The conference focuses on three key issues: (i) the issue of minority and heritage languages in the German-speaking countries, (ii) the impact of migration on the linguistic diversity in Germany and (iii) the problem of language endangerment.

In view of the newer linguistic realities that have emerged as a result of migration in Germany, the role of politics and policies is crucial, especially in devising measures that can do justice to both older and newer languages. Using examples from German-speaking countries, the conference aims to discuss the role of state (macro-level policies) in maintaining dominance and the individual (micro-level efforts) in resistance and appropriation of such policies.

Keynote speakers:
Professor Katharina Brizić (Freiburg)
Professor Heike Wiese (Berlin)

For more details, please visit:  https://sites.google.com/view/germanpowerpolitics/home 

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