20th Sociolinguistics Symposium, Jyväskylä

I was privileged to attend and present at the 20th Sociolinguistics Symposium in Jyväskylä, Finland, this week. With renowned keynote speakers, such as Terttu Nevalainen (University of Helsinki) and Adrian Blackledge (University of Birmingham), and a broad variety of talks on the theme of 'Language, Space, Time' the conference was an excellent opportunity to meet researchers from over 50 countries, share my work, and learn about fascinating research outside of the filter bubble that is my PhD project. The midsummer boat trip also gave all of us a chance to see more of the breathtaking Finnish lake district and meet in a more informal setting. 

You can find the draft of my talk on 'Black white men' - Yoruba missionaries' renegotiation of identity and place through language' here. This talk was a variation of the one I gave at last year's EASR Annual Conference in Liverpool, tailored to the linguistic audience in Jyväskylä.

Jyväskylä Conference Centre