Call for proposals 3rd Conference on Frisian Humanities – deadline 16 March 2025

The Fryske Akademy, the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, the Professorship Multilingualism and Literacy of NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the department of Frisian Studies of the University of Groningen, and the department Language, Technology and Culture of UG/Campus Fryslân have announced the Third Conference on Frisian Humanities. This year’s theme will be ‘Bridges and Boundaries: Fryslân in a Global Context’. Plenary speakers will be (all confirmed) Professor Alderik Blom (Philipps-Universität Marburg), Professor Marguérite Corporaal (Radboud University), Professor Peter Gilles (Université du Luxembourg), and Dr Caterina Sugranyes, Universitat Ramón Llull, Barcelona (Spain).

Proposals regarding original, previously unpublished research are invited in two formats: individual papers and posters. Proposals should relate to one or more of the conference topics: Frisian linguistics, Multilingualism in a minority context, Multilingual education in a minority context, Speech and language technology for low-resource languages, Frisian History (e.g. the Middle Ages or the ‘long’ sixteenth century), Literature of minority languages (in particular Frisian literature), Films or videos in minority languages. The Scientific Committee is open to proposals for colloquia, either workshops or sessions, comprising of three to four papers.

Proposals should be submitted ultimately 16 March 2025.

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