I got a very nice reply to my email inquiry to the anthropology department at Queen’s University Belfast. They have a Ph.d. program in ethnomusicology, and while their normal program (1 year at QUB, 1 year field research, 1 year of writing at QUB) wouldn’t work for me, there is a possiblity of making alternative arrangements. I’m hoping to meet with some of their faculty at the “ITCM” conference in Sheffield next summer, and, if the opportunity presents itself, to visit the campus on that trip. Stay tuned. If anyone reading this has any thoughts on QUB or the ethnomusicology…
Smoking Ban?
This story suggests there is far more to the woes of Ireland’s pubs than the recent smoking ban.
Twilight of the Celts.
This is an article from the Belfast Telgraph written by the author of “The Last of the Celts” regarding his odyssey through regions where Gaelic was a prominent, if not the dominant, language. It also features some statistics documenting the decline of the Gaelic languages in Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Patagonia, the Isle of Man, Cornwall and Cape Breton.
SaveGaelic.org website.
I tend to focus on the Irish flavor of Gaelic, but came across this interesting site that is championing the revitalization of Scottish Gaelic. Very nicely done website as well.
‘The Last of the Celts’ sounds like a book I need to read.
A freelance writer and journalist goes on a search for ancestral graves, and traverses the parts of Europe where Gaelic languages are still spoken. Sounds fascinating.
I’ll be doing a presentation on our online classes at the SWALLT conference on O’ahu the weekend after Thanksgiving.
I’m a member of SWALLT and have gone to several of the DigitalStream conferences that are held at CSU-Monterey Bay each spring, but missed this year’s conference.
HAW101 May Be Offered Online Again In Spring
We (Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language) are considering whether or not to offer an Elementary Hawaiian Language class (HAW101) online this spring. We have tended to offer it in the fall only, but we are probably about 10 people short of being able to offer it in the spring. The class is completely asynchronous (does not meet at any specific time online), meaning that you can work on the lessons at whatever time is convenient for you. Starting last fall, the format of the class changed slightly. Instead of progressing at the same speed as our…
I just learned that Queen’s University Belfast has a Ph.d. program in ethnomusicology.
This warrants further investigation…
Get out and vote!
I did my civic duty this morning, please do yours.
I posted four new reviews on NahenaheNet today.
Included are reviews of 15 year-old Brittni Paiva, Chris Yeaton, Steve Kramer and SUGahDADDY. Not the normal traditional Hawaiian fare that I favor, but still some pretty good releases.