August 31 is the deadline for paper submissions to a congress in Moscow. Judging from the keynote speakers, this should be also very interesting for us anthropologists, because it's not only about hard core linguistic studies, but very much about the cultural context in which speakers of different languages get into contact. Have a look …
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VSP Journal in Arctic Anthropology – by Nikolai Vakhtin
(A Fantasy) No one can read everything others write in one's field. One of the reasons is that we use too many words to express our thoughts. Papers start with theories and explanations that the reader either knows or doesn't need – because we want to write papers, not abstracts. Books are usually much longer …
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SEC Seminar – Preserving Endangered Languages and Local Knowledge: Learning tools and community initiatives in cross-cultural discussion
Unfortunately interdisciplinary approaches are often declared but rarely put into practice. That’s why I was especially happy to take part in a joint endeavour of linguists and anthropologists at the Foundation of Siberian Cultures in Germany to organize a seminar and a joint publication project on language preservation and education activities in indigenous communities in …
Arctic Anthropology 