FORUM

MULTILINGUALISM AND IDENTITY IN THE 21sT CENTURY EUROPE

9, 11, 18 of March

On-line forum

PresentaciON

At the forum "Multilingualism and Identity in 21st Century Europe" in the Catalan border region, experts and citizens will discuss identities (how they are constructed and overlapped) and the role of languages and multilingualism in their shaping. It will combine reflections of experts and debates open to the public.

This forum is a part of the TEIN4Citizens project, funded by the European Union's Europe For Citizens programme.

programME

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

[16:00-16:10] Welcome and presentation (Sílvia Llach, vicepresident of Territory and Social Compromise, and Jordi Cicres, University of Girona)

[16:10-16:30] Identity from the Philosophy point of view (Joan Vergés, University of Girona)

[16:30-16:50] Identity from the Anthropology point of view (Carles Serra, University of Girona)

[16:50-17:05] Debate

[17:05-17:25] Europe and the linguistic law (Joan Becat, Institute of Catalan Studies)

[17:25-17:45] The role of languages in the European organisations* (Birte Wassenberg, Science Po Strasbourg)

[17:45-18:00] Debate


thursday, MARCH 11

[16:00-16:05] Welcome (Martina Camiade, Institute of Catalan Studies)

[16:05-16:25] The languages of Catalans (Carme Junyent, University of Barcelona)

[16:25-16:45] Multiculturalism, multilingualism and andorran identity (Alexandra Monné, University of Andorra)

[16:45-17:05] Plurilingualism in border regions: the case of the Upper Rhine Region* (Margot Bonnafous, Euro-Institut Kehl)

[17:05-17:20] Debate

[17:20-17:35] Linguistic experience in La Bressola Schools in Northern Catalonia (Cesc Franquesa, La Bressola)

[17:35-17:50] The contested politics and borders of language and identity in Northern Ireland** (Anthony Soares, Center for Cross-Border Studies, Northern Ireland)

[17:50-18:00] Debate


THURSDAY, MARCH 18

[16:00-16:05] Welcome (Jordi Cicres, University of Girona)

[16:05-16:25] The border, a privileged observatory of languages (Narcís Iglesias, University of Girona)

[16:25-16:45] Intercultural management and multilingualism** (Eithne Knappitsch and Karin Martin Carinthia University of Applied Sciences)

[16:45-18:00] Discussion, proposals and conclusions


*These presentations will be given in French. There's going to be a French-English-Catalan interpretation service.**These presentations will be given in English. There's going to be a French-English-Catalan interpretation service.All the other presentations will be given in Catalan, with live interpretation to English and French