<div dir="ltr">Announcement: Linguistics in the Pub Wednesday 4th December 2013<div><br></div><div>NOTE DIFFERENT VENUE/DAY OF THE WEEK<br><br>For the final LIP of the year, LIP will coincide with the final day of the conference: <br>
<i>Research, records and responsibility: Ten years of the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures</i> (PARADISEC) (2-4 December, University of Melbourne)<br><br><b>Topic: recording cultural events</b><br>
All cultural groups have their own calendars of festivities and public celebrations. These can be religious or traditional ceremonies, major life milestones or a condoned opportunity for group-wide entertainment. In this session we'll talk about the documentation of cultural events from a variety of perspectives. We will discuss the importance of capturing cultural events in order to provide well-rounded linguistic documentation, as such events are often rich in ethnographic detail, specialised lexicon and unique genres of language use. We will discuss the technical challenges of capturing large, outdoor events in often sub-optimal conditions. We will also consider what constitutes a successful documentation of such an event, as well as the need to discuss such documentation closely with the communities that allow us to be a part of these events. </div>
<div><br></div><div>The discussion will be led by Lauren Gawne and guest participants will be musicologists Prof. Linda Barwick and Reuben Brown from the University of Sydney</div><div><br></div><div>Background readings will be available on the RNLD LIP webpage <a href="http://www.rnld.org/MLIP">http://www.rnld.org/MLIP</a>, such as:</div>
<div>Tedlock, Barbara (1991) From Participant Observation to the Observation of Participation: The Emergence of Narrative Ethnography Journal of Anthropological Research<br>Vol. 47, No. 1 (Spring, 1991), pp. 69-94</div><div>
<br></div><div>Time: Wednesday 4th of December, 6-8pm<br>Venue: Queensberry Hotel<br>Address: 593 Swanston St<br> Corner Swanston and Queensberry streets<br> Carlton<br> 9347 2648</div>
<div> <a href="http://www.queensberryhotel.com.au/">http://www.queensberryhotel.com.au/</a></div><div><br>Food and drink available, see <a href="http://www.queensberryhotel.com.au/assets/48/files/QB%20Menu%20Oct%2013.pdf">menu</a> for details<br>
<br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">LIP is organised by Ruth Singer and Lauren Gawne, <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">University</span> of Melbourne</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Contact Ruth Singer if you have any questions </font><a href="mailto:rsinger@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">rsinger@unimelb.edu.au</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">LIP is an occasional gathering of language activists and </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)"><span class="">linguists</span></span><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> in</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Melbourne. All are welcome. Those in other parts of Australia and the</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">world who can't make it to the Melbourne LIPs are encouraged to</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">organise a local gathering to discuss this topic and support language</font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">activities in your area.</font><br>--</div></div>