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NEXT THURSDAY:

The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia presents a lecture by Laada 
Bilaniuk, titled:

"LANGUAGE IN THE BALANCE: THE POLITICS OF NON-ACCOMMODATION IN URKAINE"

The language question is a poignant issue in Ukraine, as the legal 
statuses and actual practices of Ukrainian and Russian continue to be 
contested.  In many spheres of interaction, the tensions seem to fade as 
people speak their preferred language, without accommodating to the 
language of others.  But does this practice of "non-reciprocal" or 
"non-accommodating" bilingualism ease the conflict over language choice 
and create equality, or does it continue to propagate tensions and 
inequalities?  In this talk, Laada Bilaniuk explores this issue through 
analysis of bilingual Ukrainian-Russian television programs, internet 
forums, and everyday life interactions.  She examines the politics of 
identity and correctness that are inherent in everyday uses of language.

Laada Bilaniuk, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of
Washington, is the author of Contested Tongues: Language Politics and
Cultural Correction in Ukraine (Cornell University Press, 2005).

WHEN: Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 12:00 noon
WHERE: Room 1219, International Affairs Building, Columbia University, 
420 W. 118th St.

-- 
Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1208, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu
http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html



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