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Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader, Tables and Windows (2016), two-channel HD video, edition of 3, 2AP. Tables: 9 min 14 sec. Windows: 10 min 16 sec (courtesy the artists and François Ghebaly Gallery) ...
This morning, a couple stood outside my window, arguing. “What does that mean?” the woman kept saying. “What does that even mean?” “It doesn’t mean anything,” the man kept responding. “Listen to what ...
The CLA Journal is a multilingual, peer-reviewed quarterly publication by the College Language Association. Established in 1957, the journal fosters the publication of socially engaged, innovative, ...
Stories about the campus language police are a staple of the conservative-leaning press. There, you’ll read about a University of Washington language guide created by the campus’s information ...
This article is authored by Jisu Ketan Pattanaik and Sumit Kumar Singh, research assistant, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. Maharashtra's language row has once again put the ...
Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o once described language as “the most important vehicle through which that [colonial] power fascinated and held the soul prisoner”. He illustrated this with a disturbing ...