SoA CONFERENCE
Background
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed the period 2022-2032 as an international decade of indigenous languages in the hope of building a global community for the preservation, revitalisation, and support of indigenous languages worldwide, with UNESCO acting as the lead agency. UNESCO has offered the platform and believes that a remedy to language extinction is “language promotion, development, and preservation. Read more...
30 June 2023
30 September 2023
15 April 2023
Dr Arnold Mushwana: 012 433 4826
Dr Napjadi Letsoalo: 012 429 6385
Email: soaconference@unisa.ac.za
FOCUS AREAS
Papers, workshops, panel discussions, lightning talks and posters covering the following subthemes in relation to development, promotion and preservation of indigenous languages will be considered:
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Art and culture
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Music
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Film, media and/ or communication
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Languages, linguistics and / or literature
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Archives
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Library
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Digital space
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Technologies
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Sport
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Literacy Programmes Rooted in our heritage
NB: There will be no late registration accepted.
The registration fee does not include accommodation costs. Details on accommodation rates will be shared by the end of November 2022.