Dr. Wroblewski: Anthropological Book Talk
Thursday, February 25, 2021
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Online
Students
Hi there!
This coming Thursday, we are having a guest at our meeting- Dr. Wroblewski! Dr. Wroblewski's new book "Remaking Kichwa: Language and Indigenous Pluralism in Amazonian Ecuador" is being released 2/25/21. We will be meeting at 6pm to discuss the process behind his research as well as his findings.
Please consider joining us for this fun, interactive event! If you are planning to attend, please email [email protected] to RSVP and receive a debrief.
-------------------------------------------
Investigating the efforts of the Kichwa of Tena, Ecuador to
reverse language shift to Spanish, this book examines the ways in
which indigenous language can be revitalized and how creative
bilingual forms of discourse can reshape the identities and futures
of local populations. Based on deep ethnographic fieldwork among
urban, periurban, and rural indigenous Kichwa communities, Michael
Wroblewski explores adaptations to culture contact, language
revitalization, and political mobilization through discourse.
Expanding the ethnographic picture of native Amazonians and their
traditional discourse practices, this book focuses attention on
Kichwas' diverse engagements with rural and urban ways of living,
local and global ways of speaking, and indigenous and dominant
intellectual traditions. Wroblewski reveals the composite nature of
indigenous words and worlds through conversational interviews, oral
history narratives, political speechmaking, and urban performance
media, showing how discourse is a critical focal point for studying
cultural adaptation. Highlighting how Kichwas assert autonomy
through creative forms of self-representation, Remaking Kichwa moves
the study of indigenous language into the globalized era and offers
innovative reconsiderations of indigeneity, discourse, and identity.
Location Information
View the location details and virtual event link for this event on LakerLink.
Contact Information
The GVSU Anthropology Club promotes the discipline of anthropology across the GVSU community. Our members share a passion for the study of humanity in its biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic facets. We host events to bring awareness of anthropology to the GVSU campus and the local community, as well as movie nights, study sessions, volunteering, and zoom informational nights.
The Anthropology Club is open to all majors, minors, and interested students! The majority of our events will be online this semester.
Follow us on instagram @gvsu.anthropology.club
Contact Anthro Club on LakerLink
Hosting Department, Organization, or Business
Anthropology Club
Tags
cultural lakerlink studentlife
Share this event
This event was added to the calendar by LakerLink Registered Student Organizations (rso@gvsu.edu) on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 and was last updated on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 6:02 p.m.
Similar Events
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Day 3: Take A Stand (Replenish Week)
Allendale Campus4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
General Assembly
Allendale Campus10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Laker Con 2024
Allendale Campus1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Super Secret Ice Cream Club
Allendale Campus10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.