School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Calendar

Monday, September 21, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar Series - Yimei Xiang, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rutgers University: "Higher-order readings of wh-questions"

  • Lecture

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Swahili Cooking Class

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

• • 3:00 pm
    

  Swahili movie (TBA)

  • Film Screening
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Friday, September 25, 2020

• • 10:00 - 11:00 am
    

  EN/SP Translation at State Farm®

  • Informational
• • 2:00 pm
    

  Dr. Yoandy Cabrera Ortega, Rockford University: "Queering Myth: Tragic Suspension as a Possible Theoretical Third Space"

  • Lecture

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

• • 3:00 pm
    

  Arabic Event

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Friday, October 2, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    

  Avital Livny, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UIUC, "The Success of Islamic Politics in Turkey: The Importance of Trust"

  • Lecture
• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar - Noriyasu Li, Language Engineer, Amazon

  • Lecture

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    

  Swahili Conversation Table

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Arabic Event

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Monday, October 12, 2020

• • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    

  HGMS/Future of Trauma Studies workshop on Race, Gender, and Activism in Memory Studies (via Zoom)

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar - Marko Simonović, University of Graz, and Petra Mišmaš, University of Nova Gorica

  • Lecture

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    

  Swahili Games Event

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Monday, October 26, 2020

• • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    

  Book Launch with Rini Mehta: "Unruly Cinema History, Politics, and Bollywood" (via Zoom)

  • Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

• • 8:30 am   TBA
    

  Swahili Cultural Presentation

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    

  Swahili Conversation Table

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

• • 3:00 pm
    

  Arabic Language Table

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Monday, November 9, 2020

• • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    

  Workshop with Karolina Ozog: "Sound Monument, Concentration Camp Plaszow, Poland" (via Zoom)

  • Conference/Workshop
• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar - Matthew Barros, Linguistics Lecturer, Washington University St. Louis

  • Lecture

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

• • 3:00 pm
    

  Kamil Karski: "Between memorial and rememberance: Key ideas for the Museum-Memorial Place of Forced Labour and Concentration Camp Plaszow (1942-1945)" {via Zoom}

  • Lecture

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

• • 3:00 pm
    

  Swahili movie (TBA)

  • Film Screening
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Monday, November 16, 2020

• • 2:00 pm
    

  Arabic Language Table

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar - Vicki Carstens, University of Buffalo

  • Lecture

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    

  Swahili Games Event

  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Monday, November 30, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar - Diego Arispe-Bazan, Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Pennsylvania

  • Lecture

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Monday, December 7, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Linguistics Seminar - Lyn Tieu, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University

  • Lecture

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

• • 4:00 pm
    

  Jamhuri Day Celebration

  • Social/Informal Event
• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    

  Kaffeestunde (German Conversation Table)

  • Other

Friday, December 11, 2020

• • 12:00 pm
    

  Julie Gaillard, Assistant Professor of French and Italian, UIUC: "Fiction in the Era of Post-Truth"

  • Lecture

Friday, February 26, 2021

• • All Day
    

  13th annual Illinois Language and Linguistics Society (ILLS) Conference and the 3nd annual Sociolinguistics Symposium (SOSY 2021)

  • Conference/Workshop

Saturday, February 27, 2021

• • All Day
    

  13th annual Illinois Language and Linguistics Society (ILLS) Conference and the 3nd annual Sociolinguistics Symposium (SOSY 2021)

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, April 29, 2021

• • All Day
    
  • To be announced, early 2021.

  51st Linguistics Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL 51)

  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, April 30, 2021

• • All Day
    
  • To be announced, early 2021.

  51st Linguistics Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL 51)

  • Conference/Workshop

Saturday, May 1, 2021

• • All Day
    
  • To be announced, early 2021.

  51st Linguistics Symposium on Romance Languages (LSRL 51)

  • Conference/Workshop