As part of Douglass Week celebrations both in the US and in Ireland, to celebrate Frederick Douglass, a workshop entitled "Minoritized Languages of the North Atlantic" will be hosted by Fulbright FLTA Scholar, Muireann Nic Corcráin, in association with UConn Dodd Human Rights Center, Samantha Gove (UConn '24), the UConn Native American Cultural Program (NACP) and Fulbright Ireland-USA. This workshop will take place on February 10th at 11am EST on Zoom.
This event is intended to introduce participants to the living and historical languages of the Mohegan and Pequot Tribes and of Gaelic Ireland. In doing so, it celebrates globally to promote indigenous languages and cultures negatively affected by colonialism and cultural imperialism. It also highlights efforts by UConn students, faculty and community partners to decolonize the Anglophone North Atlantic and to teach and promote minoritized languages. Brief presentations on each language will be followed by a discussion about minority languages and how they can be protected and promoted will also be tabled to allow audience members to learn more about both languages and their cultures.
Register today at: https://tinyurl.com/ycypk7sr
For more information, contact: Muireann Nic Corcráin at muireann.nic_corcrain@uconn.edu