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<b>Announcing a Celebration of Joshua A. Fishman’s Eightieth Birthday</b><br>
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Joshua A. Fishman’s eightieth birthday will be celebrated at the
University of Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 10, 2006 with a one-day
symposium honoring his pioneering contributions to the study of
language and society. We are also assembling an album of greetings and
short narratives honoring Fishman, to which all are invited to
contribute.<br>
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PROGRAM<br>
The symposium, to be held from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, will feature a
keynote address by Nkonko Kamwangamalu of Howard University, a panel of
three up and coming young scholars continuing the tradition of Joshua
Fishman’s scholarship, and a cross-generational panel of three scholars
who draw inspiration from his work. In addition, two volumes will be
presented in honor of Professor Fishman. The full program is included
below.<br>
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Check-in 9:30-10:00<br>
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I. Greetings (10:00-11:00 am)<br>
*Susan Fuhrman<br>
*Courtney Cazden<br>
*Dell Hymes <br>
*William Labov <br>
*Samuel Norich<br>
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II. Keynote Address (11:00 am-12:00 noon)<br>
"Language Policy and Practice in Post-apartheid South Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities" <br>
*Nkonko Kamwangamalu<br>
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Lunch (12:00-1:30 pm)<br>
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III. Panel (1:30-2:30 pm)<br>
Sociology of Language: A New Generation of Scholarship<br>
*Francis M. Hult <br>
*Naomi Prawer Kadar <br>
*Shuhan Wang <br>
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Break (2:30-3:00 pm)<br>
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IV. Panel (3:00-4:00 pm)<br>
Language Use, Language Planning, and Identity: Intergenerational
Perspectives<br>
*Kendall King <br>
*John Baugh <br>
*Shirley Brice Heath <br>
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V. Panel (4:00-4:30 pm)<br>
Language Loyalty: Fishman's Contributions to the Sociology of Language<br>
A Panel Presentation of two volumes honoring Joshua A. Fishman:<br>
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Volume 1: Language Loyalty, Language Planning, and Language
Revitalization: Recent Writings and Reflections from Joshua A. Fishman
(Multilingual Matters) <br>
*Nancy H. Hornberger<br>
*Martin Pütz<br>
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Volume 2: Language Loyalty, Continuity, and Change: Joshua A. Fishman's
Contributions to International Sociolinguistics (Multilingual Matters) <br>
*Ofelia García<br>
*Rakhmiel Peltz<br>
*Harold Schiffman<br>
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VI. Closing Remarks by Joshua A. Fishman (4:30-5:00)<br>
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REGISTRATION<br>
The symposium is strictly limited to 200 attendees. The registration
fee is $30. Payment can be made with a check drawn on a US bank, or an
international money order, made payable to “The Trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania.” To register send your name, institutional
affiliation, and e-mail address along with payment to:<br>
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Fishman Celebration<br>
c/o Prof. Nancy H. Hornberger<br>
3700 Walnut Street, 3d Floor<br>
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216<br>
USA<br>
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For more information about the symposium, including how to submit
greetings and narratives, visit<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/clpp/fishman80/">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/clpp/fishman80/</a><br>
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JOSHUA A. FISHMAN 80TH BIRTHDAY SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<br>
Nancy H. Hornberger, Graduate School of Education, University of
Pennsylvania<br>
Rakhmiel Peltz, Judaic Studies, Drexel University<br>
Harold F. Schiffman, Department of South Asia Studies, University of
Pennsylvania<br>
Ofelia García, Teachers College, Columbia University<br>
Martin Pütz, Department of English, University of Koblenz-Landau<br>
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Nancy H. Hornberger, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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