A talk from Kelly Wright about raciolinguistic profiling, as part of a virtual speaker series at the University of Kent which has had several linguists on to give talks recently, including Kirby Conrod and Lauren Ackerman. Description:
In this talk, Kelly Wright (University of Michigan) discusses the history of raciolinguistic profiling and what it means, and delves into her own research on how your linguistic variety can affect your opportunities. There is an extensive Q&A session following the talk, with a wide-ranging discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of using your native linguistic variety, linguistic privilege, and linguistic attitudes. We also talk through some practices and advice to follow in your own situation. Slides as PDF (including links).
