Corpora, Archives & Performance
The Gratiaen Trust is pleased to announce that a conference titled “Corpora, Archives and Performance: A Conference on Sri Lankan Languages and Literature” organized by the Dept. of English, University of Colombo on 13th and 14th November will feature presentations on the work of Sri Lankan writers such as Arun Welendawe Prematilleke, the late Jean Arasanayagam, and Ayathurai Santhan who have either won, or been short listed for the Gratiaen Prize. There will be a presentation on literary judging itself. The conference will also include the official launch of the International Corpus of English - Sri Lanka (ICE-SL), several papers on language, sociolinguistics, and the digital humanities. A performance installation by the students of the University of Colombo Dramsoc will also be an interesting feature. Conference registration is open to the public.
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For inquiries call:
0773438478