[RNLD] Linguistics in the pub: supporting community-based researchers Tuesday Feb 11th 2014

[Ruth Singer]

Supporting community researchers in the field

The ways that linguists work with communities is starting to change. The
idea of doing research on or in a community is shifting to doing research
with the community. The movement towards community-based and participatory
fieldwork models in Linguistics mirrors shifts in other disciplines such as
health research (Putt 2012). Greater participation of community members in
fieldwork has not surprisingly been shown to improve the quality of
linguistic research (Rice 2011). There are various ways that community
members can participate. In this session we will be discussing ideas about
how to support community members to carry out linguistic research
independently. We will be sharing ideas about how to provide training and
supervision so that community members can continue their research even when
we are not at the fieldsite. Participation in linguistic research can
provide education and employment for community members. In addition
community members who are informed about linguistic research can have a
stronger voice in determining the direction of research.


Background readings (all open-access)
Good, J. 2012. ‘“Community” Collaboration in Africa: Experiences from
Northwest Cameroon’. Language Documentation and Description 11.
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jcgood/jcgood-CommunityCollaboration.pdf

Laycock, A., D. Walker, N. Harrison and J. Brands. 2009. ‘Supporting
Indigenous Researchers: A Practical Guide for Supervisors’.
https://www.lowitja.org.au/lowitja-publishing/C023

Mihas, E. I. 2012. ‘Subcontracting Native Speakers in Linguistic Fieldwork:
A Case Study of the Ashéninka Perené (Arawak) Research Community from the
Peruvian Amazon’. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4502

Putt, J. 2012. Conducting Research with Indigenous People and Communities.
Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse.
http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/documents/ConductingresearchwithIndigenouspeopleandcommunities.pdf

Rice, K. 2011. ‘Documentary Linguistics and Community Relations’.
http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/4498


Date:                 Tuesday 11th February 2014
Time:                6:00 - 8:00 pm
Venue:             Upstairs room, Prince Alfred Hotel

191 Grattan St, Carlton

(corner of Bouverie St)

ph (03) 9347-3033


Food and drinks available at the venue

LIP is coordinated by Ruth Singer and Lauren Gawne (University of Melbourne)

Contact  Ruth Singer if you have any questions rsinger at unimelb.edu.au

LIP is an occasional gathering of language activists and linguists in
Melbourne. All are welcome. Those in other parts of Australia and the
world who can't make it to the Melbourne LIPs are encouraged to
organise a local gathering to discuss this topic and support language
activities in your area.

Dr Ruth Singer
DECRA Postdoctoral Fellow
Linguistics Program and Research Unit for Indigenous Language
School of Languages and Linguistics
Faculty of Arts
University of Melbourne 3010
Tel. +61 3 90353774
http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/academic-staff/ruth-singer
http://indiglang.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
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