[RNLD List] Working With Communities at a Distance Abralin ao Vivo features some panelists from Linguistics in the Pub May 2020

[Ruth Singer]

(apologies for cross-posting)

*Linguistic Fieldwork: Working With Communities at a Distance*
Participants: Emiliana Cruz, Ruth Singer, Stephen Morey. Claire Bowern
07/28/2020, 19h00 Brasilia time (8am east coast Australia)

Just wanted to let you all know that some of the panelists from the May
Linguistics in the Pub (at home) are presenting in this *Abralin ao
vivo *session
next week. They'll have a bit more time than they did then, to discuss all
their activities to support endangered languages at a distance.

https://aovivo.abralin.org/en/lives/linguistic-fieldwork-2/
<https://aovivo.abralin.org/en/lives/linguistic-fieldwork-2/>
Linguistic Fieldwork – Abralin ao Vivo: Linguists Online
<https://aovivo.abralin.org/en/lives/linguistic-fieldwork-2/>
Linguists have always gathered data for analysis in many different ways. In
current times, a major method of doing linguistics – in person work in
speech communities – has been made impossible, due to the Covid-19
pandemic. This has brought other methods to the fore, and with it their
advantages and disadvantages. While work in […]
aovivo.abralin.org


Linguists have always gathered data for analysis in many different ways. In
current times, a major method of doing linguistics – in person work in
speech communities – has been made impossible, due to the Covid-19
pandemic. This has brought other methods to the fore, and with it their
advantages and disadvantages. While work in person can never be replaced by
remote ‘fieldwork’, in this panel we discuss some of the ways in which
connections with communities and language work can be continued.

We propose a 2 hour panel of 4 panelists (listed below). Each speaker will
give a talk of approximately 20 minutes with about 5 minutes for questions.
The session will wrap up with a brief conclusion. The four panelists will
discuss different ways of doing fieldwork when traveling directly to
endangered language communities (or any travel at all) is impossible: using
digital technology to collaborate (Cruz); working with research assistants
who live in the community (Singer); using social media (Morey); and using
archival materials (Bowern). Each panelist will describe and illustrate
their work. While the methods discussed in these talks are broadly
applicable, each panelist focuses on a particular region: Oaxaca,
particularly Chatino (Mexico; Cruz); North Australia, particularly Mawng
(Singer); Assam and Myanmar (Morey), and rural and urban Australian
Aboriginal communities (Bowern).

Given the scale of linguistic research affected by the current travel
restrictions, which may well last well into 2021, it is timely to reflect
on what types of fieldwork (and other work with linguistic data) are
effective, what ethical considerations arise, what resources are available,
and how to support indigenous communities linguistically at this time.

Dr Ruth Singer
School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
Research Unit for Indigenous Language (RUIL):
http://indiglang.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL):
http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/

https://unimelb.academia.edu/RuthSinger
http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person2621
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