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More Le Maldobrìe in Triestine Venetian
Robert Lindsay | October 6th 2008
Updated October 6:I am now making more Le Maldobrìe downloads, numbers 2-9, available. For background on Le Maldobrìe radio show out of Trieste, Italy 20-30 years ago, see my post here.Le Maldobrìe 0 This episode has to do with the popularity of c read more
Cool Neo-Latin Websites
Robert Lindsay | October 6th 2008
Updated October 6:Forgive me a bit while I trip off into obscure Romance linguistics here for a bit, but I'm really getting off on this little journey.Here is the website for La Quotidiana, an online and printed daily newspaper in the Romansch langua read more
Meandering Through the Welsh Traditions of Eisteddfodau in a Tran…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | June 14th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
[Pictured above: Charlotte 'Lottie Lute' Williams (R) with husband Chauncey Lute (Center) and daughter Grace Lute Poorman (L), members of the Welsh Congregational Church of Youngstown, Ohio.]As I prepare my summer field research plans, I’m reflect read more
Britain Plans To Return Iranian Gays To Tehran Persecution Saying…
Queer Advantage | March 11th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
According the British Home Office, here's what happens to Iranian gays who fail to be 'discreet':[Pictured above: The July 2005 hanging of two gay teens in the city of Mashad sparked international outrage.]The British newspaper the Independent is cov read more
Wales Futures Network / WCVA Conference - Futures and The 3rd Sec…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | March 11th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
[Please scroll down for English version]CYNHADLEDD DYFODOLION Y DRYDEDD SECTORHoliday Inn, Caerdydd17 Ebrill 2008Bydd cynhadledd Dyfodolion y Drydedd Sector yn ystyried sut y caiff y sector ei siapio a sut bethau fydd mudiadau gwirfoddol yn y tymor b read more
Calling All Queer Celts! "Queer Wales" Call for Papers Internatio…
Queer Advantage | March 10th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
Huw Osborne of the Department of English at the Royal Military College of Canada is putting together a panel of speakers for the upcoming International Welsh Studies Conference in Toronto this summer 2008.Fancy a Canadian holiday, with something scho read more
"Queer Wales" Call for Papers at the International Conference on…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | March 7th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
Subject: Papers are invited for a panel on "Queer Wales" for Toronto UniversityPapers are invited for a panel on "Queer Wales" at the International Conference on Welsh Studies at the University of Toronto, July 31-August 2, 2008. Masculinity has long read more
Academi Encyclopaedia of Wales Might Evidence an Ever More Self-C…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | February 5th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
According to the University of Wales web site:After a decade of hard work, The Academi Encyclopaedia of Wales has been launched and the first Minister and the Minister for Heritage have congratulated everyone connected with this historic project. The read more
Minority Language Media, Cultural Diversity and Development in Eu…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | January 26th 2008 by Mark Leslie Woods
[Pictured above: View of Barcelona; The conference will take place at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) on the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th of November 2008.]ECREA's 2nd EUROPEAN COMMUNICATION CONFERENCECALL FOR RESEARCH PANELS read more
For NAASWCH Welsh Scholars and Artists Aiming for Toronto for Aug…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | December 8th 2007 by Mark Leslie Woods
North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History (NAASWCH)International Conference on Welsh Studies -- Call for PapersJuly 31-August 2, 2008 The Centre for Medieval Studies, University of TorontoThe NAASWCH Program Committee read more
New Welsh Beacon to bring universities and public closer, will sh…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | November 13th 2007 by Mark Leslie Woods
People in Wales will be able to play a much more interactive role in the work of higher education institutions thanks to a collaborative partnership of leading Welsh organisations.Cardiff University, University of Glamorgan, Amgueddfa Cymru – Natio read more
‘Iolo (Morganwg), Druidism and Dr William Price’ Seminar Offe…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | November 12th 2007 by Mark Leslie Woods
[Pictured above: Dr. William Price 1800-1893; Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams) 1747-1826]This first of this year’s Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales seminar series will be on Wednesday 21 November at 2 p.m. in B134 on the University of Glamor read more
S'mae ti heddiw? A Conference Reminder "S4C: The First 25 Years"
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | November 2nd 2007 by Mark Leslie Woods
S4C: The first 25 yearsInternational conference to mark the first 25 years of broadcasting by S4C (Welsh language television) Date: 2-3 November 2007Location: The National Library of Wales, AberystwythThe Department of Theatre, Film and Television St read more
Will Polish be the 3rd official language of Ireland?
A Paddy in Poland | October 17th 2007 by Paddy in Poland
Some advice - it's a beautiful but tough language to tacklePoles are certainly making their mark in Ireland. The masses have integrated very well into Irish culture and daily life especially since the colossal exodus after May 1st 2004, the day Polan read more
Welsh-American Scholars Plan International Summer Conference in T…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | October 1st 2007 by Mark Leslie Woods
North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History (NAASWCH)International Conference on Welsh Studies -- Call for PapersJuly 31-August 2, 2008 The Centre for Medieval Studies, University of TorontoThe NAASWCH Program Committee read more
Minority Language Summer Field Work (another lame excuse to 'subs…
Welsh Music, Film, and Books Symposium | July 24th 2007 by Mark Leslie Woods
Pictured above, a vicolo piccolino tipico in the Molisano Medieval mountain fortress cittadina (walled-city) of Guglionesi, where the language of 'Wee-yonn-naish-shon' is spoken, not Italian.Guglionesi possibly derives from Colle di Nyseus, or Hill o read more
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