Language as Resistance: Code Switching, Ebonics and Slang

Update: 2020-09-03

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Patois, pidgin, slang and AAVE - in this episode we discuss the importance of language in communities who face oppression and how it can be used as a facet to affirm identity and agency. We discuss the power dynamics of how language gets co-opted by brands and celebrities for monetary gain, the adverse impact of how slang is perceived during education and THAT Adele video

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Language as Resistance: Code Switching, Ebonics and Slang