by Graham Turner On a most extraordinary afternoon last week (17th September 2015, a date to be remembered), it seemed that half of Heriot-Watt’s Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies re-located to the Scottish Parliament for a few hours. Why? It was the Stage 3 (final) reading in the chamber of the British Sign Language […]
Tag: discrimination
In a nutshell
by Katerina Strani Last week’s post was about the language of reason in multilingual / multicultural societies. If you’re looking for something more succinct on this topic, check out the following video. Comments are welcome (yes, I will stick to my day job).
Looking for participants for anti-racism and anti-discrimination research project
A few months ago we posted some information on a new research project in LINCS on how racist hate crimes are communicatively constructed. The project is called RADAR – Regulating AntiDiscrimination and AntiRacism – JUST/2013/FRAC/AG/6271. It brings together 9 partners from 6 countries and it is funded by the European Commission Directorate General for Justice. The overall aim […]
Exploring Access to Mental Health Care Services for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Patients
by Isabelle Perez The rising prevalence of mental illness is a growing concern for societies worldwide and access to mental health care is one of the top public health priorities in Scotland, as in many countries. In addition, as more and more people migrate and settle or take refuge in countries with a dominant language […]
New project: RADAR – Regulating Anti-discrimination and Anti-Racism
The RADAR project has officially started! Funded by the European Commission Directorate General for Justice, RADAR (RADAR – Regulating AntiDiscrimination and AntiRacism – JUST/2013/FRAC/AG/6271) involves 9 partners including Heriot-Watt and it will be conducted over 24 months (November 2014 – October 2016). The aim is to provide law enforcement officials and legal professionals with the necessary […]