Interdisciplinary colloquium

Constructing the self:
Linguistic and historical perspectives on identity and authenticity in egodocuments and other writings ‘from below’

Sat. 25 April 2015
Paleis der Academiën, Brussels

This interdisciplinary colloquium aims to bring together linguists and historians working on approaches ‘from below’.  We welcome contributions on linguistic and historical perspectives on identity and authenticity in egodocuments and other writings ‘from below’, both from linguistic and from historical perspectives.

— Download the program here —

The colloquium will be preceded by a master class on language and history from below, on Friday 24 April 2015, featuring seminars by Stephan Elspaß (University of Salzburg, Austria) and Martyn Lyons (UNSW Australia). See more information here.

Organizing committee

Anne Winter (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Gijsbert Rutten (Universiteit Leiden), Griet Vermeesch (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Jacques Van Keymeulen (Universiteit Gent), Jill Puttaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Maarten Van Ginderachter (Universiteit Antwerpen), Rik Vosters (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Wim Vandenbussche (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Contact

If you have questions, please contact Jill Puttaert (Jill.Puttaert@vub.ac.be) or Rik Vosters (Rik.Vosters@vub.ac.be).

Sponsors

This colloquium is made possible by the generous support of the Doctoral School of Human Sciences and the Center for Linguistic Research – Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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