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The Sounds of Home
Part 2 in a series on notions of "home" & (home) language(s): "You Betcha!", Andrew Garfield, Es Devlin & the power of art!
Book Cover Inspo
On the inspiration for the Mother Tongue Tied cover, Poland's art scene under political oppression & an early "tongue"
Meet Your Language Where It Is
On learning languages, (iconic) T-shirt logos & what I swore I would never say to my children and...did
Expressions of the Skin
On the language of the body, messages from the flesh & one year of Mother Tongue Tied!
Mother Maker, Memory Keeper
On constantly creating and recreating in motherhood and language – with a nod to the brilliant work of photographer Annie Wang
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What's Your Name, (Wo)Man?*
On the link between "Adolescence", (Italian) mothers' surnames, toxic masculinity & more
Is the Mother to Blame?
When a language dies, who is at fault?
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Mother is a Verb
On Sarah Knott's historical tome, artist Jenny Saville's maternal bodies & the body memory of a parent's language
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Language as Character
On the role of language in "Anatomy of a Fall", mothers & sons, and a Bluey nod
MOTHER TONGUE TIED Cover!
I am so excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book and pre-order links!
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Multilingualism as Resistance
On immigrants as teammates & acts of reciprocity
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Slow Return
Best way to start 2024 and some movie mom magic
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