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  1. 📢 Job Alert: Postdoc at University of Amsterdam - Amserdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)

    Estimation & Implications of Invisible Languages on the Internet

    * 20-month full-time, starting Jan 2026
    * Research #LinguisticJustice, build tools, lead workshops

    Work with faculty, international non-profits ( @PublicKnowledgeProject, @RespondCrisis Translation, and @wikimediafoundation ) and language communities!

    werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/

    #AcademicMastodon #ScholComm #CommunicationResearch

  2. Language isn't just about communication—it's about power.

    We're diving deep into the psychology of linguistic oppression. From authoritarian regimes that "disappear" people to corporate bans on words like "diversity," we examine how controlling vocabulary narrows thought.

    bit.ly/4iPLZAr

    #PsyberSpace #LinguisticJustice #PsychologyPodcast #LanguageAndPower #ListenNow #CriticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #PsychologyOfResistance

  3. AI has long upheld linguistic colonialism, erasing African languages. A $10M fund to integrate them into AI is a step toward dismantling this exclusion. Tech must stop replicating colonial structures. #DecolonizeAI #LinguisticJustice

    Exclusive: Donors commit $10M ...

  4. @ianturton You’ve been used as an enabler in a situation that reminds me of what Philippe Van Parijs describes in Linguistic Justice as the “maxi-min language use” — the language of maximal minimal competence. Nice example!

    google.be/books/edition/Lingui

    #language #linguisticjustice

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