Archive of Past Events
Symposium on the Indigenous Language Communities of the Californias (SILCC) - November 21, 2019
A symposium on language reclamation strategies, featuring talks from local Indigenous scholars and community members.
The Linguistics Department co-sponsored the first Symposium on the Indigenous Language Communities of the Californias (SILCC) which was held on campus at the Price Center on November 21, 2019. With over 100 attendees, this full day event featured indigenous perspectives about the current status of languages in the region and the efforts underway to preserve and reclaim them for future generations. Perspectives of the Kumeyaay, Kumiai, Cahuilla, Cupeño and Luiseño tribal communities of Southern California and Baja California and their experiences with language reclamation work in their communities were among those represented.
UN declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL), with the message “Indigenous languages matter for development, peace building and reconciliation”.
The event was co-sponsored by the Fulbright Association (San Diego Chapter) and the following UC San Diego organizations: Intertribal Resource Center, Global Education, Graduate Student Association, Department of Linguistics and the Division of Social Sciences.
Program guide including list of speakers
Event organizer contacts:
Sponsor Links:
UC San Diego Department of Linguistics
San Diego Chapter of the Fulbright Association
UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences
UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center
Native American Heritage Month
UC San Diego Graduate Student Association
News:
Gifts from Deaf Culture - May 9 & 10, 2018
The Linguistics Department hosted a two-day event featuring dramatic story-telling by the performer Wink, and fascinating perspectives from four members of the Deaf Community. More info about the panelists and performers can be found on the event's website.
Detailed coverage of the event can be found on This Week @ UC San Diego.
The full video from the panel discussion is available on Youtube.
The Way We Talk - October 16, 2016
The Linguistics Department presented a screening of The Way We Talk, a documentary on stuttering, and a Q&A with the director Michael Turner, Prof. Jesse Harris (UCLA, Linguistics) and other guests from the San Diego Chapter of the National Stuttering Association.
Linguistics Goes to Hollywood - April 19, 2013
The Linguistics Department hosted a panel of three linguists who have created constructed languages for pop culture series - Marc Okrand, Paul Frommer, and David J. Peterson.
Detailed coverage of the event can be found on This Week @ UC San Diego.
The full video of the event can be found on Youtube.
The Linguists - April 23, 2009
The Linguistics Department presented a screening of The Linguists, a film about the linguists who are rushing to document languages that are on the verge of extinction.