NOS-HS: Language and commodification of writing and publishing

WS3 · Copenhagen · 28-29 August 2023

The third event in the NOS-HS workshop series ‘The Politics and Ideologies of Multilingual Writing’ Maria Kuteeva, Sanne Larsen & Taina Saarinen (coordinator) (Academy of Finland / NOS-HS, grant number 335154).

The goal of the third workshop is to analyse the markets and economics of multilingual writing from a legitimate viewpoint. What are the market and commodification implications of multilingual writing? What markets (financial and other) are there for multilingual writing? What affects the writers’ access to publishing contracts?

Day 1: Monday 28 August 28 · 4A-1-13 (Building 4A, 1st floor, room 13)

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and presentation of the programme
10:15 – 11:15 Anna Roderick (Zoom): Multilingual Publishing in a Digital Age: Principles vs. Practicalities (or Practical and Principled?)
11:15 – 11:45 Follow-up discussion
11:45 – 13.00 Lunch  
13:00 – 14:00 Mushtaq Bilal (Zoom): How to Become an Efficient Academic Writer with AI Apps
14:00 – 14:30 Follow-up discussion
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 16:00 Rami Luisto (on site): Exploring AI language generation by studying its limitations
16:00 – 16:30 Follow-up discussion
16:30 – 19:00 Campus/City walk or free time
19:00 Dinner at Madklubben Vesterbro (Vesterbrogade 62, 1620 København V) 

Day 2: Tuesday, 29 August · 4A-1-13 (Building 4A, 1st floor, room 13)

09:15 – 10:15: Ingrid Rodrick Beiler & Joke Dewilde (on site): Alignment and authorial labour in writing with translation technology
10:15 – 10:45 Follow-up discussion
10:45 – 11:00: Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30: Andrew Davidson (on site): Communicating science through audio
11:30 – 12:00: Follow-up discussion
12:00 – 12:30: Dorte Lønsmann & Janus Mortensen (on site): Is there anybody out there? On publishing in the local language for the general public
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 15:00: Summary discussion & ideas for future collaboration
15:00 Au revoir!