The Linguistic Justice Journal
UIC's Undergraduate Linguistic Justice Journal
Issue One Launch | 3.10.23.
Read a curated collection of UIC undergraduate personal narratives exploring experiences with linguistic justice and imagining new means of linguistic expression.
If you're a student interested in contributing to our next issue, submit here.
About
What is Linguistic Justice?
Linguistic justice recognizes and values many forms of diversity, such as race, socioeconomic class, language, nationality, ability, etc. It enables us to challenge English hegemony and Western-centered knowledge, communication, and governance. We become more capable of confronting privilege and colonialism by practicing linguistic justice. Injustice in language silences and vilifies entire communities of people, which serves to perpetuate systemic violence. This injustice includes any mistreatment you may have faced due to linguistic expression. By simply becoming more conscious of the linguistic injustice you’ve encountered, you’re already beginning to understand the value of your unique linguistic experiences.
Mission
The University of Illinois at Chicago's only undergraduate linguistic justice journal was founded in November 2022 to serve you. Students at UIC come from a diverse background, from international students to Chicago natives. We invite you to share your stories: poetry, art, or even research papers written in your composition class. With your stories, you can help create a community for people to share in their experiences, unlearn their biases, and generate conversation.
Meet Our Team
Abby
Abigail Kremer is thrilled to be the graduate editor who helps UIC undergraduates find a home in our journal. Working as a UIC composition instructor and in the UIC Writing Center, linguistic justice guides her career choices.
Shaina
Shaina Warfield is a second-year master’s student in the Program for Writers and a First-Year Writing composition instructor. She is excited to join the Linguistic Justice editorial team as a graduate editor for the inaugural publication of the journal. She welcomes the opportunity to help curate a collection of student writing featuring talented undergraduates who critically confront the imperative use of standardized language and know the power of exploring the expansive range of linguistic expression.
Nati
Nati Madrigal is a second-year undergraduate at UIC studying communication and professional writing. She is motivated to connect Chicago writers through sharing stories and art about the good, bad, and ugly of finding unity in being held back by systemic barriers and pushing against them.
Harley
Harley Kim is a third-year undergraduate at UIC studying creative and professional writing. With personal experience in the racial nuances of bilingualism, she is passionate about giving the diverse Chicago community a chance to share their valuable stories and insight.