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Book Review : Brexit, Language Policy and Linguistic Diversity (2018) by Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost and Matteo Bonotti. Cham: Palgrave Pivot.
Full text link Languages may not be the first issue one thinks of when Brexit is mentioned, and it is true that language policies have not officially been discussed yet, however, it is certain that languages will be affected in different ways once the UK leaves the EU. Based on an expert symposium held at Cardiff University in March 2017 on ‘Brexit, English, and the Language Policy of the European Union’, this small book written by Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost and Matteo Bonotti lists and discusses each potential consequence of Brexit on language policies in the UK and in the EU
Climate Fiction as a Means of Encouraging Conversations Regarding our Reasonability to Land
Full text linkClimate fiction brings the conversation of climate change to a wider audience, allowing for greater opportunities of personal growth. It creates deeper understanding and engagement with the topic of climate and strengths our sense of reasonability to land. It has been argued that cli-fic is not an effective way to create change (Ramuglia 157). However, it provides a safe space to think about climate change. This begins to mould the way that people understand their relationship and reasonability to land (Leavenworth & Manni, 739). It pushes people to consider the planets’ potential future and with an increased readership, the media is bringing more awareness about climate change to the general public (Ramuglia, 155). Studies conducted by Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, Annika Manni and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson examine the effects cli-fic has on the reader. Through an analysis of these effects climate fiction plays an integral role in generating conversations about climate change. In addition, it creates more awareness on the topic, thus leading to a future with the potential for change
Indigenous Cultural Dynamics: Reclaiming Land and Marine Life
Full text linkThe Kinder Morgan Pipeline is a travesty of colonialism on unceded traditional territories of the Indigenous communities. Colonialism has adopted forms of violence against Indigenous rights to land, culture, and food security. Resistance and resurgence are two themes in Tawahum Bige’s poem that confront colonialism, the power of unity tackles injustices to Indigenous communities. The battle is not only the physical pipeline running through Indigenous land, but also the societal traditions that are heavily impacted. Salmon continues to play a leading role in Indigenous ceremonies and diet; however, the threat of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline hinders their ability to have accessibility to fresh Salmon. This poem analysis demonstrates the impact of colonialism on Indigenous land and marine life
The Relationship between Land and Self
Full text linkBook review of \u27Making Love with the Land\u27 by Joshua Whitehead
An acoustic vowel formant analysis of the accuracy of dialect performance in The Wire
Full text linkThis analysis looks at the F1 & F2 vowel formants in the dialect performances of Idris Elba and Dominic West in The Wire, to observe the accuracy of performance and development over time. A review of the current literature established that assessing the first two vowel formants (F1 & F2) of speech is an effective way of describing accent development (Yan et al. 2003: 345), and the software Praat (Boersma & Weenink 2020) was utilised to define F1 and F2 values to develop vowel spaces of 11 American English vowels: /i, I, e, c, {, ɑ, O, V, o, U, u/ (Clopper et al. 2005: 28). These vowel spaces were produced for two performed Baltimorean accents from British-English actors: Idris Elba and Dominic West, and two natural Baltimorean accents from two Baltimorean natives: Lance Reddick and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. The hypothesis was that there will not be a discernible difference between the performed and natural performances. To establish this, the analysis compared the vowel spaces of all four actors, specifically examining the Baltimorese feature of vowel fronting in the GOOSE vowel (Milford 2000: 234), and observing West and Elba from their first and last appearances on the series. The results discovered that Elba was able to produce a steady pattern of change over time that West did not match in relation to vowel fronting, whilst also assimilating towards the Baltimorean actors significantly more than West
Indigenous Lands, Colonial Methods: How Literature Exposes Climate Injustices and Indigenous Resilience Through the Lens of Kyle Whyte\u27s \u27An Indigenous Allegory of Climate Justice\u27
Full text linkClimate change is not the great equalizer of all peoples, as has been commonly claimed for as long as the science behind it has been discussed. Instead, this essay will use Potawatomi scholar Dr Kyle Whyte’s analogy of peoples as different types of ships in a common body of water as he describes in ‘Way Beyond the Lifeboat: An Indigenous Allegory of Climate Justice’.1 He demonstrates how the effects of climate change and the methods used in attempts to mitigate it have revealed social inequalities and structural racism through literature. Non-fiction books written on the climate activism carried out by Indigenous peoples all over the world show the strength and resilience of these groups in their guardianship of their traditional lands. However, other sources also chronicle their serial discrimination from more general worldwide activism movements. Legal concerns are also revealed as Indigenous peoples struggle on the behalf of the environment, as barriers that protect the interest of a few become clearly labeled as tools of capitalism by authors. Despite challenges posed by the persistent effects of colonialism on social and cultural mechanisms, Indigenous peoples have remained some of the planet’s most stalwart defenders
Can Cli-Fi Novels be Considered a Beneficial Tool in Urging People into Action Against Climate Change?
Full text linkThis article aims to answer the question: Can cli-fi novels be considered a beneficial tool in urging people into action against climate change? It will reflect on two novels from the Cli-Fi genre: Implanted by Lauren C.Teffeau and War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi.Both novels engage with the disproportionate impact of climate change on the communities they represent. (Implanted focusses on an antagonist with a disability and War Girls on the Nigerian community.)The article will discuss, using examples from the text, how the two authors combine both emotive language and vivid imagery in their literature to actively encourage readers to want to make a change and to warn them of the impending dangers of climate change and global warming.The article will include quotes and statistics drawn from other academic sources to further back up the claim that cli-fi novels can indeed be considered a beneficial tool in urging people into action. It will also focus on the need to continue creating and sharing work from this genre in a bid to strengthen both; people\u27s understanding of climate change and their willingness to act accordingly
