CULTURECONTACT and ENGHUM projects: the revitalization of endangered languages

Dr. hab. Justyna Olko – a laureate of two EU grants: 1) Horizon 2020 – Twinning Grant (ENGHUM – Engaged humanities in Europe: Capacity building for participatory research in linguistic-cultural heritage, 2016-2018, http://engagedhumanities.al.uw.edu.pl/); 2) 7th Framework Programme – European Research Council Starting Grant (CULTURECONTACT – Europe and America in contact: a multidisciplinary study of cross-cultural transfer in the New World across time, 2012-2017, http://www.encounters.al.uw.edu.pl/).

The researcher, along with her multidisciplinary team, carries out interdisciplinary projects regarding the cross-cultural transfer between Europe and America, and the revitalization of endangered languages. Practical strategies and materials on the revitalisation of languages are also the results of scientific projects. The scholars compile books, dictionaries, and other materials useful in learning endangered languages. They organise workshops and capacity-building events. They support local initiatives aimed at preserving cultural and linguistic diversity of a given region as well as co-organise cultural events.

The establishment of the Centre for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity is a consequence of all the research projects which we have been conducting in the last years – says Dr. Justyna Olko. The centre is a common initiative of the University of Warsaw, School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), Leiden University, University of Groningen and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena. It is located at the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” of the University of Warsaw.

To find out more about the revitalization of endangered languages and the Centre for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity, visit the website: http://en.uw.edu.pl/centre-for-resear... (English version); http://www.uw.edu.pl/centre-for-resea... (Polish version).

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