Thursday, 2 May 2019 at 10:00 am – Friday, 3 May 2019 at 5:00 pm
On the Interplay of Language, Hospitality and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Threads
Interdisciplinary two-day workshop co-organised by Dr Khawla Badwan, Dr Samantha Wilkinson and Dr John Bellamy
Dates and times:
Thursday 2nd May, 10am - 5pm
Friday 3rd May 2019, 9.30am - 5pm
Location: BS 1.23 and BS 1.22, Business School Building
Tickets: £80 normal rate. Available on the OnlineShop
This two-day seminar aims to bring about interdisciplinary discussions and debates about how globalisation and cosmopolitanism, on the one hand, and nationalism, on the other, have reproduced contradictory and sometimes conflicting ideologies about language, hospitality and integration. At the heart of this discussion lies the notion of ‘place’, which has been conceptualised differently in many disciplines leading us to question what we mean by 'community', 'belonging', 'integration' and 'home' in geographical spaces/places characterised by increasing heterogeneity and difference. As such, we encourage participants to consider the understanding of 'place as meaning' (Entrikin, 1991) which views place as subjective and socially constructed with emphasis on individuals' experiences and emotions. We want to unpack the complexities surrounding notions such as ‘hospitality’, 'community' and 'belonging', with emphasis on how these perceptions are reflected in attitudes towards diversity and sharing.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Prof Berthold Schoene, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Dr James Simpson, University of Leeds
- Dr John Gallagher, University of Leeds
- Dr Katy Sian, University of York
- Dr Gideon Bolt, Utrecht University
Please register via the following link: https://buyonline.mmu.ac.uk/short-courses/arts-and-humanities/short-courses/on-the-interplay-of-language-hospitality-and-social-justice-interdisciplinary-threads
This event brings interdisciplinary research perspectives on contemporary topics such as social justice, cosmopolitanism, multilingualism, hospitality, and place theorising. It has received some funding from CELL and ESRI research centres as well as from the Department of Languages, Information and Communication.
The event is co-organised by Dr Khawla Badwan (senior lecturer in TESOL and applied linguistics- Faculty of Arts and Humanities), Dr Samantha Wilkinson (senior lecturer in education- Faculty of education) and Dr John Bellamy (lecturer in linguistics- Faculty of Arts and Humanities).
Partners involved: BAAL/ Cambridge University Press Seminar Programme 2018-2019
Programme
DAY ONE
10:00-10:30 Registration and tea/coffee
10:30- 10:45 Introduction by organisers: Drs Khawla Badwan, Samantha Wilkinson and John Bellamy
10:45-11:00 Welcome by Prof Sharon Handley, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
11:00-11:15 Welcome by Dr Derek Bousfield, Head of Department of Languages, Information and Communications
Strand one: Cosmopolitanism, citizenship and belonging
11:15-12:00 Keynote Speaker: Prof Berthold Schoene, Faculty Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Manchester Metropolitan University
Cosmopolitanism: what happened to the dream?
12:00- 12:30 Paper (1): Guilherme Fians, University of Manchester
Citizens of the world: exploring language-based cosmopolitanism among Esperanto speakers
12:30-13:00 Paper (2): Dr Carmen Herrero, Manchester Metropolitan University
Understanding the Other and crossing boundaries: developing intercultural competence through film
13:00-13:30 Discussant contribution: Dr Samantha Wilkinson
13:30-14:30 Lunch
Strand two: Multilingualism, mobility and migration
14:30- 15:15 Keynote Speaker: Dr John Gallagher, University of Leeds
'Strangers: migration and multilingualism in 16th- and 17th-century England'?
15:15-15:45 Paper (3): Dr Alfonso Del Percio, University College London
Division and multiplication: Language, migration and the politics of labour
15:45- 16:15 Paper (4): Hadjer Taibi, Manchester Metropolitan University
The impact of mobility of Algerian students’ language ideologies and practices
16:15-16:30 - Tea/coffee break
16:30- 17:00 - Discussant Contribution: Dr John Bellamy
18:00-19:30 - Conference Social (Optional)
Dinner venue: Zouk Restaurant
DAY TWO
9:00-9:30 Coffee and refreshments
Strand three: Urban identity, integration, and social cohesion
9:30-10:15 Keynote speaker: Dr Gideon Bolt, Utrecht University
Diversity: a challenge for social cohesion?
10:15-10:45 Paper (5): Leonie Gaiser and Prof Yaron Matras, University of Manchester
Linguistic landscapes and the spatial construction of civic identities
10:45-11:15 Paper (6): Elena Kirk and Raul Paraná, University of Jyväskylä
Enabling immigrants in Finland to integrate into professional and academic communities
11:15-11:45 Discussant Contribution: Dr Gavin Bailey
11:45-12:00 Coffee break
Strand four: Language education and integration
12:00-12:45 Keynote speaker: Dr James Simpson, University of Leeds
Navigating immigration law in a “hostile environment”: Implications for adult migrant language education
12:45-13:15 Paper (7): Silke Zschomler, University of Cambridge
Migrant narratives of language learning, integration, and inequality: ‘us versus them’ recast?
13:15-13:45 Discussant Contribution: Richard Silburn
13:45-14:30 Lunch
Strand five: Hospitality, belonging and place theorising
14:30- 15:15 Keynote speaker: Dr Katy Sian, University of York
The semantics of inhospitality in the academy: racism, exclusion and inequity
15:15- 15:45 Paper (8): Alnoor Mitha, Manchester Metropolitan University
Who do you think you are? An Exploration Into the Boundaries of Asian Identities in Contemporary Culture
15:45-16:15 Paper (9): Drs Khawla Badwan and Samantha Wilkinson, Manchester Metropolitan University
Conceptualising place for social justice: towards ethics of sharing and hospitality
16:15- 17:00 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Interdisciplinary threads and looking forward Keynote speakers (Dr John Bellamy- mediator)
Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to disability equality. If you have any access requirements, please let us know via 0161 247 6740 or email us at lucy.simpson@mmu.ac.uk before you arrive to help us to make sure that your visit to the event is as enjoyable as possible.