It’s finally hit that point in the semester where everything’s still crazy-busy, but I can count the remaining projects on one hand and the end is in sight! I presented a paper at the College of Language, Linguistics, and Literature graduate student conference this morning. The paper was about the “rhetoric” of language documentation – how people are advocating for the documentation of endangered languages, what (sometimes problematic) themes are emerging, and how this might be changing. I looked at the Language Documentation Training Center here at UH as a case study, trying to figure out what point(s) of view was/were emerging in their discussions of language documentation. Hopefully I’ll get the presentation online later today.
On the more fun side of things, the Honolulu Academy of Arts held their monthly ARTafterDARK party last night, and I went with a few friends. It’s a great event – you can hang out with friends, drink wine, explore the museums, and then – oh! – the DJ fires up the bhangra and you realize there’s a DANCE FLOOR IN THE MAIN COURTYARD.
