Language and Gender in African Contexts: one-day roundtable in Leeds, UK

[bakhta abdelhay]

Dear Jane,
Iam an igala member . I work on gender and voice
quality in Algeria, North africa .Algeria is a country
torn between modernism, globalisation and terrorism. I
WOULD BE VERY HAPPY to attend this roundtable about
gender in Africa however as no research funding is
available and as the visa fees are highIam afraid I
can not attend this important event. If however your a
fellowship can be offered to me I would be very happy
to take part in this event as it is impossible for me
to go to New Zealand for the abovementioned reasons.
With all the best,
Bakhta
--- Jane Sunderland <j.sunderland at LANCASTER.AC.UK> a
écrit :

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> Preliminary announcement:
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> Joint BAAL (British Association of Applied
> Linguistics) SIG Roundtable
> Seminar: (Gender and Language; Language in Africa)
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> Language and Gender in African Contexts
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> Saturday November 17th 2007,  09.30 - 17.00 
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> Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS)
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> The objectives of this joint roundtable seminar are:
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> *	To identify language and gender issues
> characteristic of
> different African contexts
> *	To bring together academics (particularly African
> academics)
> working on or with an interest in the area
> *	To share recent research in the area
> *	To discuss the issues raised and evaluate their
> academic
> interest and importance along with their
> socio-political significance
> *	To identify ways forward, in terms of future
> seminars (both in
> the UK and Africa), shared research projects,
> publications and
> networking.
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> Structure of the day
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> 09.30 Introduction and welcome
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>           Discussion/brainstorm of the relevant
> issues (in groups)
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>           Roundtable discussion of issues
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> 11.00 Sibonile Ellece: The language of Botswanan
> marriage
> ceremonies
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>           Questions and discussion
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> 12.00 Lilian Atanga: Gendered discourses in the
> Cameroonian
> parliament 
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> Questions and discussion
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> 13.00 Lunch
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> 14.00 Topic 3: Proposals for speaker/topic are
> welcome (see below)
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> 15.00 Review of relevant issues
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> 15.30 Tea
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> 16.00 The way forward: roundtable discussion
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> Please note that this is very much a 'roundtable'
> event where all
> participants are expected to bring a list or summary
> of ideas/ key
> issues and be prepared to discuss them. The two
> scheduled 'topics for
> discussion' will provide starting points for
> roundtable discussion. We
> would, however, like one more topic. If you would
> like to provide and
> run this, please contact Sibonile Ellece (HYPERLINK
> "mailto:s.ellece at lancs.ac.uk"s.ellece at lancs.ac.uk)
> and Lilian Atanga
> (HYPERLINK
> "mailto:l.atanga at lancs.ac.uk"l.atanga at lancs.ac.uk)
> explaining
> your idea - before Friday Oct. 19.
> 
> If you’re interested in attending and would like
> further information,
> please contact:
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> Jane Sunderland HYPERLINK
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"mailto:j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk"j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk
> 
> or
> 
> John Holmes HYPERLINK
>
"mailto:J.L.Holmes at education.leeds.ac.uk"J.L.Holmes at education.leeds.ac.u
> k
> 
> or
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> Lia Litosseliti HYPERLINK
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"mailto:l.litosseliti at city.ac.uk"l.litosseliti at city.ac.uk
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> Note: For those arriving on Friday evening there
> will be an informal
> reception.
> 
> Expected cost: Students: £5.00; Salaried staff:
> £10.00. This event is
> being part-sponsored by Jane Sunderland’s National
> Teaching Fellowship.
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> For those interested who cannot make this event,
> note that there will
> also be a workshop on this topic at IGALA 5 in
> Wellington (July 3-5,
> 2008).
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> Jane Sunderland
> Director of Studies, PhD in Applied Linguistics by
> Thesis and Coursework
> and New Route PhD
> Dept. of Linguistics and English Language
> Lancaster University
> Lancs. LA1 4YT
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> HYPERLINK
>
"mailto:j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk"j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk
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> For the new Gender and Language Journal (details and
> subscriptions), see
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> HYPERLINK
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"http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/main.asp?jref=60"http://www.equinoxp
> ub.com/journals/main.asp?jref=60
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