WELCOME “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921) It was the Old Alleynian philosopher GE Moore who suggested to the young Wittgenstein, who was to put the analysis of language at the heart of 20th century Western philosophy, that he might echo Spinoza’s Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1677) in the title of his first published work. One of the most well-known and interrogated statements from Wittgenstein’s remarkably influential work stands as a fitting epigraph for our latest Free Learning enterprise. Dulwich Linguistic is your passport to crossing frontiers into the languages and cultures of countries beyond the English-speaking world. The week will challenge your linguistic limits, your perceptions of how you see yourself in a rapidly shrinking world and heighten your appreciation of communication in all its forms. The week will be devoted to celebrating languages on every level and all five Schools will be transmogrified into a veritable melting pot of events and activities crossing the imaginary divides between languages, science, music, mathematics, academia, business and sport. In one day, where else could you make your protest through the creative medium of screen-printing and be transported to Renaissance Italy via the phonetics of ventriloquism? This programme is a daily guide to the fascinating and diverse range of events on offer throughout the week – whether it be playing your part in the living wall of Dulwich language, enjoying a tour to the Courtauld Gallery, or speed-dating in Ancient Hebrew. This is your opportunity to engage and take your learning beyond the classroom. We hope you enjoy it. Dr JAF Spence, The Master RRS Baylis, Head of Modern Languages “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language that goes to his heart.” Attributed to Nelson Mandela
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