“Ohio.” “Brat.” “Cringe.” “Weird.” Coconut emojis. Viral memes are omnipresent this campaign season, distilling concepts, images and ideas into simple, replicable formats that spread rapidly online.

We all know that – as the poet said – ‘the times they are a-changing’. Yet throughout these blogs I have been talking about human values and sensibilities that Greek scientists and philosophers ...

Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader, Tables and Windows (2016), two-channel HD video, edition of 3, 2AP. Tables: 9 min 14 sec. Windows: 10 min 16 sec (courtesy the artists and François Ghebaly Gallery) ...

The CLA Journal is a multilingual, peer-reviewed quarterly publication by the College Language Association. Established in 1957, the journal fosters the publication of socially engaged, innovative, ...

Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o once described language as “the most important vehicle through which that [colonial] power fascinated and held the soul prisoner”. He illustrated this with a disturbing ...

Stories about the campus language police are a staple of the conservative-leaning press. There, you’ll read about a University of Washington language guide created by the campus’s information ...