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Advanced Certificate Program

Welcome to V-NYI #11

Advanced Certificate Program

Critical Cultural Studies
Theoretical Linguistics
Post-colonial Studies
Media & Journalism

Welcome to V-NYI #11 2026-01-18
Global Institute of Cultural, Cognitive, and Linguistic Studies

What is V-NYI?

The NYI Global Institute of Cultural, Cognitive, and Linguistic Studies is an advanced live program focusing on underrepresented and interdisciplinary fields of study, including critical cultural studies, theoretical linguistics, and more. NYI programs take place twice a year, in January and in July, LIVE (on Zoom).

V-NYI #11

V-NYI#11 Theoretical Linguistics

Susanne Wurmbrand
Susanne Wurmbrand
The mapping from Syntax to Phonology and Semantics (advanced!)

Susanne Wurmbrand
Universität Salzburg

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John Frederick Bailyn
John Frederick Bailyn
(dis)connections between Music and Language (advanced!)

John Frederick Bailyn
Stony Brook University

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Jeffrey Heinz
Jeffrey Heinz
Foundations of Mathematical and Computational Linguistics

Jeffrey Heinz
Stony Brook University

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Sandra Villata
Sandra Villata
Introduction to Experimental Syntax

Sandra Villata
University of Enna Kore

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Stanislao Zompi
Stanislao Zompi
Foundations of Syntax

Stanislao Zompi
University of Potsdam

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Jéssica Mendes
Zahra Mirrazi
Introduction to Formal Semantics

Jéssica Mendes
University of Göttingen
Zahra Mirrazi
University of Göttingen

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V-NYI#11 Critical Cultural Studies

Dinara Asadulina
Christos Kakouros
Creating in the Presence of Others

Dinara Asadulina
Morley House
Christos Kakouros
Morley House

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Danille Elize Arendse
Sayan Dey
The Politics of Ecology, Trauma, and Care

Danille Elize Arendse
Stellenbosch University / University of Pretoria
Sayan Dey
Bayan College, Oman

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Liza Michaeli
Liza Michaeli
Living with(out) consequence

Liza Michaeli
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

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Anna T.
Anna T.
Challenging Ableism: Disability Activism in Art and Culture

Anna T.
Athens, Greece

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Iuliana Matasova
Iuliana Matasova
How Music makes us: An interactive workshop

Iuliana Matasova
Independent Scholar, Fellow at New Europe College Bucharest

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Masha
Abdur Rehman Khan
Poetry is a Knife

Masha
Independent Researcher
Abdur Rehman Khan
NYI

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Masha Sokolova
Masha Sokolova
Memories / Futurities

Masha Sokolova
University of Ljubljana

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joan scott
joan scott
The Politics of Knowledge Production

joan scott
Institute of Advanced Study

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What our students say about V-NYI

What I appreciated most was an opportunity to take a leap in Gender and Race studies, which are almost completely absent as a topic in our university system. It was an incomparable academic experience

V-NYI gave me the opportunity to get informed about the latest methods of research in modern cultural studies (which are not widely discussed in Russia yet)

NYI has given me so much motivation to continue studying linguistics...which is priceless in times of the covid pandemic when we are struggling with a decrease in motivation and depression...

The space for free dialogue and discussion, great courses, lectures and workshops and me trying to take part in creating an intellectual international community

Everything was really well organized: the schedule, the materials and also the atmosphere was serious and relaxed at the same time.

The best thing about V-NYI was the opportunity to engage with researchers and fellow students all over the world. The classes were really diverse.

What an opportunity to listen to people working in my field! It's vital to listen to other scholars, which we miss so much since March 2020 Loved the international students and staff. I learned a lot!

Having such a diverse array of teachers and students, from universities and cities all over the world, made for a unique experience and exposed me to some fascinating viewpoints.

It was my first international experience academically. It was wonderful and enriching time

It was amazing being in a (virtual) room with students from so many different locations; it's always humbling and paradigm shifting when listening to folks from locations different from your own & working through ideas together.

I value critical thinking and challenging the domination of situated knowledge in order to decolonise the knowledge production.

Having such a diverse array of teachers and students, from universities and cities all over the world, made for a unique experience and exposed me to some fascinating viewpoints.

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