Fwd: Endangered Languages film at AAAS, Feb. 17th

[Susan Penfield]

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From: K. David Harrison dharris2 at swarthmore.edu

Dear colleagues,


This is to let you know about a screening of the forthcoming PBS documentary
film "The Last Speakers", which features the problem of language
endangerment and what scientists and native communities are doing about it.


The film portrays work on endangered languages in Siberia, South Africa,
Taiwan, the U.S. and elsewhere (for more info see
www.ironboundfilms.com/ironsfire.html)


The 1-hour film will be screened at the *American Association for the
Advancement of Science *Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO, on Friday, February
17, noon to 1:30, in the America's Center, Lobby Level Washington Room F.


This is in association with the AAAS Career Fair, where young scientists and
students learn about interesting science careers. Entry is free of
charge. *After
the film, I will participate in a Q & A session.*


The AAAS Annual Meeting is also the largest annual gathering of science
media, with crews from all over the US, as well as BBC, CBC, Netherlands,
Australia, etc., so there should also be some interesting interactions with
the media as well.


Best wishes,
David

 _______________________________________________

K. David Harrison, Ph.D.


http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/dharris2/


Visiting Assistant Professor,

Linguistics Department

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA 19081 USA

tel. 610-690-5785 / fax. 610-328-7323


and


Director of Research

Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages

www.livingtongues.org




--
Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.

Department of English
Affiliate faculty: Department of Linguistics
and the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program
American Indian Language Development Institute
Phone for messages: (520) 621-1836
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