And so this year we center the mother-tongue and the ongoing reclamation of default languages from the rubble of colonialism, interrogating the implication of a re-imagination of language in local education, and the possibilities presented for the liberation of stories and societies. The 8th edition of LIPFest is set to hold from October 27th – October 31st with the theme Babel… A New Language. This year we consider how the technology of language underscores our sense of identity and facilitates our understanding of the relational universe.Įntire generations of people across the world have had their contributions to scientific advancement and intellectual engagement precluded by the power dynamic that subordinates language for language, blurring encoded histories and bodies of knowledge in the process.
