Languages at War

Policies and Practices of Language Contacts in Conflict

10.00: Welcome and coffee Prof Hilary Footitt (University of Reading); Prof Mike Kelly (University of Southampton) 10.30–11.30: Keynote paper Prof Mona Baker (University of Manchester): Negotiating the tension between the institution and the individual: translating personal narratives in the war zone 11.30–11.45: Coffee 11.45–1.15: Case study 1: Western Europe 1944–47 Prof Hilary Footitt (University of Reading): ‘Scrabbling after infinity’: foreign languages in intelligence work Dr Simona Tobia (University of Reading): Interpreting judgment: linguists in British war crimes trials in Germany Discussants: Prof Debra Kelly (University of Westminster); Prof Myriam Salama-Carr (University of Salford) 1.15–1.45: Lunch 1.45–3.15: Case study 2: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1995–2000 Dr Catherine Baker (University of Southampton): The care and feeding of linguists: the working environment of interpreters, translators and linguists during peacekeeping in Bosnia-Herzegovina Ms Louise Askew (University of Nottingham): Sacking the police chief’s niece: improving language services in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2000–04 Discussants: Prof Christina Schäffner (University of Aston); Dr Wendy Bracewell (UCL SSEES) 3.15–3.30: Refreshments 3.30–4.00: Closing comments Lt Col. Andrew Parrott (Ministry of Defence): Language issues in conflict today