10 September 2006 at Penn -- A Celebration of Joshua Fishman's 80th birthday

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Announcing a Celebration of Joshua A. Fishman's Eightieth Birthday

Joshua A. Fishman's eightieth birthday will be celebrated at the University of
Pennsylvania on Sunday, September 10, 2006 with a one-day symposium honoring his
pioneering contributions to the study of language and society.  We are also
assembling an album of greetings and short narratives honoring Fishman, to which all
are invited to contribute.

PROGRAM
The symposium, to be held from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, will feature a keynote address by
Nkonko Kamwangamalu of Howard University, a panel of three up and coming young
scholars continuing the tradition of Joshua Fishman's scholarship, and a
cross-generational panel of three scholars who draw inspiration from his work.  In
addition, two volumes will be presented in honor of Professor Fishman.  The full
program is included below.

Check-in 9:30-10:00

I. Greetings (10:00-11:00 am)
*Susan Fuhrman
*Courtney Cazden
*Dell Hymes
*William Labov
*Samuel Norich

II. Keynote Address (11:00 am-12:00 noon)
"Language Policy and Practice in Post-apartheid South Africa: Challenges and
Opportunities"
*Nkonko Kamwangamalu

Lunch (12:00-1:30 pm)

III. Panel (1:30-2:30 pm)
Sociology of Language: A New Generation of Scholarship
*Francis M. Hult
*Naomi Prawer Kadar
*Shuhan Wang

Break (2:30-3:00 pm)

IV. Panel (3:00-4:00 pm)
Language Use, Language Planning, and Identity: Intergenerational Perspectives
*Kendall King
*John Baugh
*Shirley Brice Heath

V. Panel (4:00-4:30 pm)
Language Loyalty: Fishman's Contributions to the Sociology of Language
A Panel Presentation of two volumes honoring Joshua A. Fishman:

Volume 1: Language Loyalty, Language Planning, and Language Revitalization: Recent
Writings and Reflections from Joshua A. Fishman (Multilingual Matters)
*Nancy H. Hornberger
*Martin Puetz

Volume 2: Language Loyalty, Continuity, and Change: Joshua A. Fishman's
Contributions to International Sociolinguistics (Multilingual Matters)
*Ofelia Garcia
*Rakhmiel Peltz
*Harold Schiffman

VI. Closing Remarks by Joshua A. Fishman (4:30-5:00)


REGISTRATION
The symposium is strictly limited to 200 attendees.  The registration fee is $30.
Payment can be made with a check drawn on a US bank, or an international money
order, made payable to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania."  To
register send your name, institutional affiliation, and e-mail address along with
payment to:

Fishman Celebration
c/o Prof. Nancy H. Hornberger
3700 Walnut Street, 3d Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
USA

For more information about the symposium, including how to submit greetings and
narratives, visit

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/clpp/fishman80/

JOSHUA A. FISHMAN 80TH BIRTHDAY SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Nancy H. Hornberger, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Rakhmiel Peltz, Judaic Studies, Drexel University
Harold F. Schiffman, Department of South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Ofelia Garcia, Teachers College, Columbia University
Martin Puetz, Department of English, University of Koblenz-Landau