Cordial invitation to guest lecture with Dr. Jaime W. Hunt

8 July 2025

Photo: Dr. Jaime W Hunt

The Faculty Research Center LiDS cordially invites you to the guest lecture
"Changing voices in Newcastle and the Hunter: Language ideologies, family language policy, and language attitudes in an Australian German-speaking community"
by Dr. Jaime W. Hunt.

In his lecture, sociolinguist Dr. Jaime W. Hunt will explore how German-speaking communities in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley (Australia) navigate language transmission and maintenance within a dominant English-speaking environment. Drawing on interviews across three generations, he demonstrates how family language policies reflect both resistance to and negotiation with monolingual ideologies, revealing diverse pathways of linguistic continuity and change.

The lecture will take place on 10 July 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 PM, at the Guest House of the University Hamburg, Rothenbaumchaussee 34. Registration is requested: lids.ew"AT"uni-hamburg.de 

We look forward to your participation!

The lecture will be held in English.