Ep. 49: Alexandra Philbin on Irish and Catalan Language Research & Revitalization Field Notes

This episode is with  Alexandra Philbin. Alexandra is originally from Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in València, Spain. She is carrying out doctoral research in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the University of València. Her research focuses on the experiences of urban speakers of minoritized languages, particularly Irish speakers in Dublin and Valencian (Catalan) speakers in València. Before moving to València, she completed an undergraduate degree in World Languages at University College Cork, and a master’s degree in Linguistic Anthropology at Maynooth University. She also taught Irish to adult learners and carried out research on Irish-medium education on behalf of the Irish government. As well as completing her PhD research, Alexandra teaches Irish and works as a Language Revitalization Mentor with the Endangered Languages Project, offering free, online support to those working to promote Indigenous and minoritized languages around the world. 
Things mentioned in this episode 
Irish language 
Galician language 
Catalan language
Endangered Languages Project 
Ep. 48: Yulha Lhawa on Khroskyabs Language Documentation & Revitalization 
Endangered Languages Project Mentorship Program
Ep 24: Pius Akumbu on Insider Research in Babanki 
Pop-Up Gaeltacht 
Celtic languages
Manx language
Welsh language 
Breton language 
Cornish language 
Scottish Gaelic language
Association of Celtic Students
Alexandra’s email: alexandra AT endangeredlanguages.com
Alexandra on Twitter: @Alexandra_Phil_
Alexandra on Instagram: @irlandesaalavalenciana