Lights, Camera, Language Film Series: First Language

2 Broughton Drive,Raleigh NC 27695

14 April, 2022

Description

Please join us in person for this great program. Films can help us grapple with complex social and scientific phenomena. The "Lights, Camera, Language" series, hosted by the Language Diversity Ambassadors, explores modern films and documentaries which take a close look at concepts related to language. Films cover a wide range of topics, from dialects and accents, to the way we understand the world, to social scientific research and beyond. This semester, "Lights, Camera, Language" hones in on the relationships between language and culture. First Language (2014) takes a close look at the precarious positioning of the Cherokee language. In it, the Eastern Band of Cherokee discusses their relationship with their language, its near-disappearance, and the subsequent extraordinary steps they've taken to save it. This film discusses the cultural importance of languages and how we can work to preserve them. The NCSU Libraries is the gateway to knowledge for the NC State University community and partners. We define the leading edge of information services and collections to support the university's mission and to further knowledge in the world.