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About Thera M Crane

I'm an American linguist in Finland studying African languages.

Welcome!

The 6th International Conference on Bantu Languages (BANTU 6) will be held at the University of Helsinki in Finland on  20 – 22 June 2016 (Monday – Wednesday , followed by half-day workshops on the morning of Thursday, 23 June 2016.

Important dates:

Proposal for workshops: 30 April 2015.
Call for papers open from early June to 15 September 2015.
Notification of acceptance: 30 Nov 2015.
Registration opening in early 2016.

This site is under construction. Please check back in the coming weeks and months for more information! In the meantime, please feel free to contact us at bantu-6@helsinki.fi with any questions!

Programme Committee Bantu 6

  •  Hermann Batibo  (University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana)
  • Lee Bickmore  (State University of New York, Albany NY, USA)
  • Laura Downing  University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Helen Eaton  (SIL, Uganda-Tanzania Branch)
  • Tom Güldemann  (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)
  • Maxwell Kadenge  (Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • Roland Kiessling  (University of Hamburg, Germany)
  • Karsten Legère  (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Jacky Maniacky  (Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium)
  • Michael Marlo  (University of Missouri, Columbia MO, USA)
  • Lydia Mojapelo  (University of South Africa, Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa)
  • Steve Nicolle  (Trinity Western University, Langley BC, Canada)
  • Mary Paster  (Pomona College, Claremont CA., USA)
  • Gérard Philippson (DDL, Lyon, France)
  • Josephat M. Rugemalira  (Kibangu School, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  • Galen Sibanda  (Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA)
  • Rose Mantoa Smouse  (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
  • Gabriele Sommer  (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
  • Rhiannon Stephens  (University of Columbia, New York NY, USA)
  • Eva-Marie Ström  (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
  • Margarida Maria Taddoni Petter  (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Elsabé Taljard  (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
  • Valentin Vydrin  (LLACAN Paris, France)
  • Alexander Zheltov  (St. Petersburg State University, Russia)