Lydia Liu’s interview on NPR about her co-edited book Global Language Justice

Global Language Justice explores the socioeconomic transformations that both accelerate the decline of minoritized languages and give rise to new possibilities through population movement, unexpected encounters, and technological change. The book also critically examines the concepts that are typically deployed to defend linguistic diversity, including human rights, inclusiveness, and equality. Contributors take up topics such as mapping language communities in New York City, and how Indigenous innovation challenges notions of linguistic purity.

Lydia Liu, one of the editors, discusses the book with NPR. For the full interview, please visit the Columbia News website.

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