School of Social and Political Science

Description

Accent is arguably the primary signal of socioeconomic status and is a major indicator of many other aspects of a person’s social background, some of them protected characteristics, including gender, race, age, sexuality, and many others. Because accent/language provides clues about a speaker's social identity (e.g., social class, ethnicity), accent/language can often function as a proxy for other forms of discrimination (e.g., classism, racism). The goal of this student-staff collaborative workshop is to raise awareness of linguistic discrimination, as well as provide some research-led strategies for mitigating these issues. 

Registration not required.

This workshop will be facilitated by Christian Ilbury, Senior Lecturer in PPLS.

Click here for more information about Christian and his project.