News and Events

On 11-13 September, Professor Laura Wright held a Symposium on Gibraltar Literature and Culture. The most prominent Gibraltarian authors and various nternational academics discussed their literary work. The most prominent topic, however, was the steps that need to be taken to promote Gibraltar culture and the use of Llanito, and the steps to be taken going forward. Professors Wright and Seoane set the agenda for the next months, including, among others, the annual celebration of this symposium. This will take place at the University of Vigo in 2024 and at Basel University in 2025.

On 14th June 2023, Elena Seoane delivered a lecture at the Research Colloquium, hosted by the Chairs of English Linguistics and Multilingualism at the Department for Language, Literature and Culture of the Technische Universität Dortmund (Germany). In "Multilingualism in Gibraltar", Elena discussed the current and increasing predominance of English at the expense of Spanish and Llanito. After modelling the evolution of multilingualism in Gibraltar following the EIF Model and giving the results of two attitudes questionnaires, she pondered on the role of linguists in language preservation.

We are very grateful to Professors Sarah Buschfeld, form our research team, and Patricia Ronan for their kind invitation and insightful feedback.

Cristina Suárez-Gómez and Elena Seoane had the pleasure to discuss their project and the linguistic ecology of Gibraltar with Michelle Rugeroni and Davinia Torrilla, the hosts of the podcast Street Talk. The talk shows how the languages of Gibraltar and what they represent is a very hot and enthralling topic for Gibraltarians and linguists. Now available in YouTube: https://youtu.be/N27C3gHPvow  

In this link you'll find how GBC News (Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation) described our work and activities in Gibraltar during our visit in April. We'd like to thank Jonathan Sacramento for his support and the tour of GBC building!e