“Communications Technologies and the Impacts on Indigenous Languages and Cultural Identity in the Americas” (fwd)

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  ANNUAL         CONFERENCE 

        “Communications Technologies and the Impacts on Indigenous Languages  
      and Cultural Identity in the Americas”

        February         14-16, 2007
        University of Florida
        Gainesville, Florida       

   http://www.latam.ufl.edu/news/Newsconf%2007.html

           DESCRIPTION       

  The         mission of this conference is to examine from multidisciplinary
perspectives         how communications technologies have affected indigenous
language and         cultural identity in the Americas, with a focus on
cultural continuity         in a changing world. Since the middle of the 20th
Century, indigenous         communities throughout the Americas have gained
considerable demographic,         political and cultural presence in their
respective national arenas. From         the Zapatista movements in Mexico, the
civil war, peace accords and Rigoberta         Menchu’s Nobel Prize in
Guatemala, to the toppling of presidents         in Ecuador and Bolivia and Evo
Morales’s presidency, organized indigenous         communities have become
cultural and political references to understanding         national and
continental possibilities and problems.        

  Such         increasing invigoration of indigenous communities has depended,
to a large         extent, on the conscious revitalization of their native
languages, their         traditional cultures, and the skillful and widespread
use of communications         technologies (from sound recordings and video
taping to electronic mail         and the Internet). This conference will focus
on the impact and potential         of global technologies of communication on
Indigenous languages, cultures         and identities in the Americas. We hope
that this approach will bring         together a variety of participants from
diverse disciplines and cultures.       

  FORMAT
        In addition to plenary addresses and individual papers, the 56th
Conference         will host up to nine roundtables designed to encourage
interaction between         conference participants working in and outside of
academia.        

           CALL FOR         PAPERS: 
        Submissions are invited for papers on original, unpublished research on
        any area related to the conference topics, including but not limited to 
       the following:       

  Impacts of communications         technologies on indigenous languages
(linguistics, language pedagogy,         e-learning, instructional design),
cultures (oral traditions, native knowledge,         spirituality, traditional
clothing, arts) and identity (political movements,         concepts of identity
and history).       

  We will accept proposals         for alternative-format presentations.       

  Presentations may         be given in English or Spanish. Translations of the
presentations will         be made available to conference participants.       

  SUBMISSIONS:         
        Please submit your proposal electronically in Word format by September 
       30th, 2006.       

  Please include the         following information:                

  *           Paper title. 
          * Name, affiliation, mailing address, phone and fax          
numbers, email address. 
          * 150-200 word abstract. 

  Please submit abstracts         as a single email attachment and not in the
body of the email to elowe at ufl.edu[1]       

  Acknowledgement of receipt         of the abstract will be sent by e-mail as
soon as possible. Notice of         acceptance or rejection will be sent by
October 31, 2006, along with pre-registration         materials.       

  For further information,         please contact:       

  ELIZABETH         LOWE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR       

  CENTER         FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES       

  UNIVERSITY         OF FLORIDA       

  319         GRINTER HALL       

  GAINESVILLE,         FLORIDA 32605       

  ELOWE at UFL.EDU[2]       

  TEL         352-392-0375        

  FAX         352-392-7682         
        

Links:
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[1] mailto:elowe at ufl.edu
[2] MAILTO:ELOWE at UFL.EDU
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