[Ura-list] CFP: LIVONICA, Riga, August 2019

[Johanna Laakso]

The 6th international conference “LIVONICA. Livonian language, history, culture”

The Livonians, though one of the smallest nations in Europe, have had a significant role in the languages, history, and culture of the Baltic Sea region, while also maintaining their own unique linguistic and cultural identity up to the present. This conference of Livonian studies will feature presentations on a wide range of subjects relating to the Livonians: language and its documentation, sociolinguistics, language contact, history, archaeology, anthropology as well as studies focusing on more recent developments in the Livonian community, culture, folklore, ethnology, contemporary cultural processes and the interaction between these various areas.

2018 was a year planned for the conference participants.

This conference is a part of the UNESCO Year of Indigenous Languages (2019) programme.

A peer-reviewed collection of articles in English will be published following the conference.

 

The location and dates of the conference: Rīga, August 26–27, 2019.

The conference organisers: University of Latvia Livonian Institute, University of Tartu Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, Livonian Culture Centre

The working languages of the conference: Livonian, Latvian, English

Abstract submission:

- the submission deadline for abstracts is May 15, 2019, notification will be approximately two weeks afterwards

- abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to: info at livones.net

- abstracts should be no more than 500 words, exclusive of data and references (if any) 

- abstracts should be written in English, Latvian, or Livonian 

 

The scientific committee and editorial board of the conference:

Dr. phil. Valts Ernštreits (UL Livonian Institute, University of Tartu), Dr. phil. Rogier Blokland (Uppsala University), Dr. hist. Renāte Blumberga (UL Livonian Institute), Dr. philol. Ina Druviete (University of Latvia), Dr. phil. Miina Norvik (University of Tartu), Dr. phil. Karl Pajusalu (University of Tartu), Dr. philol. Jurgys Pakerys (Vilnius University), Dr. phil. Eberhard Winkler (University of Göttingen)

 

The conference organising committee:

Dr. phil. Valts Ernštreits (UL Livonian Institute)        valts.ernstreits at lu.lv

Dr. phil. Uldis Balodis (UL Livonian Institute)           ubalodis at lu.lv

Dr. philol. Gunta Kļava (UL Livonian Institute)         gunta.klava at lu.lv

Dr. phil. Miina Norvik (University of Tartu)  miina.norvik at ut.ee

Dr. phil. Tuuli Tuisk (University of Tartu)     tuuli.tuisk at ut.ee


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