Mercator Institute for Media, Languages and Culture
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Call for papers – ‘Media Convergence and Linguistic Diversity’, Conference at Aberystwyth 19-21 May 2010.
History / Background
The Mercator Network was established in 1988, following the European Commission’s decision to support research and information exchange concerning the minority languages of the European Union. The European Parliament published a number of significant reports and recommendations supporting the creation of specialist minority language networks in the field of media, education and legistlation, and Mercator-Media was established at Aberystwyth University. Today, the Mercator Institute at Aberystwyth University hosts a number of projects specialising in languages, creative and literary translation, media, publishing and culture, with much of the activity based around European and world-wide networks. Minority languages are very much at the forefront of the Mercator Institute’s misson, and most of its projects include these languages alongside state languages and transfrontier languages.
Mercator works with a number of institutions, universities, companies, agencies, associations and individuals across Europe and increasingly in other parts of the world. For more details, see pages of individual projects.
The Mercator Institute’s current portfolio of projects include:
- Mercator-Media
- Literature Across Frontiers including Transcript Review of Books and Writing
- Wales Literature Exchange, including Translation House Wales and Writers’ Chain
- Mercator Network of Language Diversity Centres
- Broadcasting Compliance Monitoring and Research Unit
The Mercator Institute is directed by Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones. The Mercator Institute is a research centre at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University. The Mercator Institute Executive Committee is chaired by Professor Adrian Kear (Head of Department).
Staff at the Mercator Institute can communicate in a number of languages including Basque, Catalan, Czech, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh.
Staff
- Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, Cyfarwyddwr/Director, Sefydliad Mercator /Mercator Institute
- Dr Sioned Puw Rowlands, Cyfarwyddwr/Director, Cyfnewidfa Lên Cymru / Wales Literature Exchange
- Alexandra Büchler, Cyfarwyddwr / Director, Llenyddiaeth ar draws Ffiniau / Literature Across Frontiers
- Ned Thomas, Cymrawd Adrannol / Departmental Fellow
- Catrin Ashton, Cyfnewidfa Lên Cymru / Wales Literature Exchange & Llenyddiaeth ar draws Ffiniau / Literature Across Frontiers
- Myfanwy Cowdy, Cynorthwy-ydd Gweinyddol / Administrative Assistant
- Silva Nurmio, Llenyddiaeth ar draws Ffiniau / Literature Across Frontiers & Mercator-Cyfryngau/Mercator-Media
- Dr Francesca Rhydderch, Golygydd Transcript Editor, Llenyddiaeth ar draws Ffiniau / Literature Across Frontiers
- Robin Grossman, Cyfnewidfa Lên Cymru / Wales Literature Exchange & Llenyddiaeth ar draws Ffiniau / Literature Across Frontiers
- Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed, Myfyriwr Ymchwil PhD Research Student, Mercator-Cyfryngau/Mercator-Media
- Cathy Piquemal, Research Assistant / Cynorthwyydd Ymchwil