Spanish Language and Identity in the U.S.
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This event focuses on the current approaches to the study of how Spanish language plays a role in different identities in diverse populations in the United States.
The event consists of two parts:
1) An asynchronous conference by 4 experts. You can watch the videos below.
2) A hybrid round table event with all experts participating via Zoom where questions from the public were addressed. Watch the video HERE.
Dr. Diego Pascual y Cabo
University of Florida
Dr. Diego Pascual y Cabo
University of Florida
Dr. Kim Potowski
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Sandro Sessarego
University of Texas Austin
Dr. Lourdes Torres
DePaul University
This event focuses on the current approaches to the study of how Spanish language plays a role in different identities in diverse populations in the United States.
Join our four guest speakers from the Heritage Spanish Identify, Bilingualism, Afro-Latino Vernaculars, and Spanish Language Use in the US:
Diego Pascual y Cabo (University of Florida) on "Spanish as a Heritage Language and Bilingualism"
Kim Potowski (University of Illinois at Chicago) on "The Benefits of Dual Immersion for Spanish Development".
Sandro Sessarego (University of Texas Austin) on "Linguistic Rights, Political Activism and Language Policy: Current Issues in Afro-Hispanic Linguistics".
Lourdes Torres (DePaul University) on "Spanish is not spoken here! Confronting white supremacist ideologies of Language".
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