Welcome sign at the University of Glasgow in various languages
Welcome sign at the University of Glasgow in various languages - Hospitality and its relations to modern languages and associated disciplines will be highlighted as part of a major symposium being held for the first time in the UK. The international symposium organised by the prestigious Modern Language Association of America (MLA) will be held in Glasgow from 2-4 June 2022, and the broad theme is 'Being Hospitable: Languages and Cultures Across Borders'. The symposium was originally due to take place in 2021, but was deferred by a year in order to allow for an in-person event. The University of Glasgow's School of Modern Languages & Cultures along with the Glasgow City Convention Bureau will be co-hosting this major conference being attended by over 350 international delegates. Among the keynotes at the symposium will be Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist Jackie Kay; Professor Ankhi Mukherjee, Professor of English and world literatures at the University of Oxford, and University of Glasgow's Professor Alison Phipps, who is the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Language and the Arts. Karin Bagnall, MLA Director of Conventions and Events, said: "We are delighted to be able finally to bring our International Symposium to Glasgow as a predominantly in person event. It promises to be a very exciting conference, in a city and university well-known for their generous hospitality." Professor Michael Syrotinski, who is leading the co-ordination for the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the MLA organising committee, said: "We are looking forward to welcoming the MLA delegates to the University and city of Glasgow.
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