The deadline for submittal is 31 May.
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The 2023 Symposium Program is now available!
https://www.linguapax-asia.org/en/las23-photos.html
For access to the ICU, please see the following link.
https://www.icu.ac.jp/en/about/access/
The venue, the Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House, is ’18’.
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There are two films on Yonaguni that involve language issues on tour across Japan. A member of Linguapax ASIA has been involved as an academic consultant in one of them.
Below is a link that shows the places and times where these films will be shown in cinemas across Japan (including Tokyo).
https://yonaguni-films.com/theater02/#yonaguni
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY is celebrated on the 21st of February each year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism.
Let’s celebrate it with the wise words from Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, that pay tribute to community bonds, as narrated in the video Hisamitsu Album (*Fujita-Round & Hattori, 2019).
AGATA NU UTUZZA YUZZA TSUKAFU NU TUNAZU
Cherish your close neighbors over your relatives far away.
The video documents traditional customs and language practices on Miyako Islands, including HAARI Festival for the Sea Gods, SHISHIMAI Lion Dance, UGAKI sumo wrestling, HOUGEN FUDA language tags, and more.
*Hisamatsu Album was created as part of the research of a sociolinguist and also a board member of Linguapax Asia, Dr. Sachiyo Fujita-Round with her collaborator video artist, Katsuyuki Hattori.
Their youtube page is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsbu9qQ7GUiB558D4z4Brg
This course offers a wide panorama of the most important issues and debates related to linguistic diversity. It aims to broaden students’ horizons about linguistic diversity, multilingualism and revitalization, understanding their implications in areas ranging from personal introspection to education, politics, social relations, arts and the digital world.
Most of all, we hope to create a platform for sharing and discussing, in order to enrich all participants’ knowledge, open their perspectives and encourage them to safeguard and promote linguistic diversity.
Linguapax Asia is participating in the International Forum, Saturday, November 21st, 13:25 – 14:55, and with a presentation by Board Member Dr. Sachiyo Fujita-Round on “Transforming Resources Into Webinars and Videos” , Sunday November 22nd, 11:20 – 11:45. Registration required. Come and join us!