Please join us 9am-2pm on 23 October in Locke 104A for a series of roundtables entitled Never let a good crisis go to waste: Language and Crisis in which we will discuss what is at stake when we consider the intersection of ‘crisis’ and ‘language.’ The event is free and catered therefore, it is essential to register via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/never-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste-language-and-crisis. Please forward to postgraduate students who may be interested.
Below is a provisional programme.
If you have any questions, please contact Antonio Viselli at antonio.viselli@canterbury.ac.nz
Introduction
At its very root, the word ‘crisis’ indicates a turning point and a decision. Not all crises are therefore inherently bad, and yet the term is rarely shrouded in positivity. In a post-truth era; as we explore the use and limits of AI; as we further communicate through the semiotics of emojis; and as teeter-tottering governments modify language policies, we must ask: is language—and are languages—in crisis? And if so, what decisions can be made?
Programme:
9:00 Welcome
Roundtable 1:
Language Learning – Reo Experiences
9:15-10:30
Teena Henderson (Aotahi)
Enrica Sciarrino (Classics)
Kevin Watson (Arts)
Wladimir Padilla (GCLS)
Christopher Thomson (English, ADL)
Morning Tea (10:30 – 10:45)
Roundtable 2:
Keeping it Together in Times of Crisis: Language and (Interpreting) Emotions
10:45 – 11:45
Susan Bouterey (GCLS)
Lauren Millar (Linguistics)
Wei Teng (GCLS)
Roundtable 3:
The Limits of Language
11:45 – 12:45
Victoria Escaip (GCLS)
Alistair Swale (GCLS)
Cindy Zeiher (Human Services)
Vana Manasiadis (English and Creative Writing)
12:45 Catered Lunch
