Joseph Lo Bianco, Dominant language constellations: a perspective on present-day multilingualism
Channel: Language on the Move
Date: 11/01/2024

Dominant language constellations: a perspective on present-day multilingualism

Keynote speech by Emeritus Professor Joseph Lo Bianco, Melbourne University https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/4818-joseph-lo-bianco

Delivered at the Next Generation Literacies Network conference devoted to “Social Participation in Linguistically Diverse Societies” at Hamburg University, Jan 11-12, 2024
https://www.ew.uni-hamburg.de/en/internationales/projekte/lids-konferenz-2024
https://www.languageonthemove.com/next-generation-literacies/

Explores the complexification of literacy in the 21st century, with a focus on multilingual literacies. Demonstrates how literacy as a social practice that can be both liberating and oppressive.