Linguistics in the Pub
Discussion led by: Emma Murphy (Living Languages) and Alice Gaby (Monash University)
This is a very special LIP event and the last for this year - the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
During the first two weeks of September this year, thirteen Community Researchers from five different language groups from eastern Australia were based at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), receiving training and support to explore and interpret archival material their languages and cultures. During the fortnight, they also visited the National Library of Australia, the National Archives of Australia and other institutions.
The workshop, organised by Living Languages and AIATSIS, with support from Monash University, will help those who participated continue revitalising their languages so they can learn them and pass them onto the next generation.
Among the archives, researchers discovered:
photos of family members they’d not seen before
forgotten information about their languages – including word lists
heartbreaking and confronting material, such as descriptions of families written in racist, assimilationist language.
Victorian-based Community Researchers, from the Yorta Yorta and Wergeia languages, will join Living Languages for this special Linguistics in the Pub to reflect on this powerful workshop, what they found, and what they plan to do with their discoveries.
Important note re venue:
This special LIP session will be taking place in the Community Room at SITEWORKS in Brunswick. This is not actually a pub so meals will not be served. Light refreshments, cutlery, crockery and glasses will be available. BYO meals and drink (alcoholic beverages OK). There are plenty of takeaway options on Sydney Rd nearby.
Date: Monday 25 Nov, 2019
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Venue: Community Room, SITEWORKS (look out for signage to find the room)
Address: 33 Saxon St, Brunswick, VIC 3056
Phone: 0427 901 170