Nicole Roldan

Faculty Interview:


Saving Endangered Languages

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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Hyoseak (Stephen) Choi

Hyoseak (Stephen) Choi

Adjunct Lecturer, Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture

Office: 614 Kent Hall
Office Hours: F 1:00- 3:00
Email:  hc2963@columbia.edu

Educational Background

BA: Saint Mary’s University
MA: University of Toronto/Columbia University
PhD: Columbia University

Classes Taught

AHUM UN3830: Colloquium on Modern East Asian Texts
EAAS GU4150: Childhoods in Modern Japanese Literature

Research Interests

Modern Japanese Literature, Publishing Culture, Childhood, Social Theory, Translation

Stephen Choi received his PhD from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia
University in May, 2024. His research focuses on the diverse iterations of “childhood” that is represented
in literary works, as well as the role that the idea of “childhood” plays in the production, distribution,
and reception of texts. Exploring the many social and political functions of childhood utilized for
legitimating ideologies, proliferating propaganda, and promoting policies, the research aims to gain a
deeper understanding of existing socio-political narratives and consider possible future narratives that
can serve to protect actual children. He is currently working on book projects in both English and
Japanese.