FFFT Spring 2014 Immigration Series | Session 1 | Document That!
Thursday, February 6, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CST)
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Session 1: Document That! Establishing a Common Language of Immigration
Thursday, February 6, 2014
6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
The Edge of Chaos, 4th Floor Lister Hill Library
We will discuss what language means to us and unpack the language we use to discuss immigration. We will take a critical look at some of the language used to describe immigrant experiences- formal and colloquial- we use to label immigrants, and the language used within immigrant communities. We will collaborate to establish a set of acceptable language which we will employ in all following sessions.
*OPEN TO UAB STUDENTS ONLY*
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