ELL: Cultural production

[Birger Winsa]

Dear ELLers
My study of cultural production in minority languages (literature, amateur
research, amateur dramas and song) indicates that promotion of the minority
languages increases cultural production not only as expected in the
minority languages, but also in cultural production where the majority
language is the medium of expression. This is the case in northern Sweden
with three minority languages: Saami, Meänkieli and Finnish. The minority
language users will reinforce its collective identity and the cultural
production provides as such a platform in order to develop interest for
bilingual education.

Best
Birger Winsa
Dept. of Finnish
Stockholm University.

At 17:34 2001-11-13 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear ELLers,
>
>I am interested in information about the use of
>creative-writing workshops, poetry-festivals, literary
>contests, and any other kind of literature-oriented
>events and activities in connection with attempts to
>revitalize endangered languages or to reverse
>language-shift.
>
>Thank you for whatever information you may be able to
>provide.
>
>Dennis Holt
>
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Birger Winsa
Finska institutionen
Stockholms universitet
106 91 Stockholm
Fax: 08-158871
Tel: 08-162359

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