Department of European Languages and Cultures

DELC Research Seminar Series: Imagined Linguistic Communities

In brief

Speakers - Dr Ruairidh Tarvet (Scandinavian Studies, The University of Edinburgh) and Dr Carlos Soler Montes (Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, The University of Edinburgh)

Title - Imagined (Linguistic) Communities in the USA: The Case of Danish in the Mid-West and Spanish in New Mexico

Series Theme - Decolonising Minds and Methods

Respondents: Dr Adriana Patiño-Santos (University of Southampton) and Dr Philipp Krämer (Freie Universität Berlin)

Moderator - Dr Jessica Gordon-Burroughs

Attend the seminar on Microsoft Teams

About the speakers

Dr Ruairidh Tarvet is an Early Career Teaching and Research Fellow in Scandinavian Studies at the Department of European Languages and Cultures, The University of Edinburgh.

Dr Carlos Soler Montes is Lecturer in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at the Department of European Languages and Cultures, The University of Edinburgh.

Browse speaker and respondent profiles

Dr Ruairidh Tarvet (University of Edinburgh)

Dr Carlos Soler Montes (University of Edinburgh)

Dr Adriana Patiño-Santos (University of Southampton)

Dr Philipp Krämer (Freie Universität Berlin)

About the seminar series

The DELC Research Seminar Series (DRSS) encourages collaboration and coproduction between staff and students across European Languages and Cultures and beyond.

Each series is designed on a transversal exploration of a common theme bringing together participants as teamed guest speakers, respondents, workshop and roundtable leaders, Q&A moderators, and event organisers. 

The theme we have chosen for this year's Series is Decolonising Minds and Methods. We wanted to celebrate the colleagues who have recently joined us by inviting them to be our series leaders and help us shape the reflection on the challenges and opportunities that come with a radical rethinking of the ways we operate as educators and learners.

Entry is free and no booking is required. Everyone is welcome.

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Apr 04 2022 -

DELC Research Seminar Series: Imagined Linguistic Communities

Join us on Teams for the last event in our DRSS seminar series on Decolonising Minds and Methods. This seminar is presented by Dr Ruairidh Tarvet (The University of Edinburgh) and Dr Carlos Soler Montes (University of Edinburgh) who will focus on imagined linguistic communities in the USA.

Online on Microsoft Teams