburgh
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In honor of International Year of Indigenous Language 2019, the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh will be holding a 2-part Symposium focusing on the role of indigenous languages in "standard-settings". This symposium will explore the importance that indigenous languages have had in the work of our speakers from varying professional and geographic backgrounds and show how language-based capacity building empowers indigenous people.Speakers and Topics:Dr. Azra and Peter Meadows, University of Glasgow: Indigenous Languages: a Research Experience in Pakistan
Dr. Magnus Course, UoE: Speaking Mapudungun in Southern Chile
Dr. Charlotte Gleghorn, UoE: Indigenous Filmmaking and Audiovisual Translation in Latin America
Juan-José (JJ) Miranda, ClickMaths: Translation of Educational Resources: an in-practice perspective from ClickMaths