Conference

Language Revitalization in the Americas: Contemporary Perspectives

Noon, Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
101 International Studies Building
910 South 5th Street, Champaign, IL

What are the “tools” of language revitalization?
How can academics and language communities collaborate effectively?
What are the “stories” of language work?

Anna Escobar, SIP
Brenda Farnell, Anthropology
Amy Firestone, SIP
Patrick Marlow, University of Alaska
Magda Sotz Mux, Wuqu’ Kawoq (Guatemala)
Ryan Shosted, Linguistics

A panel discussion sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and co-sponsored by American Indian Studies and the Department of Linguistics. For more information contact Angelina Cotler (cotler@uiuc.edu) or Peter Rohloff (rohloff@uiuc.edu).