Neuroscience: The Study of the Nervous System & Its Functions Fred H. Gage Any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain. –Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a…
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Introduction Jerrold Meinwald JERROLD MEINWALD, a Fellow of the American Academy since 1970, is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Cornell Uni – versity. His research has contrib – uted to a wide…
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Introduction Denis Donoghue DENIS DONOGHUE, a Fellow of the American Academy since 1983, has taught English, Irish, and Amer – ican literature at University Col- lege Dublin, Cambridge University, and New York University. His books…
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Introduction David M. Kennedy Parvi enim sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi. –Cicero, De Of½ciis1 This volume surveys the evolution, character, mis- sions, and possible futures of the modern U.S. armed forces. It proceeds…
Liberatory Linguistics
Liberatory Linguistics Anne H. Charity Hudley While the college population in the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, few studies focus on the goal of linguistic justice in higher education teaching and learning–a critical factor…
Currents of Innuendo Converge
Currents of Innuendo Converge on an American Path to Political Hate Norma Mendoza-Denton Uses of innuendo such as enthymemes, sarcasm, and dog whistles by politicians and the resulting interlineal readings available to some listeners gave…
Language on Trial
Language on Trial Sharese King & John R. Rickford This essay draws on the case study we conducted of Rachel Jeantel’s testimony in the 2013 trial of George Zimmerman v. The State of Florida.1 Although…
Inventing “the White Voice”:
Inventing “the White Voice”: Racial Capitalism, Raciolinguistics & Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies H. Samy Alim In this essay, I explore how paradigms like raciolinguistics and culturally sustain- ing pedagogies can offer substantive breaks from mainstream thought…
Asian American Racialization &
Asian American Racialization & Model Minority Logics in Linguistics Joyhanna Yoo, Cheryl Lee, Andrew Cheng & Anusha Ànand With increased discussions of racial justice in academia, linguistics has had to con- tend with long-standing issues…