Balibar: "a wider framework of rights of representation and participation in public life acquired by birth or by naturalization: that of a ëcommunity of fateí whose limits cannot be determined in advance but are elaborated pragmatically in confrontations between different historically constituted groups whose interests and modes of thought do not converge spontaneously but that are indeed obliged by history to live together and invent the rules of their coexistenceî (2004: 43-44).
International Association of Conference Interpreters
Maybe I want to follow up with these folk too, Multilingual Communication on the Eve of Enlargement, 7th conference hosted by the SCIC (Directorate General on Interpretation) and Universities.
A bunch of documents from Justice and Home Affairs, including the "First European Handbook on Integration of Immigrants" (10/11/2004). BULLSEYE! It's wicked long...87 pages or some such and I can only print "low quality" cuz I don't have a passcode. sigh.
Wending my way through the DG interpretation website. So far, all conference interpreting (no real surprise) but good information and usefu links. Here's some:
Well, I'm going to use the rant against the south as my explicit text, am still looking for an implicit one. Meanwhile, some blogs that discuss FTS.com and may be of future/further interest:
the liberal reality-based avenger" who is based in China.
StumbleUpon, a community tool that acts as a search engine of sites recommended by "friends and peers" and perhaps not accessible via Google. Hmmm!
