Lecture (na engleskom jeziku)
Diego Marani
Abstract:
“Is it possible to conceive a European identity built on something else than languages? Can
languages be shared and become an asset for all Europeans? To
disentangle language from identity it is necessary to dismantle many
prejudices and false assumptions that go to the very roots of the
European cultures, of language teaching and even of civic values. In
this framework, the provocation of an artificial mock language that
imitates language unity to show its inadequacy for Europe might be of
help. The fake language Europanto tries to demolish the dogmas of the
European linguistic religion and to question in a satirical way the
sacredness of the nation-state. To have a future, Europe must
invent a new form of patriotism, a different model of belonging, a
European fatherland based on principles, not on borders, language and
territories. In fact, for Europe to be united, the model of the
nation-state must be abandoned.”