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New publication: E-Book “Language and Interculturality in the Digital World”
Language, interculturality and digitality interact in many ways. As a further development of the panel “Digital Intercultural Communication” organized by the ReDICo team (as part of the section conference of the German Society for Applied Linguistics (GAL), 15 – 17.9.2021), we are now pleased to announce the completion of the volume “Language and Interculturality in the Digital World”. It is published in open access format and as an e-book in the series “Forum Angewandte Linguistik” (the Forum for Applied Linguistics).
PhD Colloquium and Workshop “Exploring the Dynamics of Interdisciplinarity in the Analysis of Digital Intercultural Data”
After a series of enlightening online talks, the ReDICo 2024 Encounters took an on-site turn with a PhD colloquium at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany, organized in collaboration with the German University Association of Intercultural Studies – Hochschulverband für interkulturelle Studien (IKS). Encounter 4 with Ben Rampton was a huge success!
New publication: E-Book “Lifewide Learning in Postdigital Societies: Shedding Light on Emerging Culturalities”
We are happy to announce the publication of the first ReDICo e-book “Lifewide Learning in Postdigital Societies: Shedding Light on Emerging Culturalities” edited by ReDICo members Luisa Conti and Fergal Lenehan.
The inaugural volume of the “Studies in Digital Interculturality” series is based on contributions to the first ReDICo E-Co-Conference and centres on the harnessing of the digital sphere’s potential to foster intercultural competence.
PhD Workshop and Colloquium in Jena
ReDICo and the University Association of Intercultural Studies (Hochschulverband für interkulturelle Studien e.V., IKS) are organizing the PhD Workshop Exploring the Dynamics of Interdisciplinarity in the Analysis of Digital Intercultural Data and a PhD Colloquium in the scope of ReDICo’s third annual scientific event “ReDICo 2024 Encounters”.
The event will take place at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena on March 4-5, 2024.
ReDICo 2024 Encounters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Digital Interculturality
The ReDICo 2024 Encounters is the third edition of ReDICo’s annual conferences. It is being organized by Milene Mendes de Oliveira and Luisa Conti with a view to exploring the impact of digital practices on the notion of interculturality. Experts in sociolinguistics and intercultural communication will engage in dialogue with each other and with the audience in one on-site and six online Encounters.
Save the dates for a dynamic exchange of ideas!
ReDICo at the Digital Summit 2023
On 20 and 21 November, the German government is hosting the Digital Summit 2023 in Jena. The ReDICo team will join.
Our Lecture Series started!
On October 27th, our international lecture and discussion series started and we are still receiving requests!
Read more about the ReDICo Lecture and Discussion Series and register for our series!
New article explores synergies between English as a Lingua Franca Studies and Intercultural Studies
In a recently published journal article, the ReDICo member Milene Mendes de Oliveira, drawing upon Jürgen Bolten’s theory of interculturality, makes an argument regarding the interconnectedness of ELF Studies and Intercultural Studies, particularly focusing on the concept of ‘interculturality.’
ReDICo on the European Network Podcast
ReDICo member Fergal Lenehan appeared on the European Network’s “Ireland EU Podcast” where he talked about varieties of cosmopolitanism, especially the new digital context of cosmopolitanism, and how Ireland has been returning to its ‘natural state’ with a new and very large bilingual and bicultural minority.