Title	The 2024 Opening the Multilingual Archive of Australia Conference
Description	The University of Sydney will host the 2024 Opening the Multilingual Archive of Australia (OMAA, http://localhost:8888/) Conference, which will explore themes of ‘Multilingual archives and histories’ and ‘Multilingualism in translation’. The Conference will be held at the University of Sydney on December 2 and 3, 2024. Australian Anglocentrism raises essential questions about the dynamics of living in a multilingual society. This conference aims to mobilise Australia’s considerable, under-utilised non-English language resources to rethink our migrant and settler history. Contributors are grappling with the following questions: How do non-English language sources challenge and enrich ‘mainstream’ narratives of Australian history by generating new perspectives? What difference does language make in the ways people engage with and ultimately think of themselves as ‘Australian’ or not? What constitutes a ‘multilingual approach’, and what theoretical insights from other disciplines help us import pluralism into historical narration? How can language diversity equip scholars, policymakers and the public to confront the challenge of cultural pluralism today? How does the history of translation and translation theory challenge dominant modes of historical practice in Australia? A special issue of Australian Historical Studies dealing with multilingual Australia will also be launched at the Conference.  To view the program and to register to attend (there is no registration fee), visit https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/opening-the-multilingual-archive-of-australia-93249457743 Please send any enquiries to Adrian Vickers ([email protected]) and Siobhan Campbell ([email protected])
Type	OMAA Post
Creator	Isobel Andrews
Date	2024-11-28 09:56:51
Identifier	omaa-wordpress:1227