Poznański Tydzień Tolerancji – Warsztaty językowe z native speakerami

W ramach Poznańskiego Tygodnia Tolerancji zapraszamy na warsztaty językowe online prowadzone przez dwóch wykładowców UAM, rodowitych Amerykanów zajmujących się badaniem języka i literatury. Będzie okazja do podszlifowania języka w ciekawym kontekście przecinających się kultur, orientacji, pokoleń i poziomów edukacyjnych. Wszystko pod wspólnym parasolem idei tolerancji, akceptacji i otwartości. Zajęcia odbędą się w dwóch grupach – średniozaawansowanej i zaawansowanej. Tematyka warsztatów:

  1. Pronouns and the inclusive language – Thomas Anessi – grupa średniozaawansowana , 19.11. godzina 16.15-17.45
  2. Queer transgressions in the literature – Jack Hutchens – grupa zaawansowana, 19.11. godzina 18.00- 19.30

Warsztaty przeznaczone będą dla wszystkich chętnych osób, które w sposób komunikatywny władają językiem angielskim. Limit miejsc na każde warsztaty – 9 osób, decyduje kolejność zgłoszeń.

Rejestracja na wydarzenie

Poniżej krótki opis warsztatów i sylwetki prowadzących.

Thomas Anessi

Currently works as a senior lecturer in the School of Languages at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, where he teaches academic writing. An experienced translator, his practical work in this field has been supplemented by scholarly reflection and class-room teaching.

His interest in inclusive language dates back to the 1980s and the earliest discussions concerning so-called “politically correct” language. He is a long-time supporter of the LGBT+ movement in Poznań and was among the 65 people detained by police during the 2nd edition of the March of Equality in 2005.

Pronouns and the inclusive language

The workshop will focus on changing practices and attitudes concerning the use of personal pronouns in English. With the changes that have occurred in English since the 1970s – mainly due to feminist activism – as a starting point, we will explore how recent changes in the understanding of gender identity (fluidity, non-normativity, etc.) pose new challenges to the way we have traditionally understood how pronouns relate to individuals.

Jack J. B. Hutchens

is a part-time lecturer of Polish literature and culture at Loyola University Chicago. He has published extensively on Polish literature, including an article titled “Julian Stryjkowski: Polish, Jewish, Queer” in Canadian Slavonic Papers, which won the 2019 Article of the Year Award by the Canadian Association of Slavists. He has also published a monograph entitled Queer Transgressions in Twentieth-Century Polish Fiction: Gender, Nation, Politics (Lexington Books, 2020). He is currently living with his wife and daughter in Poland while participating in a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań where he is also conducting research for a project on the author Jerzy Nasierowski.

Queer transgressions in the literature

In this workshop, we will discuss how queer transgressions in literature can be used to resist heteronormative ideologies, such as homophobia and nationalism. We will look to twentieth-century Polish fiction for examples of transgression’s power and will try to see how it can ultimately empower activists in the real world.

Program sfinansowany przez Miasto Poznań w ramach III Poznańskiego Tygodnia Tolerancji