Event Date: 18 May 2017
Room B04
43 Gordon Sq
Birkbeck School of Arts
Birkbeck University of London
London WC1H 0PD

Birkbeck School of Arts Presents:

Birkbeck Arts Week 2017

Speaking in Brogues

Universities tend to be multilingual communities, and for the most part, we teach and study in English. Do the sounds, rhythms and locutions of many mother tongues, echoing through our conversations, help us – and help others who are coming here – to feel at home? What role can language play in a period of increasing tensions over immigration and Europe? Maria Aristodemou (Birkbeck), Mattia Gallotti (School of Advanced Study, University of London), and Rut Blees (UCL) Luxemburg (Royal College of Art) will go for a ramble through these topics with Birkbeck’s Marina Warner.

Introduction by Professor Marina Warner (Birkbeck):

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Dr Maria Aristodemou (Birkbeck):

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Dr Mattia Gallotti (School of Advanced Study, University of London):

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Dr Rut Blees (UCL):

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Questions: