Language ideologies and inequality with a perspective on the Arctic
Conference
The Arctic is a site of huge sociolinguistic changes.
Historically, different types of migration have led to complex sociolinguistic situations with language ideologies and policies, implicitly or explicitly, supporting certain linguistic practices while suppressing others.
This is evident in the way colonial powers have sought to install certain languages as legitimate, e.g. through processes of standardization, while others have been constructed as inferior and perhaps even uncivilized and unfit for modern life.
In many Arctic regions indigenous languages are no longer the unmarked everyday language, but this does not mean that they have lost their importance as markers of identity and belonging, and at the same time, these languages and dialects can gain new meaning and value.
The linguistic situation in the Arctic is furthermore impacted by modern processes of globalization, mobility, and language contact, leading to new complex sociolinguistic situations. Long distance labor migration to e.g. Sápmi or Greenland leads to the presence of languages such as Arabic and Tagalog, whereas English is ubiquitous as the global lingua franca and as a prominent everyday language in many aspects of modern life, also in the Arctic.
The contemporary sociolinguistic situation in the Arctic calls for an engagement with language ideologies and inequality, examining the diverse and unpredictable ways in which language form part of everyday inequalities.
| Plenary speakers | Title |
|---|---|
| David Britain (University of Bern, Switzerland) | The view from the edge: language ideologies about the centre from the (colonial) periphery |
| Hilde Sollid (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Norway) | Both sides now – on affect in Sámi language education policy in Norway |
| Sari Pietikäinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) | From Frost to Flow: What a river can tell us about language ideologies and inequalities? |
| Paper presenters | Title |
|---|---|
| Alex Oehler & Dwayne Drescher (University of Regina, Canada) | Ontological Ideologies and the Marginalization of Nonverbal Communication in the Arctic |
| Andreas Nuottaniemi (Umeå University, Sweden) | The Slowness of Language, the Speed of Capital: Conflicting Temporalities of the "Green Transition" in the Swedish Arctic |
| Anneli Ädel & Jan-Ola Östman (Dalarna university, Sweden & University of Helsinki, Finland) | On marketing Arctic ideologies on adventure tourism websites: Comparing Sápmi, Svalbard and Greenland |
| Camilla Kleemann-Andersen (Ilisimatusarfik, Kalaallit Nunaat) | Language ideologies and soft linguistic terrorism in Greenland |
| Christoph Hare Svenstrup (Ilismatusarfik, Kalaallit Nunnat) | Mastering the proper codes – a case study from the educational system in Kalaallit Nunaat |
| Donna Patrick (Carleton University, Canada) | Language Ideologies and Education in the Canadien North |
| Hanna Birkelund Nilsson (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) | The linguistic landscape of the Faroe Islands - perspectves on tourism, conflicts of interest, and the bilingual climate |
| Hannah Zimmerman, Odd-Máhtte Sara & Maja Ekroll Thrane (University of Alaska-Fairbanks, USA, Arctic University of Norway & University of Oslo) | Indigenous Language Education for Reconnectors Across Colonial Borders: Sámi in Sáomi, Alakan-North Sámi in North America, and Skole Sámi in Norway |
| Janus Spindler Møller (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) | "They hasten to put on the headphones" - constructions of monolingualism in a multilingual parliament |
| Jessica Kantarovich (Ohio State University, USA) | Identity construction in the context of language endangerment |
| Kellie Gonçalves (University of Bern, Switzerland) | 'It was a combination of horrible but at the same time gave me good feeling'. Indexical iconization and embodied practices of yoga practioners in Oslo, Norway |
| Laura Villa Gain (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) | ReDes_Ling: An international network to understand and resist language inequality |
| Lenore Grenoble (University of Chicago, USA) | Dolgan: a language constructed by ideologies |
| Luisa Martín Rojo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) | What we learn form Participatory Action Research about sociolinguistic agency and how to strengthen it to reverse inequality |
| Madeleine K. Snigaroff (University of Chicago, USA) | Language-learning Tailored to Endangered Language Communities |
| Marie Maegaard & Naja Blytmann Trondhjem (University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Ilisimatusarfik, Kalaallit Nunaat) | Greenlandic variation and colonial linguistics: The subtle coloniality of language |
| Minerva Piha (Nord University, Norway) | Inequalities in the archaeological terminology in Saami archaeology |
| Naja Blytmann Trondhjem (University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Ilisimatusarfik, Kalaallit Nunaat) | Avernersuarmiusut - the North Greenlandic dialect |
| Nanik Joeliaine Annogiyuk, Sylvia Lauren Schreiner & Avruuy Miriam Toolie (St. Lawrence Island Yupik, George Mason University & St. Lawrence Island Yupik) | Language and culture instruction in a language endangerment context |
| Rafael Lomeu Gomes (Arctic University of Norway) | Linguistic repertoire in transitions: multilingualism in upper secondary education in Northern Norway |
| Rannveig Sverrisdóttir & Valgerður Stefánsdóttir (University of Iceland) | Language ideologies and sign language: Examples from Icelandic Sign Language |
| Stefanie Bade (University of Iceland) | Folk evaluations of L2 accent in Icelandic in light of long-standing ideological beliefs about L1 Icelandic |
| Tikaajaat Kristensen (Ilisimatusarfik, Kalaallit Nunaat) | Ittoqqortoormiisut – an unacknowledged dialect in East Greenland |
| Ushma C. Jacobsen (University of Aarhus, Denmark) | The Entanglements of English in Contemporary Greenland |
- 11 December 2023: Deadline for abstract submission (we have postponed the deadline for the abstract submission - you now have until 11 December to submit your abstract)
- 15 December 2023: Notification of paper acceptance
- 1 January 2024: Registration opens
- 1 April 2024: Registration closes
- 17 May 2024: Deadline for registration for attendance
- 23 - 24 May 2024: Conference
Registration for attendance
There is no conference fee, and the conference language will be English.
If you are interested in attending the presentations at the LIIA-conference, we ask that you send us an e-mail on liia_conf@uni.gl with a deadline on May 17th. This registration is free but it helps us estimate the amount of coffee and tea necessary for the breaks. Lunch on both days will be free for participants presenting at the conference. It is possible for other participants to buy lunch in the cafeteria.
In case of questions, please e-mail the organizers (Tikaajaat Kristensen, Christoph Hare Svenstrup and Marie Maegaard), also at liia_conf@uni.gl.
We look forward to welcoming you in Nuuk in May 2024.
Tikaajaat Kristensen, Christoph Hare Svenstrup and Marie Maegaard
Oqaatsinik Ilisimatusarfik, Kulturimik, Oqaatsinik Oqaluttuarisaanermillu Ilisimatusarfik, Ilisimatusarfik
Centre for Language Research, Institute of Culture, Language and History, University of Greenland
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