“THE ROLE OF REGIONAL LANGUAGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION”
Lecture
March 24, 2026 – 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
University of Bordeaux
Asselain Lecture Hall – Building H
Featuring:
Fabrice Bernissan
Véronique Bertile
An event organized by the University of Bordeaux, in collaboration with Ràdio País and Numériculture Gascogne, as part of the European project Tramontana Network, co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe program.
As part of Transitions Week, held at the University of Bordeaux from March 23 to 27, a conference on the role of regional languages in environmental preservation.
Speakers:
Fabrice Bernissan, PhD in toponymy and heritage documentation in Bigorre.
Véronique Bertile, associate professor of public law at CERCCLE, specialist in regional languages and vice president for equality, diversity, and inclusion at the University of Bordeaux.
The conference and discussions will be moderated by Lucie Robert, a doctoral student in sociolinguistics and law, currently working on her thesis titled “The transmission of the Limousin variety of the Occitan language. Study of the impact of policies on the transmission (within families and in schools) of Limousin” in partnership between the University of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Montaigne University.
This conference is organized at the initiative of Sofiane Kissar, transition liaison officer in the university’s Human Resources Department.