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Navigating digital landscapes: Digital tools for land-based language revitalization
February 5 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Institute for Community Engaged Research is delighted to host Emily Comeau as the next Starting the Conversation Speaker!
Abstract
While scholars have shown that language learning is highly effective when it is rooted in relationships on the land, many language learners live far away from their ancestral territories. Consequently, there is an increasing need for technologies that allow learners to connect virtually with each other, with Elders, and with the land. However, existing tools for language learning tend to treat languages as objects, isolated from their context on the land. My doctoral research investigates whether digital technologies can be utilized for language revitalization in ways that also strengthen relationships with the land. Through collaborative community-based projects such as the Tlingit Language and Land App, my research explores potential applications of digital technology in supporting land-based approaches to language revitalization.
About Emily Comeau
Emily Comeau is a PhD candidate in the IGS-CESCE program at UBCO. They are a Canadian settler with mixed European heritage who grew up on lək̓ʷəŋən territory on Vancouver Island and Treaty 6 territory in Alberta. Emily is a recipient of the Killam Doctoral Scholarship and the Joseph-Armand Bombardier (SSHRC-CGS) Doctoral Award. In 2022, they became a member of the inaugural cohort of the UBCO Public Scholars Initiative.
Everyone is welcome!
To join via Zoom, please email icer.ok@ubc.ca.
