The workshop "Romance minority languages in Italy...and Italian as minority language" is part of the Bottom Up Initiative Beyond majority languages: research dissemination and teaching promotion of minority and minoritised languages in Europe, organised by the ARQUS International Forum on Romance Studies (AIFRS) and funded by the ARQUS University Alliance.
The workshop takes place in an innovative format and combines a third mission with academic exchange. It thus brings together a threefold target audience: experts, students and the general public.
Programme
The workshop is divided into a general public part on 8 October 2025 and a scientific part on 9 October 2025 (scientific workshop). The general public part will take place in the format of a round table, during which various selected Romance minority languages and dialects in Italy will be presented and discussed by the participants in terms of status (political and among speakers), vitality and transmission to the next generation.
The second part will be dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the current (mainly linguistic) research of the workshop participants on Italian minority languages and dialects. With regard to the contributions, the workshop is open to theory. Formal, corpus-based, philological, quantitative approaches etc. (diachronic and synchronic) are equally welcome. Pertinent, essentially non-linguistic, anthropological, cultural studies and historical contributions etc. are also possible.
The workshop is intended to provide as broad a basis as possible for discussions of all kinds, and the type of contributions can therefore be wide-ranging.
Organisation
Dr Stefan Koch (University of Graz)
Dr Katharina Gerhalter (University of Graz)
Round table, 8 October 2025
19.00-22.00 Lecture hall Afro-Asian Institute, Leechgasse 24, 8010 Graz
Workshop, 9 October 2025
09.30-18.00 UR 33.2.106 University of Graz, Merangasse 70 (2nd floor), 8010 Graz
The complete programme and all information on registration can be found under this link. Registration for the event is possible until 25 September.