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| Title | Diaspora Experiences: German-Speaking Immigrants and their Descendants, Ontario, August 2006 |
| Body | University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 24-27 August 2006 The Waterloo Centre for German Studies at the University of Waterloo is currently planning an interdisciplinary conference on the diaspora experiences of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants. The Kitchener-Waterloo region, home to the Waterloo Centre for German Studies and University of Waterloo, is Canada's most prominent area of German settlement. The conference will explore commonalities and differences experienced by German-speaking immigrants and their descendants when living in geographical and linguistic settings other than those of their own ethnic origin. These can include individuals and groups in all continents of the world. Sessions will be planned with a focus on history, linguistics, literature and film. Topics within these may include, among others: * acculturation strategies of German - speaking people (assimilation, integration, separation); * bilingualism, loss and maintenance of the German language among immigrants and their descendants; * emigration / immigration history; * emigration/immigration of German - speaking people as a subject of literature and film; * gender issues; * impact of WW I, WW II and the experience of Germany under National Socialist rule on German - speaking people in the diaspora; * interactions between German - speaking immigrants and their descendants, with others in their adopted countries, and among members of different waves of German-speaking immigrants; * relations between the German language and identity development. For more information, visit: http://www.wcgs.ca/main/nocount.php |
| Source | Waterloo Center for German Studies |
| Inputdate | 2005-07-14 16:01:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2005-07-14 16:01:00 |
| Expdate | 2005-08-28 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2005-07-18 00:00:00 |
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