📚 New book review in JEMIE: Erin McNulty reviews Minority Language Media: Current Challenges in a Fragmented Mediascape, edited by Miren Manias-Muñoz, Sergiusz Bober & Craig Willis, exploring contemporary challenges facing #minoritylanguagemedia. Read here: doi.org/10.53779/ERM...

New in JEMIE: an #interview with #filmmaker and researcher Alastair Cole (tonguetiedfilms.bsky.social) on #multilingual #documentary, #minoritylanguagerights, #code-switching and #advocacy. Featuring Iorram (Boat Song) and Colours of the Alphabet. Read: doi.org/10.53779/DAS... Film links in comments

New in JEMIE: Sergiusz Bober examines how short documentaries in Schlesien Journal portray the #identity of the #Germanminority in #UpperSilesia, focusing on #language and #territory, which reveals a #multilingual, locally rooted yet #cosmopolitan identity. Read here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

Next in JEMIE: Özgür Çiçek explores how #Kurdish #documentary film preserves #endangeredlanguages and challenges #linguistic #suppression. It shows how film can become both a #dictionary and a #classroom for reclaiming #language, #memory, and #identity. Access for free here: doi.org/10.53779/OZC...

In this new JEMIE article, Chen Chen explores how the #Zhuji #dialect shapes #documentary filmmaking beyond communication, becoming a #poetic force that creates #rhythm, #imagery, #memory, and #emotion in the #shortfilm Little Potato. Read open-access here: doi.org/10.53779/CHC...

📄 New in #JEMIE: María Seijo-Richart examines the #correspondencia film, an early #Galician #documentary form that connected #migrants with their homeland through "visual letters" and helped sustain #language, #identity, and #belonging. Read more: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... #OpenAccess #ECMI

📢 New Special Issue out now! Minority Languages and Documentary Media: Representation, Translation and Power explores how #documentary shapes the #representation, #translation, and #visibility of #minoritylanguages across #diversecontexts. Read it here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

We close our current #JEMIE issue with Antony Hoyte-West's #bookreview of "From Nowhere to Somewhere: The Carpatho-Rusyn Movement. A Personal History" by Paul Robert Magocsi, tracing the development of #CarpathoRusyn #identity and #activism. Read the review here: doi.org/10.53779/ANH...

In this new #JEMIE article, Kuczyńska-Zonik et al. examine how #resistance among #ethnicminorities in #CentralEurope can foster #empowerment and drive #socialchange, while remaining shaped by political and geopolitical constraints. Access here: doi.org/10.53779/ALK... #ECMI #OpenAccess

Check how Jaspal and Ferozali analyse #mentalhealth among #BritishSouthAsians, showing how pressures linked to cultural honour relate to #anxiety and #depression, while #resilience factors can offer protection. New JEMIE article available here: doi.org/10.53779/RJR... #JEMIE #ECMI #OpenAccess

Next in JEMIE: Nino Chanadiri examines interactions between Ukrainians and Russian-speaking communities in Estonia since 2022, highlighting tensions, shared spaces, and the dynamics of in-minority relations. Read the article here: doi.org/10.53779/NIC... #Estonia #UkrainianRussianRelations #JEMIE

In this new JEMIE article, Niko Tynnyrinen explores how translating Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland into Karelian generates neologisms and contributes to language revitalisation. The article highlights the role of translation in sustaining endangered languages. Access here: doi.org/10.53779/NIT...

Next in JEMIE: Eduardo Ruiz-Vieytez examines how Spanish municipalities address religious diversity through the “Municipalities for Tolerance” programme, which highlights the role and limits of local governments in managing religious pluralism. Read here: doi.org/10.53779/EDR... #JEMIE #ECMI #Spain

Our first 2026 issue is out! Balázs Tárnok traces the Minority SafePack Initiative from mass mobilisation to rejection by the European Commission and its confirmation by the CJEU. Enjoy reading on a brand-new JEMIE website: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... #EU #MSPI #JEMIE #OpenAccess #ECMI

