From August 27th to 29th 2024, the internet's favorite linguist Gretchen McCulloch will visit Tartu. She will conduct a two-part hybrid workshop on communicating linguistics and gives a TÜling talk.
Gretchen McCulloch is the author of one of the New York Times bestselling books, “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language”. Gretchen McCulloch is an internet linguist: she explores the language of the internet for the people of the internet. She’s also the co-creator of Lingthusiasm, an enthusiastic podcast about linguistics.
On Tuesday the 27th at 17:-18:15 EEST she will give a TÜling talk titled „Applying linguistic methods to linguistic communication“ in Jakobi 2, room 438. All are welcome to listen.
On Wednesday the 28th from 11:15 to 16:30 EEST she will give an interactive hybrid workshop “Communicating Linguistics with the Public”. She will explore the forces shaping human language and influencing communication in the workshop.
Schedule:
11:15-13:15 EEST First session: Applying linguistics methodologies to devising explanations of linguistics for broader audiences
13:15-14:30 lunch break
14:30-16:30 EEST Second session: Applying linguistics methodologies to finding groups with which to share linguistics
More information can be found on the MEDAL homepage.
Gretchen McCulloch's visit is taking place thanks to the the MEDAL project.