Fwd: ~IrLing > Languages of Ireland Conference (Canada)

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

FYI - This is a call for papers for a Languages of Ireland conference
to be helod in Nova Scotia in May, 2004.


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>Forwarded by Mark Hall <markhall at gol.com>
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>  From:    irish-diaspora at Bradford.ac.uk
>  To:      irish-diaspora at Bradford.ac.uk
>  Date:    17 September 2003 05:59
>  Subject: Ir-D CFP CAIS Languages of Ireland 2004
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>>>From Email Patrick O'Sullivan <osullivan at irishdiaspora.net>
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>From: Jean Talman
>jean.talman at utoronto.ca
>Subject: Canadian Association for Irish Studies Conference
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>Dear CAIS members and friends
>
>The 2004 Conference will be held May 26-29 at Saint Mary's University,
>Halifax.  The theme is "Mother Tongues: The Languages of Ireland." The
>Call for Papers follows this message.  Please consider submitting a
>proposal and do whatever you can to encourage your colleagues, students,
>friends to do likewise.   The Call can also be found on the new CAIS
>website which is now located, thanks to the hard work of Danine
>Farquharson and Julia Wright, at www.irishstudies.ca
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>Sincerely,
>Jean Talman
>Communications Officer
>Canadian Association for Irish Studies
>L'Association canadienne d'études irlandaises
>
>Conference/Réunion 2004
>Saint Mary's University
>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
>May 26-29 mai 2004
>
>Mother Tongues: The Languages of Ireland
>
>The major focus at CAIS 2004 will be on the importance and role of
>language in the Irish experience. To that end, the Conference Programme
>Committee invites proposals for papers that deal with or touch on any
>related area. Subjects for consideration include:
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>- The historical context (Irish, Latin, Norse, Hiberno-French, English,
>Hiberno-English and Ulster Scots)
>- The contemporary situation (Irish, English, Ulster Scots,
>bilingualism, new immigrants, post-Good Friday Agreement, the European
>context, Shelta (Gammon/ Cant), language as a code or badge of identity
>in Northern Ireland, the politics of language in Ireland)
>- Comparative research, e.g., Ireland and Canada
>- The influence of immigrants from Ireland on language in Canada (e.g.,
>the Irish in Newfoundland, the Miramichi (New Brunswick) or the Ottawa
>Valley)
>- Creative literature: translating the literature of Ireland (e.g., from
>Irish to English; from Irish or English to other languages); and
>attempts, thematically or textually, to deal with language issues or
>related topics
>- Language and political, social or cultural discourse in contemporary
>Ireland
>
>Please note that the CAIS Conference Programme Committee also welcomes
>proposals for conference papers and panels on other themes and topics.
>
>Conference presenters must be members of the Canadian Association for
>Irish Studies.
>
>Please sent short abstracts (c. 125 words) by 15th January 2004 by mail
>to:
>Pádraig Ó Siadhail
>D'Arcy McGee Chair of Irish Studies
>Saint Mary's University
>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3
>Fax: (902) 420-5110
>Or by e-mail to:
>padraig.osiadhail at smu.ca
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>  Mark Hall
>Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
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