About the project
The project is a collaboration between The Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian studies (ILN), the municipality of Wilamowice and the Wilamowianie Association.
Project activities include scholarly exchange with researchers in the Wilamowianie Association, and the involvement of MA students from the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies in projects related to the language.
Financing
The project is funded by the EEA Program for Culture and Cultural Heritage Management Enhanced (2020-2024) under the title Establishment of the Museum of Wilamowice’s Culture - Construction of the Museum of Vilamovian Culture building (Utworzenie Muzeum Kultury Wilamowskiej w Wilamowicach - Budowa budynku Muzeum Kultury Wilamowskiej).
Read more about the project (riksantivaren.no, in Norwegian)
Duration
December 2020 - November 2024.
Activities
2022
- Visit of Åshild Næss and Haley De Korne to Wilamowice for meetings with all project partners.
- Public presentation on 'Language diversity in Norway and beyond' held for members of the Wilamowice community in English, with interpretation to Polish. (November 2022)
2023
- Visit of Wilamowianie Association members to the University of Oslo to teach and hold a guest lecture.
2024
- Involvement of Masters students from the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies in research on Wymysöerys.
- Study Visit (23-26 February) in Wilamowice