Beyond Nationalism and Commodification: Rethinking policy and discourses about language

Name: Beyond Nationalism and Commodification: Rethinking policy and discourses about language
Start: 2024-11-14T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-14T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 010 East Pyne

Monica Heller, University of Toronto; José del Valle, Graduate Center CUNY

November 14, 2024 · 4:30 pm—6:00 pm · 010 East Pyne

Department of Spanish and Portuguese; Department of French and Italian

Nationalism and commodification are the dominant forces shaping discourses about language in Spanish-speaking and Francophone countries. Can we envision a language policy that transcends these narratives?