Workshop, The Politics of Race and Language in Learning Contexts, Oct. 17

[Mary Bucholtz]

PLEASE ANNOUNCE

The Politics of Race and Language in Learning Contexts 
An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Workshop

Multipurpose Room, Student Resources Building
University of California, Santa Barbara

Friday, October 17, 2014
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

This informal workshop presents initial research results from UCSB’s year-long interdisciplinary graduate seminar “The Politics of Race and Language in Learning Contexts” in 2013-14. The ongoing collaboration brings together faculty from Chicana and Chicano Studies, Education, and Linguistics as well as graduate students from numerous disciplines. For a complete schedule, visit: http://www.ccalc.ucsb.edu/content/events/. The research presentations focus on race, language, education, and power through the lens of the multi-sited UCSB-based academic outreach and sociolinguistic justice program SKILLS (School Kids Investigating Language in Life and Society). For more information about SKILLS, visit: http://www.skills.ucsb.edu. 

This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is requested by Wednesday, October 15. To register, email your name and affiliation to Mary Bucholtz (bucholtz at linguistics.ucsb.edu). 

UCSB Sponsors: Center for California Languages and Cultures | Crossroads Initiative | Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies | Department of Education | Department of Linguistics | Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research


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Mary Bucholtz, Professor
Department of Linguistics
3432 South Hall
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100

http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/
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