..., and instructors in colleges and universities in the United States face language discrimination because they speak English as a second language or with a foreign accent (Wei, Wang, and Ku 2012 ). Although research has provided evidence that Faculty of Color in the United States face isolation and discrimination...

... of Independence had not faded. The republication of her writings under the aegis of the Jadavpur University School of Women's Studies, Calcutta, in 1991,and subsequent English translations from feminist presses like Kali for Women and Stree attest to the pivotal position of her work to feminist scholarship...

... John (1985). By engaging the larger English-speaking Americas, such an approach highlights the transnational implications of the race and gender paradigms Morrison deploys; also, although Annie John is commonly categorized as primarily Caribbean (a precursor to Kincaid's “American” sequel, Lucy [1990...

... contributions in contemporary theoretical debates in African Diaspora and Latin American Studies underscores the need to deemphasize the United States and English-speaking experiences in our discussions of global Black intellectual traditions, while simultaneously foregrounding black women's contributions...

... American contributions to standardized American written communication structures and demonstrates the value of AVT in academic settings. In the accompanying lesson plan, students are invited to think about how the English language, as a field, is constantly evolving and changing in our diverse, ever...

... to formulate their own manifesto and ultimately adopt the Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists, which was first published in 2007 simultaneously in English and French. This paper reviews both statements and acknowledges their critical contributions to the evolution of Transnational Feminisms...

... in Arabic and English from participants’ narratives to describe how giving nuance to multiple forms of expression is key to a feminist practice of translation. Third, the authors describe how this approach opens their project to involve a range of participatory-action activities driven by the voices...

...Min Young Godley Abstract The awarding of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize to Deborah Smith’s English translation of The Vegetarian brought global recognition to emergent Korean literature, but domestically it has sparked outrage among numerous Korean scholars who believe the literal...

...Ruby Hembrom; Priti Narayan Abstract In this interview, the publisher and author Ruby Hembrom speaks about being invisibilized and erased as an Adivasi, which led her to set up adivaani (“the first voices”), the first Indigenous-run platform for publishing and documenting Adivasi voices in English...

... an international reputation as an essential voice within the Black Arts Movement. She was an early theorist of Black Vernacular English and later extended her work with multimedia by performing with musical accompaniment. In the 1970s she recorded four albums of poetry and music for Folkways Records and published...

...Nicole M. Morris Johnson Abstract The breast and its milk are of central importance in Maryse Condé’s Windward Heights , published in French in 1995 (English translation 1998) and set in Guadeloupe and Cuba at the turn of the century. This essay explores ways in which patriarchal order is being...

...Lily Mabura; Ronak Husni Abstract Bader Hirsi (1968–) is a renowned Yemeni British filmmaker whose works include the documentary The English Sheikh and the Yemeni Gentleman (2000) and the feature film A New Day in Old Sana’a (2005) . This essay explores how photography and film creatively interact...

..., what she used to call Aiyya’s beard, because Aiyya had it too back when she used to work for Amma and Aiyya, her benefactors once. Aiyya and Amma—sir and madam—but, somehow, those English words don’t seem correct for things like this. Only for companies with glass windows and cold AC, which makes...

..." and demanding to know ifwe spoke English, I grew veryfurious and shouted at them "you can't treat us this way, we're people." As they threatened my father to tell me to shut up, as they walked away in the parking lot ignoring my screaming at their backs "I want your badge numbers," I think the revelation...

... Joyce:The Portrait oftheArtistasaYoungMan, Ulyssesa, nd DublinersM. y students were English and French Canadian graduates. Of course I had read and taught Joyce before, but it was only during the summer of 1968 that I realized that some of my experiences were similar to those ofJoyce. Joyce rebelled against...

... languages, including Malayalam, Italian, German, Spanish, and Swedish. She is Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Meena Alexander has a special interest in questions of migration and memory and is currently at work on a new volume...

... and identity construction in his studies of the way that Nuyoricans restore the past according to present needs, maintaining a deeper sense of Puerto Rican identity in the barrio than relatives on the island. In a chapter essay, "Broken English Memories: Languages of the Trans-Colony," he recounts how Puerto...

..., as well as the meanings provided by the editorial contents of Cosmomagazine-representing whiteness as a desirable commodity across the globe-encode these products as cosmopolitan. The cosmopolitanness of these ads is also signified by their use of English; all of these ads use English, though in varying...

... provided by the editorial contents of Cosmo magazine—representing whiteness as a desirable commodity across the globe—encode these products as cosmopolitan. The cosmopolitanness of these ads is also signified by their use of English; all of these ads use English, though in varying degrees...

..., RetracingHistoricalSignaturesw, hich, through the works of the Zimbabwean artist Obed Muringani, challenges pervasive definitions of African cultural production. SAMARATIAR is Visiting Scholar at Harvard University (2003-2006, also 1994-1995 and 1999-2000). She has published extensively in English and Arabic in the fields...