The University of California, Santa Barbara will host the first of a series of symposiums on Basque Studies on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008. The organizers hope to spread interest in Basque studies as well as make a permanent center at the university. This symposium will focus on linguistic and literary aspects of Euskera and Basque writing works. Ten experts and writers from the US and Basque Country will present their intriguing topics.

The University of California, Santa Barbara will be hosting a Basque Studies Symposium Wednesday, May 14th, 2008. This symposium is the first of what will be a series of conferences on Basque Studies this year. UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) has a long history of Basque Studies with an endowed chair named after Barandiaran, the famous anthropologist.

EuskoSare spoke to symposium organizer, Viola Miglio, to better understand where the interest came from and what the symposium's goals are. Please see EuskoSare's full interview with Ms. Miglio. Among other things, the she would like to rekindle interest and the formation of a complete Basque Studies program at UCSB.

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