In the third dialogue of the Art Science Dialogue series of the VU ART Science gallery at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nicoline van Harskamp and Laura Rupp discuss the politics of language, the way language can include or exclude and the use of English as a common language in the workplace, specifically at VU Amsterdam. A questionnaire that is displayed in the gallery, filled in by numerous VU staff and students so far, is the starting-point for the conversation. The central question “My English is a Technology, not a Language” is displayed in the full width of the gallery windows, as an invitation for a discussion by the VU community.
Globalisation, multi-culturalism and new communication technologies have made English the standard for making yourself heard and understood. But what the societal impact of this Global English?
The event will take place at the VU ART SCIENCE gallery on Thursday, October 3 from 4-6 PM . The talk is open to the public and free of charge.