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Linguistic Diversity on Center Stage: Rewriting Anthropology from the Margins of an MSI

By Shonna Trinch, Barbara Cassidy, Bianca Suazo, Jadeline Mallol Nunez

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Trinch, Shonna, Barbara Cassidy, Bianca Suazo, and Jadeline Mallol Nunez. 2022. “Linguistic Diversity on Center Stage: Rewriting Anthropology from the Margins of an MSI.” Cultural Anthropology 37, no. 3: 412–420. https://doi.org/10.14506/ca37.3.05.

Abstract

We explore the use of linguistic varieties other than standard American (and academic) English in academia and in general, and particularly in a college theater program called Seeing Rape. Seeing Rape aspires to bring anthropology to a broader public to eradicate sexualized violence on campus. We discuss the possibilities and challenges encountered in trying to center different languages and dialects at the college through our program.

Keywords

MSI; HSI; (non)standard English; rape; code-switching