A book review by Maarit Jaakkola concludes our special issue on Teaching & Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities. A timely reflection on pedagogies of discomfort & social justice. Access the review here: doi.org/10.53779/MAJ... #LinguisticMinorities #JEMIE #OpenAccess #NationalMinorities

📚 New book review by Yair Sapir: Heritage Languages in the Digital Age: The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe. Read here: doi.org/10.53779/YAS... #JEMIE #MinorityLanguages #HeritageLanguages #OpenAccess #BookReview

New article alert! 📘 A comparative look at teaching & learning resources for minority language certifications in Catalan, Galician, Irish, Welsh, Upper & Lower Sorbian. Great insights into CEFR-aligned materials and gaps. DOI: doi.org/10.53779/ANH... #MinorityLanguages #JEMIE #LanguageTesting

New in JEMIE: “Building Indigenous Futures with Minecraft.” A fascinating look at how Minecraft—now translated into Northern Sámi—supports Sámi language, pedagogy, and cultural knowledge in education. By L.M.E. Sara, R. Äärelä-Vihriälä & L.R. Føreland. doi.org/10.53779/LEM... #Sámi #Minecraft

Seán D. Vrieland’s new JEMIE review of A Grammar of Elfdalian highlights a clear, rich, and much-needed English resource on this unique North Germanic minority language. A great read for linguists and language enthusiasts. Read here: doi.org/10.53779/SEV... #Elfdalian #MinorityLanguage #JEMIE

New in JEMIE: Elmira Muratova’s review of Contested Language Diversity in Wartime Ukraine. Check the review of this timely volume on minority languages, biographies & Ukraine’s evolving linguistic landscape. doi.org/10.53779/ELM... #Ukraine #JEMIE #OpenAccess #LanguageDiversity

New study on Basque language teaching! 📘 Traditional textbooks often miss the cultural depth learners need. Using Facebook as a virtual community of practice, researchers found richer engagement and stronger sociocultural integration. Read more in this JEMIE article: doi.org/10.53779/DIP... #JEMIE

New in JEMIE: Hadi Salehi, Mohammad Ali Tavana & Neda Kardooni examine how ambiguous legal terms like ethnicity, people, and nation shape minority–state relations and cultural diversity in Iran. Read here www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... #MinorityRights #InternationalLaw #CulturalDiversity #Iran #JEMIE

New research on the revival of Ladino (Judaeo-Spanish): Kent Fredholm explores how learners use and adapt teaching resources and what more is needed for this minority language to thrive. 📖 Access here: doi.org/10.53779/KEF... #Ladino #LanguageRevitalisation #MinorityLanguages #JEMIE #OpenAccess

Next in JEMIE: Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi explores language ideologies in Meänkieli teaching resources. Read here to check the fascinating methodology behind the paper: doi.org/10.53779/RIV... #JEMIE #Meänkieli #OpenAccess #MinorityLanguages #TLRs

The ECMI Online Talk on Teaching and Learning Resources for Minority Languages is now online! From Minecraft and Northern Sámi to Tatar textbooks — explore how education supports minority languages. Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo-C... The Special Issue lnkd.in/ekUwkYQW #MinorityLanguages

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💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages? 📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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In this new JEMIE article, Sabira Ståhlberg explores Tatar-language education in Finland. Access here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index..... #Finland #multilinguallearners #Tatar #traditions #women

We're excited to share the introduction to the latest JEMIE Special Issue. Read how @maaritjii.bsky.social and Boglárka Straszer set the stage on existing structures, challenges, and development agendas for inclusive minority language education. Access here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

Teaching & learning tools—from textbooks to games—are vital for sustaining minority languages. New JEMIE special issue by @maaritjii.bsky.social & Boglárka Straszer on language learning & cultural survival. #MinorityRights #LanguageLearning #EdTech #OERs #JEMIE #ECMI www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

New JEMIE article alert! Andrei Dragan explores how European equality bodies address racial discrimination against the Roma people. Access here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... #JEMIE #Roma #CriticalRaceTheory #Europe #Discrimination