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From: sabine sievern <[log in to unmask]>
The graduate students of the Department of Modern Languages
and Cultural Studies: Germanic, Romance, Slavic at the University
of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, invite proposals for our first
Graduate Student Conference on March 8th and 9th, 2002.
CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE THEME: THE OTHER (in literature, linguistics,
folklore, language teaching and translation)
Possible panel topics include, but are not limited to:
IN LITERATURE:
- How is the other displayed in different literatures?
- How does the depiction of the other reflect back on the self, i.e.
how does the way one describes the other reveal one's definition of
oneself or one's own nation?
- How has the depiction of a specific minority or a specific country
changed over time in language-specific literature/in a comparative
examination of the literatures of different languages?
IN LINGUISTICS:
- How are minority languages treated by the linguistic majority?
- How are minority languages used to define a specific ethnic
group, or, how are languages used in general to create national
identities?
- What kind of discourse techniques are used for setting up barriers
between 'the self' and 'the other'
- How is language used by non-native speakers (i.e. 'the other')?
IN FOLKLORE:
- What kind of habits, folk narratives, etc. are used for the creation
and support of an ethnic group's identity?
- How is 'the other' treated within a folkloric group?
IN LANGUAGE TEACHING:
- How do we bring 'the other' (language and culture) into a foreign-
language classroom?
- How do we raise awareness and acceptance of cultural
differences?
- In the education system, what is the role of minority language
teaching in different countries?
- How do we teach in a multicultural classroom?
IN TRANSLATION
- How do we deal with cultural differences in translation? What
methodologies are involved?
- What role does translation play in creating a better understanding
of 'the other'?
Papers may be given in English or the language you work in
(French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian) and
must be 20 minutes long or about 10 pages double-spaced.
Proposals should be sent to the Conference Chairs either by e-mail
or by regular mail by January 8th, 2002.
Valerie Knaus, Sabine Sievern and Diana Spokiene
Conference Chairs
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies: Germanic,
Romance, Slavic
University of Alberta
200 Arts Building
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E6
Canada
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