Description
What happens when we ask critical questions about take-for-granted uses of language? Pronouns in English, for example, serve as mere pawns in a larger system we call grammar. But language is bound by human issues of identity and power, and pronouns can have power to either change or propagate a cis-normative, Anglo-normative English language. I invite the audience to join me in exploring the role pronouns hold in politics, exploring concepts such as inclusivity, Western societal norms and their function to grant power to (a)gender diverse people.| Period | 7 Jan 2023 |
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| Held at | Strathclyde Students' Union, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | Local |
Keywords
- queer critical literacies
- LGBTQI+
- LGBT History Month
- Decoloniality
- pronouns
- (a)gender & (a)sexual diversity
Documents & Links
Related content
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Activities
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UKLA National Conference 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Queering the Politics of Pronouns
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Lifecourses and (Critically) Literate Lives
Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
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We are all semioticians (Keynote)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Research output
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Queer activism in South African education: a book review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender Diversity and Sexuality in English Language Education: New Transnational Voices
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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RePresent Strathclyde: Decolonising the Humanities & Social Science Curriculum
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Queer critical literacies
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Projects
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Queer Critical Literacies
Project: Non-funded project
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Critical Literacies & the Decolonial Turn
Project: Non-funded project
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Impacts
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UKLA position statement: Critical Literacy
Impact: Education, Public understanding, information and debate
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The Anti-Racist Educator: Mission statement
Impact: Public understanding, information and debate