Linguistic cartographies: narratives of displacement and belonging through language contact in political literature

This conference explores how political literature reveals the intersections of language, identity, and power through the lens of language contact. It examines how political realities shape and are shaped by linguistic practices, from laws that support or constrain languages to the lived experiences of displacement and belonging. Political literature encapsulates and brings to light how the political permeates our everyday lives and situations, using a range of literary devices and genres as tools to share ideas and observations, thus actively taking part into shaping societies and individuals.