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Apeiron Society for the Practice of Philosophy
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm
in the Valhalla Room of the Scandinavian Centre,
739 – 20th Ave N.W. Calgary.
in the Valhalla Room of the Scandinavian Centre,
739 – 20th Ave N.W. Calgary.
| Topic: | “Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: A journey through the 6000 languages of earth” |
| Speaker: | Glenn Dixon |
| The Talk: On October 5th, Glenn Dixon will be giving a presentation based on his book “Pilgrim in the Palace of Words.” Through video taken in over thirty countries, he will speak of linguistic relativity and the idea that languages encode world views. That is not to say that the Inuit for example have 64 words for snow. They don’t. This and the languages of many other cultures will be explored with often surprising results. Biographical Notes: Glenn Dixon has published travel articles and cultural pieces in major publications such as National Geographic Magazine, the New York Post, the Walrus Magazine, the Globe and Mail and even Psychology Today. He has traveled through more than sixty countries now and worked on documentary films in Egypt, Tibet, Russia, Peru, Ecuador, Turkey and many others. “Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: a journey through the 6000 languages of Earth” is his first book. Dixon has three degrees including a Masters degree in socio-linguistics and is now a ‘learning leader’ (a consultant) for languages and cultures for the Calgary Board of Education. |
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