https://www.languageraceandstate.space/essay daily 0.75 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/a86855a1-e3c0-45b3-9e11-578a9d7ac3ea/g7faexm56mg41.jpeg Essay Jokes aren’t as funny once they’re over-explained, but: the question of where someone is “from” quickly becomes a source of frustration and exclusion depending how narrowly the boundaries of raciolinguistic and national belonging get constructed. It stands in for and collapses a range of assumptions about who can be from a place, and what kinds of places one can be from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/ebda2922-1c11-4cf3-be52-45e7fb97d5af/44831605_1133631216803948_8952575989519482880_n.jpeg Essay - Make it stand out From The Decolonial Atlas on Facebook: “Everyone around the world needs the same lifesaving tools. But a zero-sum mind-set among nationalists and world leaders is jeopardizing access for all. Borders are the scars of intolerance carved into the Earth. #AbolishBorders #NoBorders” https://www.languageraceandstate.space/home daily 1.0 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/4367ad4f-2f5f-447f-bc60-4ef1d72ba868/Face-Recognition-Technologies.jpg Home - about the archive Read our overview essay or learn more about the archive’s origins, contributors + guests and / or further resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/4d687402-6141-4bd4-86be-07f94c558ec0/Border-Policing.jpg Home - Themes Explore the archival contributions, organized by theme https://www.languageraceandstate.space/origins daily 0.75 2022-01-22 https://www.languageraceandstate.space/reading-list daily 0.75 2022-01-07 https://www.languageraceandstate.space/contributors daily 0.75 2022-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/f9a97b00-dae2-4f67-95b9-4c147f01f404/screencapture-blkirl-2022-01-02-09_42_33.jpg Contributors - Anuli akanegbu Anuli (she/her) examines race and power in the influencer economy with a focus on Black Internet celebrities and content creators in the U.S. She is the creator of the audio docuseries BLK IRL. In October 2020, Anuli led a a “Podcasting and Audio Documentary 101” workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/5e1874e0-8967-466b-bffd-6c1145ddb1ca/Game-Design-with-Twine.jpg Contributors - Yi Hui Ho Yi Hui (they/them) is a gelatinous blob who spends all their time either consuming or analyzing pop culture. In November 2020, Yi Hui led an introductory workshop on narrative games and the politics of queering game design. https://www.languageraceandstate.space/themes daily 0.75 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/d72a327b-089c-4450-a467-19a4f5ff99b1/UCL-Racist-Legacy-Guardian.jpg Themes - Hierarchies of “objectivity” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/f587b705-ff11-4703-880e-472542f8cdd9/Yassify-Bot-copy.jpg Themes - Identities reclaimed / appropriated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/a42f9afe-cbb7-4e58-aca5-5608bec79f24/If-Only-This-Mountain-installation-view.jpg Themes - Borders as state effects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/7994aaf8-9fe5-446b-bd36-560716b20e8d/Classics.jpg Themes - Categories vs. narration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/2c59bc1c-33ff-4637-b6be-c49a45db19eb/Face-Recognition-Technologies.jpg Themes - About the Archive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/806fac46-829f-4faf-b555-27adb0ba427e/Names-Naming.jpg Themes - The politics of names / naming https://www.languageraceandstate.space/hierarchies-of-objectivity daily 0.75 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/d72a327b-089c-4450-a467-19a4f5ff99b1/UCL-Racist-Legacy-Guardian.jpg Hierarchies of "Objectivity" - UCL has a racist legacy, but can it move on? The Guardian, 2 Aug 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/05715f8b-484a-4487-9454-d0f10366b006/College-Words.png Hierarchies of "Objectivity" - Borders as state effects Astrid Braun: Attached is a sticky note that I’ve had on my laptop this quarter (it goes on)—all three of my classes are primarily focused on reading and writing, and the academic texts can be dense. They often include words that I’ve seen before, but never bothered to learn the dictionary definition for; they also often include words I’ve never seen in my life. In some cases, academics concoct new words or compound words in order to be “more precise” in their argument. Or, there are words that I’ve used often, and I know one definition for, but I find that they have other meanings—“meme,” for example. This list (and academic language generally) raises an important question: how do we use words / vocabulary to signal intelligence? https://www.languageraceandstate.space/borders-as-state-effects daily 0.75 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/a42f9afe-cbb7-4e58-aca5-5608bec79f24/If-Only-This-Mountain-installation-view.jpg Borders as State Effects - “If only this mountain between us could be ground to dust” The Art Institute of Chicago, on view 31 Jul 2021–3 Jan 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/2d281c03-59cd-4808-8fc5-7295c1a55bf3/Kiche-Southern-Border.jpg Borders as State Effects - Anyone Speak K’iche’ or Mam? Immigration Courts Overwhelmed by Indigenous Languages The New York Times, 19 Mar 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/586b8a23-1b79-4e10-96f2-e13391dfb7e0/US-Mexico-Border.jpg Borders as State Effects - Mayan League Launches New Program for Indigenous Language Interpreters to Address Crisis at the U.S./Mexico Border Cultural Survival, 24 June 2021 https://www.languageraceandstate.space/identities daily 0.75 2022-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/f587b705-ff11-4703-880e-472542f8cdd9/Yassify-Bot-copy.jpg Identities Reclaimed (and Appropriated) - @YassifyBot Regrets Being @YassifyBot Paper, 24 Nov 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/d3d38899-e020-4398-b30e-da7f9ac49d2d/Omar-Offendum.jpg Identities Reclaimed (and Appropriated) - The Arab Speaks of Rivers Omar Offendum, released 4 July 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/4c6bf864-c767-4148-a11b-7db03de5a158/Childhood-Photo.jpg Identities Reclaimed (and Appropriated) - Sofia Torriente: This photo of me and my dad is a personal memento, evocative yet incomplete. Artifacts like these are a jumping-off point for stories and conversations, whether the associated memory is charged in a positive or a negative way. Sofia Torriente: This photo of me and my dad is a personal memento, evocative yet incomplete. These artifacts are a jumping-off point for conversations and stories, irrespective of whether the associated memories are charged in a positive or negative way. https://www.languageraceandstate.space/categories-vs-narration daily 0.75 2022-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/7fcac65a-6c31-40ac-ab63-6cd9689eff71/Brandon.jpg Categories vs. Narration - Brandon Commissioned by the Guggenheim Museum https://www.languageraceandstate.space/the-politics-of-names-naming daily 0.75 2022-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/806fac46-829f-4faf-b555-27adb0ba427e/Names-Naming.jpg The Politics of Names/Naming - 13 Stories of Folks Who Had a Legal Name Change Teen Vogue, 13 March 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61cffb04bc553c1fec2d65d4/ea80ab7b-6157-4e27-9c9b-15c10b57af24/Pixel-Campus.jpg The Politics of Names/Naming - The Classroom as “Toponymic Workspace”: Towards a Critical Pedagogy of Campus Place Renaming Derek H. Alderman and Rose-Redwood Reuben, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2020