There's the time of the meeting and the time we remember the meeting, capture what fascinated us and what might be seeds for future conversations. Please share your notes, correct mine and add your thoughts to this thought provoking conversation. Merci, thank you, gracias, diolch, toda, gracie, danke!
Small World indeed
Here I am today, listening to the extremely enlightening presentation of Nancy Hornberger, after two really incredibly dense days. Never at a conference have I experienced this feeling of truly belonging, of being a member of one academic family. Most of my previous and extremely numerous conference experiences have meant meeting other colleagues in a … Continue reading Small World indeed
Back to Berlin
Almost exactly one year after my visit last year with my colleagues from ECG Piaget, sociolinguistics brings me back to this city. This time, I rented a flat for my friends and colleagues in order to get to feel the city. I arrived in the dead of heat at 5:00 pm, welcoming a few drops … Continue reading Back to Berlin
The Day before….
Tomorrow is the beginning of a year's adventure across the world. It starts with a sociolinguistics conference in Berlin and two events in LA...but this is only a beginning....
How the London Olympics will help Obama get Re-elected (Renford Reese’s olympic perspective)
Renford Reese's contribution to a vision of how sport and politics intertwin. A most welcomed Afro-American perspective
COSMO POLITIQUE 