Language, Globalization and the Nation
Exploring contemporary sociolinguistic change in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
This workshop series, funded by NOS-HS, The Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences, explores how changing language practices and language ideologies are linked to the discursive (re/de)construction of the nation state and national identities in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the time leading up to and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The workshop series is a collaboration between researchers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and revolves around comparative analyses of the situation in the three countries. The workshops also feature invited scholars from non-Nordic countries and invited participants from outside academia.
Planned workshops
Workshop 1 – Language, globalization and ‘the nation’: Taking stock and (re)orienting (Copenhagen)
This first workshop will establish a common framework and a common terminology. The workshop will include discussions of the relation between globalization and the Nordic nation states.
Workshop 2 – Language, media and ‘the nation’: The current situation (Gothenburg)
Building on the first workshop, the second workshop addresses how media contribute to processes of contemporary sociolinguistic change. Here, cases will include examples from media coverage of the corona crisis in the three countries.
Workshop 3 – Language, value and ‘the nation’: Future perspectives (Oslo)
The third workshop will focus on the symbolic value of language in relation to the nation. This workshop will also involve planning of further collaboration in the network.
Participants
Denmark
Janus Mortensen (Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Langauge Use, University of Copenhagen), Martha Sif Karrebæk, Marie Maegaard, Janus Spindler Møller (Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen) and associates.
Sweden
Tommaso Milani (Department of Swedish, University of Gothenburg) and associates.
Norway
Bente Ailin Svendsen (MultLing, Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan, University of Oslo) and associates.
Language policy and planning
One of CIP's research areas is language policy and planning, which primarily focuses on language choice in educational settings, in research and in administrative contexts. You can read more about language policy and planning here.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the workshop series, feel free to contact Janus Mortensen from CIP.